U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, D-Port Orchard, who represents Washington’s 6th Congressional District, left, listens as Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe cultural manager Carmen Watson-Charles explains the history and background of the Tse-whit-zen village located on the west end of Port Angeles Harbor. Randall secured federal funding that will support its preservation. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rep. Randall visits ancestral village during tour with Port of Port Angeles

If Senate approves, dollars would go toward property designations

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Commissioners approve water lab venting unit

Board also passes funding related to behavioral health

Opinion

PAT NEAL: How not to prepare for the subduction event

Columnist note: This week marks the 326-year anniversary of the Jan., 26, 1700, magnitude-9 megathrust earthquake and associated…

Beginning in February, Clallam County master gardeners Jeanette Stehr-Green, on left, and Audreen Williams will teach an eight-part series on growing berries in the home garden.

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Berry-growing classes planned on Saturdays

PORT ANGELES — Master gardeners Jeanette Stehr-Green and Audreen Williams will present the 2026 Homegrown Berry series on…

Crime

Sheriff’s Office cautions public on high-THC products

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to three separate incidents last week involving individuals who were…

A large group with signs and banners gathers in front of the Clallam County Courthouse on Lincoln Street on Saturday with concerns about the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. A Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis last week, shortly after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good, 37, also in Minneapolis earlier this month. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Shooting sparks protest

A large group with signs and banners gathers in front of the Clallam County Courthouse on Lincoln Street…

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State is an ‘outlier’ in public defense

Bill could provide up to 50% funding

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Crane expected next month at Hurricane Ridge Middle School

Construction site at three-story building expected to go vertical

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Human trafficking prevention to be discussed at Studium Generale

PORT ANGELES — Sgt. Marlies Dick will present “Awareness of Human Trafficking and Prevention” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.

Entertainment

Studio Bob to host amateur comedy night

PORT ANGELES — Lara Starcevich will host Amateur Comedy Night at 7 p.m. Friday.

When not at work as a corrections officer at Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Kristapher Edgecombe of Sequim likes to don his “Sasquatch gear” and search for the elusive creature in the Olympic National Forest and other areas for his YouTube channel, Xpedition_Edge. (Kristapher Edgecombe)

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Sequim man chronicles outoors experiences with his findings

YouTube channel highlights adventures on Olympic Peninsula

Crime

Trial for stabbing to be reset

Couple faces multiple charges in carjacking

Clallam PUD staff plan to place about 6,200 feet of electric wire underground along Diamond Point Road, shown here in 2024 with Debbie Long placing ornaments prior to Christmas. The $900,000 project would eliminate tree-related outages, reduce wildfire risk and improve voltage and capacity along Diamond Point Road, PUD staff said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Clallam PUD rates to go into effect this spring

Customers to see 3.75 percent utility increase

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When farrier Chris Niclas began transitioning from steel to plastic composite horseshoes, he discovered the overall health of those horses improved.

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HORSEPLAY: Hoof care with Chris, part 1: plastic replacing steel

DID YOU EVER think you’d see horses wearing plastic shoes? It’s true, more horses can be seen wearing…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Learn to prune like a pro

PERSONALLY, I AM so grateful for the frosty, cold mornings we have had this last week. The frost…

Crescent School District Superintendent David Bingham is retiring after 41 years with the district, where he began as a paraeducator and boys junior varsity basketball coach. Bingham, a 1980 Port Angeles High School graduate, spent his entire career at Crescent. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Crescent superintendent to retire after 41 years, multiple jobs

Dave Bingham coached basketball, drove a bus and taught many classes

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Grant to fund vessel removal

Makah Tribe to use dollars for Port of Neah Bay

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Home Fund provides transportation reimbursement

Funding supports women getting cancer treatment