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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles girls claim home invite, Clallam Bay, Crescent, Forks and Neah Bay all compete

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles girls claim home invite, Clallam Bay, Crescent, Forks and Neah Bay all compete

Editor’s Note: Grace Baillargeon was listed in the Port Angeles Invitational results as being a Clallam Bay student. The story has been updated to show… Continue reading

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Port Angeles girls claim home invite, Clallam Bay, Crescent, Forks and Neah Bay all compete
SPORTS BRIEFS: St. Patrick’s Day runners brave chill winds

SPORTS BRIEFS: St. Patrick’s Day runners brave chill winds

More than 50 runners decked out in their brightest green running gear braved cold spring winds Saturday in the Port Angeles Parks… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: St. Patrick’s Day runners brave chill winds
Port Hadlock man charged with firearms violations

Port Hadlock man charged with firearms violations

A Port Hadlock man was charged with 13 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and three counts of possession of an… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man charged with firearms violations

Looking ahead in Olympia: Budgets, education funding

Legislators from the 24th District had some relatively quiet time last week as House and Senate committees considered bills that had passed from… Continue reading

Indian Island facility to switch to shore-based power for visiting subs

Indian Island facility to switch to shore-based power for visiting subs

Naval Magazine Indian Island is upgrading two diesel generators to shore-based power in order to save money and shrink the base’s carbon… Continue reading

Indian Island facility to switch to shore-based power for visiting subs
Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show

Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show

John Usher, who has been a rockhound for years, was stumped with a few pieces in his collection. He was among several… Continue reading

Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show

Two local speakers to tell tales at free Story Swap this Tuesday

The Story People of Clallam County has had to make a change in plans for its monthly Story Swap on Tuesday. Victoria… Continue reading

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season

Today marks the first day of spring and for many who attended the 19th annual Soroptimist Gala Garden Show in Sequim, it’s also… Continue reading

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season

‘Rez Life’ exhibit opens in Port Angeles on Tuesday

The Elwha Klallam Heritage Center will host an open house and presentation featuring photographer Jeff Ferguson and his exhibit “Rez Life: A… Continue reading

Peninsula backs development of cross-state trail system

Peninsula backs development of cross-state trail system

Clallam County has joined 40 municipalities on both sides of the Cascade Mountains that have backed the development of a cross-state trail… Continue reading

Peninsula backs development of cross-state trail system
Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

The owner of Joyce’s Blackberry Cafe was brought to tears after customers from across the North Olympic Peninsula more than doubled a scholarship… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe
Film from former Port Townsend resident deals with Salish Sea, climate change

Film from former Port Townsend resident deals with Salish Sea, climate change

Former Port Townsend resident Ian Hinkle hopes his film “Reaching Blue” stirs discussion on climate change. “For a lot of people, discussions… Continue reading

Film from former Port Townsend resident deals with Salish Sea, climate change

Agreement expands potential for Composite Recycling Technology Center, COO says

The Composite Recycling Technology Center announced an agreement with a European company that will allow the Port Angeles nonprofit to expand the… Continue reading

Deadline extended for Heart of Service Award nominations

THE DEADLINE FOR nominations for the 2017 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award has been extended two weeks to Monday, April 3. The annual awards,… Continue reading

Looming Forks police administrator’s retirement raises thoughts of hiring uniformed chief

As Forks Police Department Administrator Rick Bart sets his sights on retirement at the end of the year, city officials are looking at… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau touts second round of tourism enhancement grants

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau has set an application deadline of April 1 for the group’s second round of 2017 Tourism Enhancement… Continue reading

Port Angeles Downtown Association surprised by chamber director comments, board chief says

Port Angeles Downtown Association surprised by chamber director comments, board chief says

Members of the Port Angeles Downtown Association were caught by surprise by a top city business leader’s suggestion that the organization should… Continue reading

Port Angeles Downtown Association surprised by chamber director comments, board chief says
Port Angeles Symphony taking reservations for Applause! Auction

Port Angeles Symphony taking reservations for Applause! Auction

An African safari and trips to Bali, Kauai and New Orleans’ French Quarter are up for bid in the Port Angeles Symphony’s most… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony taking reservations for Applause! Auction
Sequim J.C. Penney’s doors to stay open

Sequim J.C. Penney’s doors to stay open

The North Olympic Peninsula’s only J.C. Penney store will remain open while 138 other locations will be shuttered, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. has… Continue reading

Sequim J.C. Penney’s doors to stay open

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend to consider moratorium on tourist home permits

The Port Townsend City Council will consider imposing a 180-day moratorium on the receipt and processing of permits related to tourist homes when it meets… Continue reading