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North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Governor announces new COVID-19 reopening plan

North Olympic Peninsula tied to Kitsap, Mason counties

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School districts plan to go with more in-person teaching

Many Peninsula districts updating procedures

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Most COVID-19 cases at long-term care facility outbreak tied to one person

Officials waiting for 1B, 1C designations

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State expected to identify 1B, 1C vaccination groups

Guidelines may include elderly, essential workers

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Sixteen new cases reported since Thursday night on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Sixteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported on the North Olympic Peninsula since Thursday night…

Nurse Kelly Bower with the Jamestown Family Health Clinic gives a Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Capt. Derrell Sharp with Clallam County Fire District 3 on Tuesday at the fire station’s headquarters. Clinic leaders say they’ve begun circulating the vaccine to first responders and plan to offer community vaccinations in the coming weeks. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Sequim first responders receive Moderna vaccine

Community vaccinations tentatively begin in coming weeks for residents 75 and older

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Former Clallam Bay corrections officer dies from COVID-19 complications

TUMWATER — A corrections officer who once worked at Clallam Bay Correctional Center has died of complications of…

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Clallam County surge grows to 18

Nearly 3,000 on Peninsula receive first vaccine dose

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Sequim creates canopy tent program to help eateries

Permits not required under emergency order in pandemic

The Port of Port Angeles’ 1010 Building, near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles, currently houses the county’s Social Distancing Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Social Distancing Center lease extended

Action taken before Thursday expiration date

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.  State lawmakers across the country will be convening in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work — and even affecting the way they work. After 10 months of emergency orders and restrictions from governors and local executive officials, some state lawmakers are eager to reassert their power over statewide decisions shaping the way people shop, work, worship and attend school  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Inslee extends virus restrictions until Jan. 11

Governor to announce next week more details on plan to safely reopen

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Peninsula officials support brief rules extension

Clallam sees outbreak increase of 16 cases

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Clallam outbreak grows to 15 cases

Jefferson schools plan more in-person teaching

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Superintendent: In-person learning working in Forks

No confirmed cases of COVID-19 transmission

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Jefferson PUD, OlyCAP offer utility bill assistance

Programs receive $90,000 in funds

The U.S. Capitol is seen, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate

By Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin | Associated Press

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Round 1 vaccines wrapping up

No cases of influenza on Peninsula yet, officials say

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Second round of Pfizer vaccine expected in Jefferson County

Doses may be shared with neighboring Clallam, Kitsap counties

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Statewide slowdown fuels local optimism

Officials await COVID-19 testing results after holidays