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Peninsula health officers preparing for vaccine distribution

7 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Clallam County; 5 in Jefferson County

Downtown music making, such as that by cellist Sage Coy, has long been part of Port Townsend's cultural identity. Now, with the state officially naming a Creative District within the city, artists are invited to submit proposals for wayfinding art markers downtown, Uptown and at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Artists sought for Port Townsend sign project

Work to define Creative District

Scott Bahlmann, youth and teen services librarian at the Jefferson County Library, kneels next to the start of the storywalk outside the library. Bahlmann, along with public services manager Chris HoffmanHill, curated the three storywalks that are now located throughout Jefferson County. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson County Library creates reading paths

Three storywalks encourage families to enjoy outdoors

Port Townsend Public Works installed permanent wooden bollards that have replaced the "road closed" signage on Adams Street after the city council voted to keep the street closed. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

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Adams Street in Port Townsend now closed

City may connect path to existing system of trails

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COVID-19 restrictions extended through Jan. 4

North Olympic Peninsula reports six new COVID-19 cases

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Kelp topic of Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Future of Oceans series

PORT TOWNSEND — Betsy Peabody will present “Immersions in the World of Kelp” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.…

Santa Claus waves to a few spectators after pulling the lever to light the community Christmas tree Saturday at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

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Santa lights up Port Townsend

Santa Claus waves to a few spectators after pulling the lever to light the community Christmas tree Saturday…

Jefferson Transit operator Linda Baumgaertner steps out from behind the barrier around her driver's seat. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson Transit Authority plans to continue almost all free fares

New route would connect with Kingston ferry

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Veteran honors stretch across America to Sequim

Wreath event in planned for Dec. 19

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No ‘surge’ yet after Thanksgiving

This week will be key, officials say

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Trials delayed due to upturn in COVID-19 cases

Judges call a hiatus in Clallam, Jefferson counties

As remodeling begins at Key City Public Theatre, artistic director Denise Winter sorts through the playhouse archives. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Key City Public Theatre remodeling

PORT TOWNSEND — With a major grant and ongoing breaks from its landlord, Key City Public Theatre is…

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Ice causes rollovers near Quilcene

QUILCENE — A Northern California man was listed in serious condition Saturday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle…

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Don Droz, the current manager of Swains, confers with Penny Doane about their sales from the store’s advertising flyer.

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Pandemic impacts holiday shopping

Some businesses see booming sales

Denise Winter portrays May Arkwright Hutton in "May's Vote," the Key City Public Theatre production streaming later this week. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Historical drama tells of suffrage victory

‘May’s Vote’ documents successful political partnership

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Bicyclists and hikers enjoy beautiful weather at the new Spruce Railroad Trail on Wednesday on the north shore of Crescent Lake. Here a cyclist rides the trail just west of the Daley Rankin Tunnel.

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Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent complete

PORT ANGELES — The Spruce Railroad Trail is now open for visitors.

Views of Port Townsend are depicted in Mary O'Shaughnessy's show, One Hundred Days of Solitude, at the Grover Gallery.

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Exhibit captures solitude in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — One Hundred Days of Solitude, an exhibit of photopolymer letterpress prints of Port Townsend by…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Open to the public

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A GROWING CONCERN: Winter is coming — be ready

WELCOME TO DECEMBER, the month in which winter begins. The days are the shortest. It is cold and…

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Counties start to see virus cases related to Thanksgiving

Clallam, Jefferson each report three new infections