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Public defender services to rise

Agreement provides cost-of-living bumps

Rhonda Ellis, dressed as Lady Liberty, and her friend Margaret McGaughey, both from Port Townsend, take part in the No Kings rally on Saturday. The nationwide rally, with an estimated 3,000 participants from Port Townsend, started on Sims Way at Boat Haven and ended with a march to Pope Marine Park downtown. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Hundreds participate in rally

Rhonda Ellis, dressed as Lady Liberty, and her friend Margaret McGaughey, both from Port Townsend, take part in…

Engineers with Fickett Structural Solutions inspect the Dungeness Railroad Bridge in late February. They determined the bridge is safe to use but will limit heavy loads. Tribal staff said a capital campaign has started to replace the bridge’s deteriorating truss. (Michael Dashiell/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

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Funding needed to replace truss

Engineer’s estimate for fix is $3.1 million

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Richard Kaye of Sequim is the first patron to check out an item at the renovated Sequim Library. He’s helped by Amika Parr, a public service specialist. Kaye said he spotted the photography book “America the Abandoned” by Bryan Sansivero on the shelf as he walked in and checked it out within a few minutes of the library opening on March 21.

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Sequim library reopens to more than 1,000 visitors

Nearly 1,800 items checked out on first day of soft opening

Large red letters, such as the A for Alpha, help firefighters identify their locations during a live fire exercise. The two-story Gerhardt Park home was allowed to burn after training sessions all day on March 21. (Jay Cline)

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Fire district executes training inside home

Live fire exercises at a Sequim city park

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Judge denies dismissal of man’s rape charge

September trial set for former Sequim police officer

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Multi-agency emergency response training today at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Fire, emergency medical services and law enforcement will conduct a multi-agency emergency response training exercise…

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Clallam to contract with RISE for dogs

Organization will work with Sheriff’s Office

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Designs presented for Franklin Elementary

Construction expected to begin in March 2027

Volunteers Julie Lawrence, left, and her daughter Avonlea, far right, with facility director Vanessa Lowe enjoyed getting photo bombed by the ever-friendly Fee, a Warm Springs Mustang, who suffers from Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Disease.

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HORSEPLAY: Wild mustang gets help from Forbes, Lowe families

TO LOOK AT the bright red-colored healthy coat on the young male Mustang with dark expressive eyes, one…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Ordinance to establish Clallam coroner’s office

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

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Olympic National Park to receive grant funding

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park will receive $768,483 in grant funding this year to support projects including…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t be a fool for early planting

APRIL FOOL’S DAY is Wednesday, but don’t be a fool! As always, I knew it would happen. It…

Rhett LeDuke, 9, of Beaver looks over a few of the many items available for bidding during the 62nd Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction at Forks High School commons on last weekend. The annual auction raised $175,750 for the scholarship program, which typically awards 50 to 60 scholarships for four-year colleges, two-year colleges, technical certification programs and apprenticeships to graduating seniors at Forks High School and the Quileute Tribal School. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Scholarship auction

Rhett LeDuke, 9, of Beaver looks over a few of the many items available for bidding during the…

Kaylee Kuehn.

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Sequim woman to run for House

Affordability, health care are priorities, Kuehn says

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Printed Clallam Transit schedules delayed

PORT ANGELES — Printed schedules reflecting Clallam Transit System route and service changes that took effect last week…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Times to come

Readings: Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent of the Revised Common Lectionary

The Rev. Julie Lobato has been hired as the senior minister at Unity in the Olympics

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Lobato selected as senior minister at Unity in the Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Julie Lobato has been hired as the senior minister for Unity in the…