Opinion

PAT NEAL: Up in smoke

THOSE WHO IGNORE history are doomed to watch television.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: PASD board meeting set for Thursday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District directors will approve the adoption of operating budgets when they meet…

Comments on forest road closures taken through Sept. 4

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Comments on forest road closures taken through Sept. 4

SEQUIM — Less than two weeks remain for local hikers and riders to comment on the U.S. Forest…

Wildfire smoke on Peninsula expected to begin to disperse late today

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Wildfire smoke on Peninsula expected to begin to disperse late today

PORT ANGELES — Wildfire smoke remained widespread on the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday as another plume of…

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Union strike stops North Olympic Peninsula public works projects

An estimated $4.8 million in public works projects in Clallam and Jefferson counties came to a halt Tuesday…

Crime

Man jailed after alleged crime spree

BLYN — A Marysville man was arrested at the 7 Cedars Casino on Saturday after an alleged crime…

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: It’s not just the park — it’s the people

LOOKING DOWN AT the ladder of the avalanche chute, it appeared the wood rungs hadn’t been maintained since…

News

Four finalists named to succeed Clallam Administrator Jim Jones

PORT ANGELES — Four finalists including Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer have been selected to succeed…

Cantwell, Franz address salmon, orcas, wildfires in Port Townsend appearance

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Cantwell, Franz address salmon, orcas, wildfires in Port Townsend appearance

PORT TOWNSEND — The environment took center stage as U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and state Commissioner of Public…

Missing Sequim man, 59, found in Buckhorn Wilderness

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Missing Sequim man, 59, found in Buckhorn Wilderness

SEQUIM — The daughter of a 59-year-old hiker missing in the Buckhorn Wilderness since Monday morning found him…

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Smoke doesn’t faze outdoor concerts in Port Angeles, Port Townsend

The shows will go on in Port Angeles and Port Townsend in hopes that the smoke that prompted…

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PUD commissioners name ‘short list’ for Haffner’s replacement

CARLSBORG — More than a dozen candidates to replace former Clallam County Public Utility District Commissioner Hugh Haffner…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Fire District No. 2 meeting reset … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners meeting originally set for today has been…

Crime

18-month sentence follows head-on crash at Lake Crescent

FORKS — An 18-month prison sentence was meted out to a 51-year-old Hoquiam-area man in federal district court…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Gifted flag raised at PA middle school … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School was recently gifted a flag from the Lower Elwha Tribe.

PHOTO: Paint what you see

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PHOTO: Paint what you see

Artist Richard Russell Sneary of Kansas City, Mo., paints a waterfront scene from his vantage point on Port…

Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

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Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

PORT ANGELES — Workers will begin stretching new suicide-barrier fencing along the Eighth Street bridges by the end…

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Clallam jail inmate hangs self

PORT ANGELES — An inmate hung herself in the Clallam County jail this weekend.

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Tiny particles in smoke haze can aggravate lung, heart disease

Particles about 30 times smaller than a human hair are creating a worsening haze over the North Olympic…

Entertainment

Free outdoor concerts set on Peninsula next week

Free outdoor summer concerts will be presented on the North Olympic Peninsula this week.