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Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula inmate cases seen only in Clallam County jail

Contact limited to phone device

Jarrett and LeAnn Hansen took their daughter H.J., 2, out sliding just outside the fence of Elks Playfield on Pine Street on Monday during the first snow of the winter. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Winter launches with snow on Olympic Peninsula

Standing water reported; sunny, cold forecast Tuesday

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Long-term care center in Clallam reports 9 cases

County has 18 total positives; Jefferson adds 5

A Forks woman was transported to a hospital after her vehicle collided with a Clallam Transit bus on Monday. (Washington State Patrol)

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Car crosses center line, strikes Clallam Transit bus

PORT ANGELES — A Forks woman sustained injuries when she lost control of her vehicle on a slushy…

1916.8.100.jpg: Makah women canoe racers.   Photo by Samuel Morse c1902.   Washington State Historical Society

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BACK WHEN: Samuel Morse built impressive body of photographic work

EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a production error, John McNutt’s Dec. 6 column did not run in its entirety.…

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Registered nurse Gretchen Souza, director of education at Olympic Medical Center, right, applies a bandage to emergency services nurse Samantha Counts, who was the first person in Clallam County to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 during a clinic at the Port Angeles hospital on Friday.

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OMC nurse gets Clallam County’s first vaccine shot

Second health care workers clinic set next week

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Clallam PUD rates to rise in spring

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners have approved 2021 operating budgets that include utility rate increases…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Open to the public

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Law enforcement, inmates split on vaccine

With COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Clallam and Jefferson counties, the willingness of law enforcement personnel and city, county…

The Sequim UPS Store is opened for limited hours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. as staff awaits a new computer system for shipping and receiving. Staff said they plan to expand hours and staffing once the computers are installed. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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UPS options change on the Peninsula

Stores open in Port Townsend, closed in Port Angeles, on reduced hours in Sequim

Anya Aubertin, owner-artist of Smells Like Crayons, splashes some festive colors on the windows at Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim last week. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Holiday art for Sequim seniors

SEQUIM — Anya Aubertin is bringing a bit of holiday cheer to seniors at Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of…

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Sequim church offers ‘Blue Service’ on Monday

SEQUIM — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sequim will host a Blue Christmas Service on Monday — the…

Groundwork continues this year as developers of Lavender Meadows prep land for 217 manufactured homes in three phases at the corner of North Sequim Avenue and Port Williams Road. Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Lavender Meadows developer eyes first homes in spring 2021

SEQUIM — Earth is moving as developers prep land to begin moving in manufactured homes as soon as…

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Kilmer plans telephone town hall

Congressman Derek Kilmer plans a telephone town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday to provide an update on the…

Superintendent Marty Brewer, on left, receives a check from Ray Chirayath, center, and Lynn Bedford, on right, of the Port Angeles Education Foundation. The $50,000 grant will assist students who have difficulty accessing the internet from home in order to participate in distance learning.

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$86K in grants awarded to Port Angeles School District

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Education Foundation recently awarded more than $86,000 in grants to the Port…

The 2020 winter season operations for Hurricane Ridge began Nov. 27 with glistening treetops and a thick carpet of snow for visitors.On Saturday, 39 inches of snow were recorded at the snow sensor at the ridge. The ridge is open for skiing, snowboarding, tubing and other winter sports. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hurricane Ridge Road set to be open for winter break

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The road to Hurricane Ridge is set to be open throughout winter break, weather…

My electric blower — which is not only far quieter than a Whidby Island Growler, but also is vastly better for the environment than gas blowers. We, as gardeners, should be stewards of the land. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

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A GROWING CONCERN: Making gardening dirty work cleaner

FIRST, SINCE I won’t get to talk with you again until Dec. 27 — Merry Christmas everyone!

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COVID-19 infection rates dipping on North Olympic Peninsula

Clallam reports five cases Sunday; Jefferson zero during weekend

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Quillayute Valley School Board to hear virus report

The Quillayute Valley School Board will hear a report from the superintendent on COVID-19 when it meets at…

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Thanksgiving precautions paid off, say Peninsula health officers

Residents urged to maintain care through upcoming holidays