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Members of the Admiralty Audubon Society, from left, Wendy Feltham, Monica Fletcher, Steve Evans and Jan North — recording what is spotted — take part in the annual Christmas bird count at Point Hudson. The team started about 7:45 a.m. and by 8:30 a.m. they had spotted and recorded more than 20 different species. An early migrating Brant was the most uncommon for this time of year. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Christmas bird count

Members of the Admiralty Audubon Society, from left, Wendy Feltham, Monica Fletcher, Steve Evans and Jan North —…

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Jefferson County Commissioners approve supplemental budget

Includes almost $1 million in salary and benefit increases

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College dental hygiene program delayed

Certification process can take 18 months

Alan Turner, co-owner of Port Book and News in downtown Port Angeles, shovels snow from in front of his business on Tuesday morning after most of the North Olympic Peninsula was blanketed in the overnight hours. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Peninsula blanketed with snow

Snow measured in feet in some areas

Musicians Jonathan Doyle and Corinne Adams, play a duet during the last day of the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Last farmers market of the season

Musicians Jonathan Doyle and Corinne Adams, play a duet during the last day of the Saturday Farmers Market…

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Port Townsend man sentenced for bus driver assault

Three months in jail for felony conviction

Violist Lauren Waldron of Port Angeles, pictured in 2018, is one of the previous winners of the Nico Snel Young Artist Competition, to be held in person in January. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Symphony education programs in-person again

Contest, school visits coming soon

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Winter weather coming to Peninsula

Accumulation could be up to 6-10 inches

Brinnon Fire Department
Logs are moved off Highway 101 near Brinnon after a wreck early Friday.

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Highway shut down near Brinnon after car strikes log truck

BRINNON — U.S. Highway 101 near Buckhorn Road in the Brinnon area was shut down in both directions…

At long last, lights 

A city crew installed long-awaited lights above Tyler Plaza in downtown Port Townsend this week. The bulbs will stay on from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m., city Public Works Director Steve King said, adding they're a year-round fixture. The Port Townsend Main Street Program, the Washington State Arts Commission, the city of Port Townsend and local donors funded the waterfront plaza lights. photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz for Peninsula Daily News

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Tyler Plaza lights in Port Townsend

A city crew installed long-awaited lights above Tyler Plaza in downtown Port Townsend this week. The bulbs will…

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Peninsula Home Fund continues to grow

Neighbors help neighbors with holiday giving

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A GROWING CONCERN: Santa’s shopping list for good gardening

WELL, WELL … WINTER arrives in just a few days — Wednesday, Dec. 21.

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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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Warming centers, shelters open on Peninsula

The National Weather Service is forecasting lows in the 20s beginning Sunday.

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Clallam County Economic Development Council — Coffee With Colleen, hosted by Colleen McAleer, on Wednesdays at 8…

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Port commissioners hear more about possible farmland purchase

Negotiation deadline end of next month

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Teen taken to hospital after wreck

Fatigue listed as cause of collision with power pole

Rose Harris shops with Jason Maloney of Duckabush Mushrooms at a recent Port Townsend Farmers Market. (Andrew Wiese)

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Saturday last day of Port Townsend Farmers Market

Festivities to mark ‘year of recovery’

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Jamestown Tribe to fight Department of Natural Resources’ ruling

Feasibility of project in Port Angeles is uncertain

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Glass recycling, budget before agencies

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula