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Current and former fire chiefs with Clallam County Fire District 3 gather to send off outgoing chiefs Ben Andrews and Dan Orr. Pictured, from left, are: current District 3 chief Justin Grider; Andrews; former chief Steve Vogel; Orr, and former chief Tom Lowe. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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District 3 says thanks to retiring chiefs

SEQUIM — A pair of Clallam County Fire District 3 chiefs were inaugurated into the small pantheon of…

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Clallam County seeking volunteers for boards, committees

PORT ANGELES — Applications are due April 19 for 83 volunteer positions on 19 Clallam County advisory boards…

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Public works projects highlight Forks State of City address

Police chief cites increase in DUIs, thefts

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Girl who was shot released from Harborview

SEATTLE — The 5-year-old girl shot with a 9mm handgun in Port Angeles was treated at Harborview Medical…

Port Angeles High School English teacher Mark Valentine is among picketers on Lauridsen Boulevard on Monday. Port Angeles School District schools were closed as 130 members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association went on strike. They have been working without a contract since August. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Paraeducators picket on first day of strike

Teams return to bargaining table Tuesday

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Bernard chosen for PUD commissioner

Top candidate selected also serves on OMC board

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Port Angeles girl airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wound

PORT ANGELES — A 5-year-old Port Angeles girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after she…

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Human remains found in burned out Freshwater Bay home

FRESHWATER BAY — Human remains were discovered in a house that burned down, Clallam County Fire District 4…

Members of the Port Angeles Paraeducators Association gather on Lincoln Street on Sunday morning, a day before a planned strike if an agreement cannot be reached with the Port Angeles School District over a new contract. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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No deal: Port Angeles Paraeducators Association to strike

Port Angeles School District to be closed Monday

Bettylou Doern of Sequim and her dog, Gypsy, take a walk at the Japanese Garden at Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park on Wednesday. Fruit trees at the park are in full blossom while the nearby botanical garden is beginning to come into bloom as spring gets into full swing across the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bloom with a view in Carrie Blake Park

Bettylou Doern of Sequim and her dog, Gypsy, take a walk at the Japanese Garden at Sequim’s Carrie…

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Seven candidates set for open Sequim City Council seat

Former mayor Ferrell resigned in March after being reelected

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Clallam County commissioners to consider $295K grant for Forks sewer project

Funding would allow construction in spring 2025

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Now is the perfect time to lay down some rich, organic compost and rake in a high quality grass seed for a beautiful lawn come summer.

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A GROWING CONCERN: Garden chore list grows in spring

SPRING HAS SPRUNG, the grass has risen, now’s the time to get down to business. And the business…

Some of the evidence recovered when they were arrested.

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BACK WHEN: Jail break on the Olympic Peninsula

THE STORIES OF life and crime can take many twists and turns. In 1922, a planned robbery at…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

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

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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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Art walks highlight weekend events on Peninsula

Art walk events in Sequim and Port Townsend, plus live music and other events are set for the…

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Unity speaker slated in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Terry Barrett will present “Just Say Yes!” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Kelly Couthlin of Port Angeles-based RJ Services Inc. uses an excavator to remove damaged surface padding tiles at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Thursday. Surface removal paves the way for rebuilding the playground, currently scheduled as a volunteer community effort on May 15-19. A large portion of the playground was destroyed in an arson fire on Dec. 20. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Playground progress in Port Angeles

Kelly Couthlin of Port Angeles-based RJ Services Inc. uses an excavator to remove damaged surface padding tiles at…

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District, PAPEA continue to bargain

Strike authorized without deal by Monday