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Rhody Festival offers parades, bed races

PORT TOWNSEND — The 88th annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival continues today with parades, a hair and beard…

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Hood Canal Bridge overnight closures begin Saturday

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians overnight for four days…

The Metropolitan Opera’s reimagined “Don Giovanni” will be simulcast live in two locations on the North Olympic Peninsula this Saturday. (photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera)

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Reimagined ‘Don Giovanni’ lights the screen Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Don Juan, the mythic seducer of women, will arrive on the North Olympic Peninsula this…

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Variety of entertainment offered on Peninsula

A huge variety of entertainment is available this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Allen Fletcher.

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Human remains identified as Port Townsend man

Allen Fletcher disappeared in 2013 while captaining a boat from Edmonds to Bellingham

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Candidates file on fourth day of filing week

A fourth day of candidate filings led to a primary race forming in the Port Townsend School District…

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Chimacum High School Concert Band superior

PORT ANGELES — The Chimacum High School Concert Band received a Level 1, Superior rating at the Washington…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Charging station, early learning center before county boards

Govenbment meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

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Jefferson County seeks comment on park fee increases

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is seeking public comment on proposed Parks and Recreation Department fee increases and…

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Candidates file for Peninsula positions

Day three of candidate filing week resulted in more contests for several elected positions on the North Olympic…

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Rhody Fest continues through Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The 88th annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival continues today with a Pet Parade and will…

Trike races in the 3- and 4-year-old class make a dash for the finish line during the Rhody Festival Trike Races on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Trike races

Trike races in the 3- and 4-year-old class make a dash for the finish line during the Rhody…

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Sequim School Board draws primary contests

Candidates file to run for office on Tuesday

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Hood Canal Bridge closure extended

SHINE — The overnight closures of the Hood Canal Bridge will be extended to include Thursday night, from…

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Tickets on sale for Olympic Music Festival season

Violinist Ray Chen among the artists performing

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Hopefuls file for office on first day

Port of Port Angeles only contested position

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Jefferson considers raising fees in parks

Updates could be made with resolutions

Newly crowned 2023 Rhody Festival Queen Melody Douglas performs her first official act by declaring the start of the Rhododendron Festival during a coronation at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in March. Holding the proclamation is 2022 Princess Hailey Hirschel. Looking on are 2022 princess Bridgette Palmer, left, and 2023 princess Paige Covia. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend Rhody Fest offers five days of activities

Races, contests, grand parade and annual run planned

Verbal permission to use from Diegos mother Lorena - photo by Lilly Schneider

Diego Murray, on left, accepts the Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action from Richard Tucker, executive director of the Jefferson Land Trust.

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Fairbank award given to Eaglemount teen

PORT TOWNSEND — Diego Murray is the first recipient of Jefferson Land Trust’s Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental…

A view of Chimacum Ridge is seen from a Beaver Valley farm. (Robert Tognoli)

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Jefferson Land Trust seeks board members

Volunteers to oversee community forest