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Peninsula seeing pertussis clusters

Treatable with antibiotics, health officer says

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15 offices with multiple candidates

Filing week continues through end of business Friday

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Port Angeles to pay for mineral cleanup

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles will pay $55,000 for the cleanup of a mineral oil spill, caused by…

Chad Dobbs, a seasonal worker with the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, smooths out a bed of wood chips on a traffic island on Tuesday in the parking lot at Port Angeles City Pier. Dobbs said the shredded wood adds a decorative touch for tourists and pier visitors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Decorative touch

Chad Dobbs, a seasonal worker with the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, smooths out a bed of…

Sequim High School’s cheerleaders wave to the crowd at last year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Parade. Organizers said at least 110 entries will return for Saturday’s event, which is set to begin at noon. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)

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Grand Finale set for festival’s 130th year

Parade, car show, operetta set through weekend

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Forks man dies after tree falls at logging site

CLALLAM BAY — A 33-year-old Forks man died after he was struck by a falling tree at a…

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More candidates file to run for public office

Fifty-nine people running in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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PAT NEAL: We’re opening the Upper Hoh Road

OFTEN WHILE GLIDING along the paved roads of the Olympic Peninsula, you wonder at the difficulty of travel…

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Port Angeles Waterfront District aims for downtown improvements

Executive director working on becoming a Main Street Community

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Tickets on sale for food bank fundraiser

PORT ANGLES — Tickets are on sale for the Port Angeles Food Bank’s second Barkour Pub Crawl in…

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Jennifer Thomas to perform at Field Hall

PORT ANGELES — Jennifer Thomas will present “Oceans” at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Donna M. Morris Auditorium…

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High mountain lakes topic of Studium Generale

PORT ANGELES — Bill Baccus and Steve Fradkin will present “High Mountain Lakes Response to Shifting Climate” at…

Jewelry crafted by Michelle Dean will be on exhibit at the Harbor Art Gallery during Saturday’s Art Walk.

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Harbor Art Gallery to host artist reception on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Harbor Art Gallery will host a reception for Michelle Dean from 4 p.m. to 7…

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Medicaid program cuts could have ‘devastating’ impacts

Healthcare leaders say hospital services may be dropped

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Electronic equipment recycling event set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Kiwanis, in partnership with Friendly Earth International Recycling, will host an electronics recycling collection…

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Two to be awarded scholarships at annual fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — Feiro Marine Life Center will award scholarships to two Sequim students at its Making Waves…

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Bob Clark and Mabel Sorensen, two of the four surviving members of Sequim High School’s class of 1947, met for lunch last month. It was also Sorensen’s 96th birthday.

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Two Sequim High School graduates meet for 78th reunion

Luncheon brings together friends who enjoy living in small town

Sequim High School freshman Sebastian Greimes sits outside during a lunch break. He opposes a total ban on cell phones as he feels it could “be more harmful than helpful” as some students need to communicate with parents or their workplace. Sequim School District leaders plan to send out a survey in June asking families and school staffers their thoughts on cell phone usage in schools. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim schools to survey phone use

District to seek input on learning impact

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Sequim McDonald’s owner Alefa Eserjosé donated two hours of sales on April 23 to raise more than $5,200 to help the family of Colton Dufour pay for medical expenses after he was struck by vehicle on March 31.

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Sequim police searching for hit-and-run, robbery suspects

Incidents remain ‘actively under investigation,’ deputy chief says

Participants in Monday’s missing and murdered indigenous people (MMIP) march wore red and walked from the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center to the Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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March honors missing indigenous people

Member of state cold case unit addresses crowd