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State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list
The southern resident orcas aren’t the only species headed toward extinction in the Salish Sea. The pinto abalone…
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Oceanographer to discuss Salish Sea ecosystem in Port Townsend lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — University of Washington professor Jan Newton will be the featured speaker at the Port Townsend…
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Cold awakenings ahead for many in Polar Bear Dips on Tuesday
The beginning of 2019 will be a rude but exhilarating awakening for those hardy souls who plunge into…
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Planting resolutions for a new year
JUST LOOK HOW much difference a week can make.
Life
HELP LINE: It’s time to make resolutions for 2019
IT’S ALMOST NEW Year’s Eve, and you know what that means:
News
Port Townsend to take steps to reconcile critical areas regulations
PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has announced its final action approving the City of Port…
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Investigations begin into 9-1-1 outage
Federal and state officials have begun investigations into the cause of the outage that disrupted 9-1-1- emergency service…
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Peninsula Home Fund campaign nears end but benefits will continue all through 2019
Monday — New Year’s Eve — is the last day of the 2018 campaign for donations to the…
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With Home Fund help, youngster begins to hear
PORT ANGELES — One bright Sunday in November, Nina Jones took the day off to have a little…
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Forks chamber seeks nominations for awards
FORKS — The Forks Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for the 18th annual Best of our Community…
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NEWS BRIEFS: Man charged with killing mother … and other items
SEATTLE — A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in his mother’s slaying in Hoodsport on…
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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to appoint judge to post for 13 days
The three Jefferson County commissioners plan to appoint a District Court judge for 13 days when they meet…
Entertainment
Ecological effects of wolf eradication to be discussed in Jan. 8 lecture
PORT ANGELES — The evidence of effects of wolf eradication on Olympic National Park’s river systems will be…
Entertainment
New Year’s Eve parties and bingo on Peninsula
New Year’s Eve parties and bingo are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Business
Jobless rate rises on Peninsula
Unemployment was up in Clallam and Jefferson counties last month as 372 North Olympic Peninsula residents joined the…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: It’s time for resolutions to be made
SOMETIMES BEING “CAUGHT in the middle” is an awkward, uncomfortable position.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: College ocean acidification tool lecture … and other items
PORT ANGELES — The inventors of an ocean acidification monitoring tool will discuss its use at the Studium…
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Mobile app new tool for coastal observations
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee has announced the launch of a state-sponsored tool to…
News
D’Amico files lawsuits alleging drone overflights and ‘aerial trespass’ at planned shooting facility
PORT TOWNSEND — Greg Overstreet, attorney for the Fort Discovery Inc. and Joe D’Amico, has filed two lawsuits…
Entertainment
First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s First Night year-end festival of arts and entertainment will celebrate with square dancing,…