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The inaugural THING festival in 2019 drew thousands to Fort Worden State Park and was then postponed by the pandemic until 2022. The three-day event is scheduled to return to the fort in August. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

THING coming back in August

Tickets for event to go on sale Friday

Jean Lenke is one of three vocalists to appear in Thursday’s “All Women — All Jazz” Candlelight Concert this Thursday. The live performance will be for an in-person audience as well as presented online and on KPTZ-FM 91.9.

Arts & Entertainment

Candlelight Concert in person, online, on radio

‘All Women, All Jazz’ described as a ‘big, small band’

The local duo True Reckoning — AB McSpadden, left, and Tex Armstrong — play an acoustic set Friday afternoon at Tyler Street Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. The pair also performs at local clubs and plans to tour up Alaska’s Inside Passage this summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Acoustic set

The local duo True Reckoning — AB McSpadden, left, and Tex Armstrong — play an acoustic set Friday…

Brian Pruiett.

Politics

Pruiett enters race for state seat

24th District has 9,000 more residents

News

Kingston Express connects Port Townsend to Seattle

New route begins operation on Tuesday

News

7th Haven construction set to begin at 5 a.m. Tuesday

Part of Seventh Street in Port Townsend will be closed to traffic

Politics

Three-way divide on nurse staffing bill

OLYMPIA — Nurse-patient ratio mandates contained in legislation opposed by the North Olympic Peninsula’s three public hospitals has…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: No care anywhere but here and now

I RECEIVED THE following letter this week and my first thought was here and only here!

Business

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…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Virtual meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom.

David Faber

News

Port Townsend ‘strong but tired’

City manager outlines success, issues

Oboe soloist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend, having just performed Jean Francaix’ “Flower Clock” concerto with the Port Angeles Symphony, is applauded by conductor Jonathan Pasternack during Saturday’s morning concert. Krabill and the orchestra received a standing ovation from the capacity audience at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Round of applause

Oboe soloist Anne Krabill of Port Townsend, having just performed Jean Francaix’ “Flower Clock” concerto with the Port…

News

County governments aim for return to hybrid meetings

As COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations decline and masking mandate lifting dates are set, Clallam and Jefferson county…

Politics

Transit head testifies in Olympia

Free bikes in transportation plan

News

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to conduct forestry management workshop

Government meetings across Jefferson County

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: A fair search for happiness

Nearly 10 million people attended the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962.

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Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: Proposed legislation fails to solve problem of nursing care

When you live in a rural community and experience a life-threatening accident or illness, you need a finely…

Education

Quilcene school bond close to 60 percent needed for passage

Final count today

Gov. Jay Inslee

News

State to lift indoor mask mandate March 21

Indoor requirement also to be ended on Peninsula

News

Authorities say COVID-19 mitigations should stay in place until March 21

It is important to keep all mitigation measures in place until March 21, according to the region’s health…