Education

Smith graduates Georgia Tech with masters

ATLANTA — Sean Smith, of Port Angeles, graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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Politics

Forks mayor wins another term

FORKS — Forks Mayor Tim Fletcher will serve another four-year term after winning a huge margin over opponent…

Politics

Huling wins Forks hospital seat

FORKS — Sarah Huling has won a seat on the Forks Community Hospital board against Linda Offut.

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News

Nicholas wins in Fire District commissioner race

SEQUIM — Chamlee, Nicholas and Ryan looked to fill the seat being left vacant by Mike Gawley, who…

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Politics

Methner, Hebert win in Port Angeles School District

PORT ANGELES — Voters in the Port Angeles School District overwhelmingly voted for experience in education or parent…

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Politics

Oblak, Jeffers headed for OMC board

Both pull out hefty leads

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Politics

Schmeck gets top votes in Sequim School Board race

SEQUIM — Kristi Schmeck, a candidate for the Sequim School Board who can’t serve because she had withdrawn…

One of the most memorable moments for float designer Guy Horton was at the 2020 float reveal for the Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty. With COVID-19 leading to many events to be canceled, the festival’s board opted to hold a virtual Kickoff Dinner and float reveal, and Horton drove the royalty around the 7 Cedars Casino’s parking lot twice. “They were squealing and laughing and giggling,” Horton said. “It was one of the most memorable moments in all the years doing this.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Irrigation Fest float designer retires

Horton steps down after 14 years, new designer sought

Piano soloist Anna Petrova accepts the first bouquet after her 2017 performance with the Port Angeles Symphony conducted by Jonathan Pasternack, right. Petrova, Pasternack and the orchestra will reunite for two concerts this Saturday at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Arts & Entertainment

Tickets on sale for morning symphony concert

All ‘thrilled to play together again’

News

Four more die of COVID-19, Peninsula health officer reports

Vaccination clinics for children expected to begin soon

Crime & Justice

Lawsuit alleges civil rights violation, negligence in death of tribal member

Federal action filed after Forks jail suicide

News

Olympic National Park scales back search for hiker

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The search for a missing hiker has been scaled back to a limited, continuous…

A voter drops off his ballot Monday morning at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. More than 31 percent — 31.37 percent — of the 57,150 ballots mailed to registered voters had been returned as of Monday, according to the Clallam County elections office. Ballots must be postmarked by today or deposited at one of seven drop boxes in the county tonight by 8 p.m. Initial results will be posted at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews. Look for more coverage in Thursday’s print editions. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Crime & Justice

Mental review for alleged shooter

Bullet lands near sleeping couple

Life

Discussion examines attentive play to strengthen child-parent relationships

PORT ANGELES — Rachel Hardies will present “Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Child Through Attentive Play” from 6:30…

News

Case rates on Peninsula, statewide continue to sit on plateau

Counties both preparing for vaccine clinics for kids 5-11

Life

North Olympic Library System to host online class with Kate McDermott

PORT ANGELES — Kate McDermott will teach pie crust-making at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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Election results

Election results

Clallam County elections official Nicole Mischke prepares ballots to run through a sorting machine on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Politics

Port Angeles council retained; Sequim’s changes

Among counts: Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks councils; Olympic Medical Center races

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News

Peninsula a beacon to family in leukemia struggle

GoFundMe site raises money to help household stay together