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Washington State health officials lay out next steps for COVID-19 vaccines

SEATTLE — Everyone over 70 years old and anyone over 50 who lives in a multigenerational household will…

Photos of the first 16 weeks of pandemic lockdown in Port Angeles  will be the topic of a lecture by photographer Amy McIntyre, executive director of the North Olympic History Center. (Amy McIntyre/ North Olympic History Center)

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North Olympic History Center to present free lecture series

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic History Center, formerly the Clallam County Historical Society, will present North Olympic…

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Clallam County Elections Supervisor Susan Johnson leafs through a stack of test ballots during a logic and accuracy test of the county's two ballot scanners on Wednesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. The test, performed before every election, showed that the scanners came up with the expected results and passed certification.

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Ballot accuracy test in Clallam County

Clallam County Elections Supervisor Susan Johnson leafs through a stack of test ballots during a logic and accuracy…

Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

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OUTDOORS: Port Townsend’s Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

The North Olympic Peninsula once again has representation on the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, a nine-person citizen…

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Friends of the Sequim Library book sale set Saturday

SEQUIM — The Friends of the Sequim Library will conduct a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3…

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Sequim planning commission seeks applicants

SEQUIM — The Sequim city council is seeking volunteers to fill two vacancies on its planning commission.

Crime & Justice

Attempted murder charged in stabbing

Injured Port Angeles woman, 81, in critical condition

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D.C. actions condemned by local political leaders

Jefferson GOP chief questions election results

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Peninsula confirms 19 more cases by noon Thursday

Health officers: Most related to holiday gatherings

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

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Landslide closes portion of Spruce Railroad Trail

Debris between tunnels on 10-mile Lake Crescent hike

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Clallam County commissioners approve lodging tax grants

Visitors Bureau, ODT, BMX among recipients

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Rain causes Crescent water system problem

JOYCE — Crescent Water Association customers were asked to conserve water after heavy rains broke up a massive…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Steelhead season’s sinking feeling

EVEN WITH GLOBAL warming, January is the coldest month. When all the rabid chickens come home to roost.…

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Pedestrian remains in critical condition after being struck by vehicle

PORT ANGELES — A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 101 east…

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Health officers: New state plan ties Peninsula from advancing

Clallam, Jefferson counties fortunes combined with Kitsap, Mason success

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Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.

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Child care openings, staffing remain struggles for Clallam County providers

Staffing shortages have increased, stakeholders say

Crime & Justice

Port Angeles man accused of stabbing elderly woman in neck

Woman, 81, flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle

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Clallam County Republicans, Democrats select leaders

Sue Forde of Sequim has been elected to a second term as the chair of the Clallam County…

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North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Governor announces new COVID-19 reopening plan

North Olympic Peninsula tied to Kitsap, Mason counties