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Port Angeles man arrested in string of crime

Investigation on more than a dozen burglaries

Elizabeth Schwantor

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Olympic Medical Center adds Elizabeth Schwantor to legal department

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has announced that Elizabeth Schwantor has joined the legal department at the…

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Kiwanis Club of Sequim-Dungeness schedules ‘Skype with Santa’

SEQUIM — The Kiwanis Club of Sequim-Dungeness is sponsoring “Skype with Santa” from Wednesday, Dec. 9, through Thursday,…

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COVID-19 restrictions extended through Jan. 4

North Olympic Peninsula reports six new COVID-19 cases

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Kelp topic of Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Future of Oceans series

PORT TOWNSEND — Betsy Peabody will present “Immersions in the World of Kelp” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.…

Lawyers prepared for closing arguments last week in a Clallam County Superior Court trial involving Olympic Medical Center presided over by Judge Brent Basden at Vern Burton Community Center. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jury rejects bid for damages for medical treatment

Man had been seeking $10.3 million

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Veteran honors stretch across America to Sequim

Wreath event in planned for Dec. 19

Santa waves to onlookers from the West End Business train during Saturday's Twinkle Light Christmas Parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Twinkle Light parade in Forks

Santa waves to crowd onlookers from the West End Business train during Saturday’s Twinkle Light Christmas Parade in…

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North Olympic Library System to particpate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library will participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

An injured biker is treated Saturday by Clallam Fire District No. 2 personnel after being brought down from the backcountry after a wreck. (Photo courtesy of Mike McVaugh)

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Clallam County fire crews rescue dirt biker on trail

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Fire District No. 2 crews spent more than four hours getting a dirt…

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No ‘surge’ yet after Thanksgiving

This week will be key, officials say

John McNutt

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BACK WHEN: Morse documents Makah with camera

AS 2020 COMES to a close, one thing is certain: It has been a peculiar year. We can’t…

Susan Steffes, co-owner of Fleurish Lavender of Lost Mountain

Business

Local lavender farm wins contest honors

SEQUIM — Fleurish Lavender of Lost Mountain announced that it has won several awards at the International Judging…

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Toys for tots donations accepted at Port Angeles office

PORT ANGELES — Express Employment Professionals will be collecting toy donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s annual…

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Trials delayed due to upturn in COVID-19 cases

Judges call a hiatus in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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Clallam County seeks applicants for districting commission

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are accepting applications for service on the county Redistricting Commission now.

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The large madrona tree on Eighth Street near Cherry Street is coming down. The landmark tree has died and is considered unsafe, the property owners say.

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Huge madrona coming down

Largest of its kind in state

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Don Droz, the current manager of Swains, confers with Penny Doane about their sales from the store’s advertising flyer.

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Pandemic impacts holiday shopping

Some businesses see booming sales

Denise Winter portrays May Arkwright Hutton in "May's Vote," the Key City Public Theatre production streaming later this week. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Arts & Entertainment

Historical drama tells of suffrage victory

‘May’s Vote’ documents successful political partnership

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News
Bicyclists and hikers enjoy beautiful weather at the new Spruce Railroad Trail on Wednesday on the north shore of Crescent Lake. Here a cyclist rides the trail just west of the Daley Rankin Tunnel.

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Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent complete

PORT ANGELES — The Spruce Railroad Trail is now open for visitors.