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Code Enforcement Officer Derek Miller, left, watches Detective Trevor Dropp operate a DJI Matrice 30T drone outside the Port Angeles Police Department. (Port Angeles Police Department)

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Drones serve as multi-purpose tools for law enforcement

Agencies use equipment for many tasks, including search and rescue

Laken Folsom, a Winter Ice Village employee, tries to remove leaves that blew in from this week’s wind storm before they freeze into the surface of the rink on Thursday. The Winter Ice Village, operated by the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce in the 100 block of West Front Street, opens today and runs through Jan. 5. Hours are from noon to 9 p.m. daily. New this year is camera showing the current ice village conditions at www.skatecam.org. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Ice village opens in Port Angeles

Laken Folsom, a Winter Ice Village employee, tries to remove leaves that blew in from this week’s wind…

A street sweeper on I Street in Port Angeles cleans up the street along the curbs of all the debris that blew down during Tuesday evening’s storm. Thousands were without power at the peak of the storm. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Storm causes power outages, road closures

Smaller weather system may hit Friday

Shay-Lyn Szczepanik and her daughter Raelynn, 5, of Port Angeles are wind blown as they try to watch the wild waves at the base of Ediz Hook on Tuesday as the storm approaches. Many other weather watchers went to the spit to see and feel the winds. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Storm surge

Shay-Lyn Szczepanik and her daughter Raelynn, 5, of Port Angeles are wind blown as they try to watch…

Samite, pictured during his Field Arts & Events Hall performance last fall, is returning to Port Angeles for a matinee and evening performance this Saturday. (Field Arts & Events Hall)

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Samite, ‘Resilience’ return to Port Angeles this weekend

One-man play includes soft voice, African instruments

Greg Haskins, left, and Travis Truckenmiller of the city of Port Angeles perform annual cleaning of the city’s catch basins. They used a sprayer and additional tools to suck out all the debris, mostly leaves, to prevent flooding. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Flood prevention

Greg Haskins, left, and Travis Truckenmiller of the city of Port Angeles perform annual cleaning of the city’s…

Virginia Sheppard recently opened Crafter’s Creations at 247 E. Washington St. in Creamery Square, offering merchandise on consignment from more than three dozen artisans and crafters. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Crafter’s Creations brings artwork to community

Consignment shop features more than three dozen vendors

With standing water over the roads this time of year, big splashes from puddles is expected. This garbage truck heading out on Ediz Hook on Wednesday unleashes a large spray from a big puddle on the road. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Road wash

With standing water over the roads this time of year, big splashes from puddles is expected. This garbage…

Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital’s maternity ward rooms. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

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Rural maternity wards are struggling to stay afloat

State and federal lawmakers are trying to help

Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse, right, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 commander, was the guest speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles’ annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Chaplain Mike VanProyen, left, and Kelly Higgins, the commanding officer at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, also participated in the ceremony. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Hundreds gather in Port Angeles to honor service members

High school band, choral groups highlight event

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Rich Krebsbach, manager of the Highland Irrigation District, asks questions of Rhiana Barkie, Clallam County public works project coordinator. The map is one of four new options for the Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir project. Public input is being taken through the county’s website at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/188/Dungeness-Off-Channel-Reservoir-Project.

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Sequim reservoir project draws crowd, questions

Clallam County, FEMA public comment period open through Nov. 21

Lisa Bridge of Sequim is given a tour by Cithlali Chavez of Fred Hutch Cancer Center inside the giant inflatable colon discussing colon health on Wednesday at the Port Angeles Senior Center’s health and wellness fair. Representatives from Olympic Medical Center, Jamestown Family Health Clinic, North Olympic Healthcare, Clallam County Health and Human Services, Elwha Klallam Tribe and Peninsula Behavior Health were present to answer questions. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Health and wellness fair

Lisa Bridge of Sequim is given a tour by Cithlali Chavez of Fred Hutch Cancer Center inside the…

Ray Farrell, left, and Daniel Cain, center, prepare mail-in ballots for counting on Tuesday morning at the Clallam County courthouse in Port Angeles. The tabulating machine can be seen in the background with its operator. Election results, released after press time Tuesday, are online at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews. Full coverage will appear in Thursday’s print edition. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Results online

Ray Farrell, left, and Daniel Cain, center, prepare mail-in ballots for counting on Tuesday morning at the Clallam…

A man drops off his ballot this weekend in front of the Clallam County courthouse in Port Angeles. Dropboxes across Clallam and Jefferson counties will be open until 8 p.m. tonight. Go to cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews for initial results. Election coverage will be in Thursday’s print edition. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Election day

A man drops off his ballot this weekend in front of the Clallam County courthouse in Port Angeles.…

Cindy, left, and Alan Turner are selling Port Book and News after 38 years in business. The store has become a fixture in Port Angeles for its thoughtful selection of books, carefully curated gifts, exceptional customer service and community-minded spirit. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Book and News for sale after nearly 40 years

Store known for its curated selection of books, magazines

Ruby Speer, 3, of Port Angeles receives a treat from KaraLee Monroe of Kindred Collective as part of Thursday’s Halloween festivities in downtown Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters and adults made their way door-to-door in search of candy and other treasures. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Trick or treat in Port Angeles

Ruby Speer, 3, of Port Angeles receives a treat from KaraLee Monroe of Kindred Collective as part of…

Two ghosts dangle from a tree in the breeze in the 200 block of West 10th street in Port Angeles. Halloween events are scheduled today throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Ghostly visions

Two ghosts dangle from a tree in the breeze in the 200 block of West 10th Street in…

A recent snow is visible from Port Angeles on the Klahhane Ridge on Tuesday. The forecast for the rest of the week calls for high temperatures hovering about 50 degrees with a chance of showers and overnight lows in the low 40s. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Snowy peaks over Port Angeles

A recent snow is visible from Port Angeles on the Klahhane Ridge on Tuesday. The forecast for the…

Residents of Halloween Town await your arrival, if you dare, at this yard on the corner of Quimper Lane and Chimacum Creek Road in Port Hadlock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Halloween celebrations set across Peninsula

Trick-or-treating, games planned in many locations

A line of colorful witches hats is strung between autumn trees in the 300 block of west 10th street in west Port Angeles. dlogan

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Autumn magic in Port Angeles

A line of colorful witch hats is strung between autumn trees in the 300 block of west 10th…