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Man arrested in theft investigation; stolen property recovered

Stolen pickup truck and trailers found

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Peninsula hospitals postpone elective procedures

COVID surge, staffing creating obstacles

Adrienne Stuart, the director of public policy for the state Developmental Disabilities Council

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Clallam Mosaic, Parent to Parent to host advocacy seminar

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Mosaic and Clallam County Parent to Parent will host the virtual seminar “Advocacy Training”…

Life

Soroptimist International of Port Angeles to meet Friday

PORT ANGELES — Bertha Cooper will present “Women — We’re Only Old Once…” at noon Friday.

Karen Rogers

Politics

OMC board race heats up

Candidate alleges other has conflict of interest for seat

Channing Davis and Steven Davis.

Crime & Justice

Brothers in alleged bus assault in custody

Bail set for combined $1.75 million on first appearance

Larisa Jean Dietz of Sequim sits with attorney Stan Myers in July at Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crime & Justice

Woman gets 17 years for attack

Aggravating circumstance determined as victim was in wheelchair

Duane Grego, left, and Dan Welden check the scales on Welden’s winning pumpkin at 166.2 pounds Sunday. A giant pumpkin contest is conducted each year at the Evergreen Country Estates neighborhood on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. Welden, who started the contest 14 years ago, gives each of his neighbors special pumpkin sprouts he has started from seeds from the Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. The growing season starts around May 1 and the neighbors gather for a weigh-in and to have a pumpkin potluck party this time of year. Only one pumpkin weighed more than 100 pounds out of the dozen entries. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Giant pumpkin contest

By Dave Logan

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Zollman hired as Port Angeles Education Foundation as public relations director

PORT ANGELES — Shelly Robins Zollman has been hired by the Port Angeles Education Foundation as public relations…

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Port Angeles middle-schooler completes space camp

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Ruby Johnson of Port Angeles recently completed Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket…

Life

North Olympic Library System to host discussion series on intentional aging

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will host the monthly discussion group Intentional Aging beginning Tuesday,…

Life

Clallam County Conservation District taking orders for native plants

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Conservation District is accepting large-quantity orders for its annual native plant sale until…

Olympic Medical Center recently honored its laundry room staff. From left are Kathy Richison, Sena Bradow, Minda Dugan, Evelia Jacoba-Sanchez, Blanca DeLeon, Director of Support Services Julie Black, Sonye Woolsey and Human Resource Officer Jennifer Burkhardt.

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Olympic Medical Center honors laundry staff

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center recognized eight members of its laundry service for their response during a…

Port Angeles High School faculty and staff wait by the tennis courts on campus for further instructions after students were evacuated from the building on Tuesday. (Ken Park/Peninsula Daily News)

News

No explosive device found in Port Angeles High School

Few details released about bomb threat

News

Peninsula vaccination rates creep upward

One case of in-school transmission reported

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Children and parents roam through the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Piort Angeles.

News

Updated playground celebrated

Community build sparks renewed interest in park

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Sequim council chooses Utah administrator to lead city

Contract negotiations begin today

Crime & Justice

PA man holed up in ONP said to be ready for revolution

Federal judge detains him until hearing

Arts & Entertainment

North Olympic Library System’s monthly book discussion groups scheduled

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout September.

LuAnne Hinkle, left, of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, receives a check from Ginger Rushton of the home health department at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Staff and customers at the pharmacy raised more than $950 to support the humane society, the July recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity. The funds are raised through monetary donations, used book sales, donated employee casual days and a percentage of over-the-counter sales.

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Charity of the month

LuAnne Hinkle, left, of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, receives a check from Ginger Rushton of the home…