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Sequim School District will host a 2026-27 budget hearing on July 20. Board directors are considering options for about a $730,000 shortfall.

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Sequim schools to host budget talks July 20

Administrators exploring alternative learning option

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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 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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Housing project coming in Port Angeles

Goal is to be part of permit-ready program

Two K9 bulletproof vests have been donated to the Port Angeles Police Department. Shown here are, from left, The Warehouse Furniture owner Joe Marvelle and his granddaughter Kori Shoftstall, PAPD K9 Program Supervisor Officer Whitney Fairbanks, K9 Officer Lilliana Emery with K9 Solo, EnviroClean Northwest owner Paul Collins, K9 Officer Kenneth McNight and Police Chief Brian Smith. (Paul Collins/EnviroClean Northwest)

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Community donation helps fit vests on K9s

Bulletproof items also protect against edged weapons

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam board to discuss Opportunity Fund grant

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Licensing office to open next month in Forks

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula Licensing will open a vehicle and vessel licensing subagency in Forks on Aug.…

A large opening-night crowd fills Pope Marine Park in Port Townsend on Thursday for the first Concert on the Dock presented by the Port Townsend Main Street Program to listen to the music from alternative rock band Marco Marco. The free concerts continue every Thursday through August with a new band every week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Free music series to continue next week

Several free concert series will be conducted in Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend next week.

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Port of Port Angeles to take over operations management

Agency working with PetroCard to continue supplying fuel service

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Clallam County beaches closed to shellfish harvesting

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Health and Human Service has closed beaches on the Strait of Juan de…

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Peninsula College receives $3.7M bequest

Gift to be divided in two endowments

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Port Angeles passes sales tax for police officers

Council, city leaders conduct budget workshop

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Big lessons learned in Vacation Bible School

IT’S JULY AND many congregations invite neighborhood kids to a weeklong church “camp” called something like “Vacation Bible…

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Concerts, fun days set for Peninsula weekend

Music concerts, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days and Interdependence Day highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Julie Lobato.

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Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Julie Lobato will present “The Freedom to Rise” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Paul Bain, director of bands at Western Washington University, led the high school honor band on June 6 as they learned to play multiple songs during an all-day workshop, including “Cenotaph” by Jack Stamp, “Voyage of the Northern Lights” by Isabella Morrill, “Old Churches” by Michael Colgrass and “Cumberland Cross” by Carl Strommen. (Tyler Benedict)

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Honor Band program returns after two decades

North Olympic Peninsula sends 107 students from six programs

Gail McLain will exhibit hammered-copper sealife at Harbor Art Gallery during Saturday’s Art Walk in downtown Port Angeles and throughout July.

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Second Saturday Art Walk set for Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Arts Council will host the Second Saturday Art Walk from 5 p.m.…

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Grammy nominee to play at Field Hall club

PORT ANGELES — The Chuchito Valdés Trio will perform two shows Saturday in the Thomsen Club at Field…

U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, speaks Wednesday during a Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Red Lion Hotel. Randall faces four challengers in her race for re-election in Washington’s 6th Congressional District, which covers Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason and Pierce counties. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Randall speaks on federal issues

Housing, healthcare among her priorities

Firefighters work to contain a slash pile fire Tuesday night near Blyn. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

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Firefighters contain slash pile burn near Blyn

SEQUIM — Firefighters worked overnight to contain a slash pile on fire about 7 miles off Woods Road…