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NEWS BRIEFS: Scholarship applications available … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Foundation announced that it has nearly 70 scholarships totaling more than $100,000…

Jefferson commissioners worry over military, land-use bills

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Jefferson commissioners worry over military, land-use bills

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners expressed concern Monday over state legislation they said would allow commanders of…

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Meeting set to discuss potential for this year’s Quilcene Fair

QUILCENE — The Quilcene Fair and Parade might happen this year after all, though nothing is set in…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: West Enders seek warm meals, generators and water

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: West Enders seek warm meals, generators and water

THE POWER GOING out was fairly predictable, given the stormy weather Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

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Alaska hit by 7.9 earthquake; tsunami warning canceled

By Mark Thiessen and Becky Bohrer

All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

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All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park has resumed regular operations now that President Donald Trump has signed a…

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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigating reported suicide by fire

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an 18-year-old man at Gray…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Brinnon parks meeting set Wednesday … and other items

BRINNON — The Brinnon Parks & Recreation commission will consider exploring a partnership with the Pleasant Harbor Marina…

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Port Townsend lodging tax funds allocated; lack of application process questioned

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved $557,338 in lodging tax funding for this year,…

‘See people live again’: Peninsula wig craftsman transforms clients

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‘See people live again’: Peninsula wig craftsman transforms clients

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man who spent much of his career handcrafting hair pieces for bigwigs…

Tharinger looks at problems coming down the road

Politics

Tharinger looks at problems coming down the road

OLYMPIA — State 24th District Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Sequim, breathed a sigh of relief Friday following the passage…

Politics

State capital budget misses deadline for affordable housing projects

By Josh Kelety

Olympic National Park open amid shutdown, but visitors mostly on their own

Politics

Olympic National Park open amid shutdown, but visitors mostly on their own

PORT ANGELES — Visitors to Olympic National Park will be largely on their own during the shutdown of…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., heads to the chamber with fellow Democrats for a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Olympic National Park back to business as usual after shutdown

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park remained open to the public but bereft of visitor services Monday after…

Life

HELP LINE: It’s time to talk filing taxes

TAXES. TAXES. TAXES.

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: The three tenets of pruning

Last week we learned the seven reasons to prune; now we whittle that number further, to the three…

BACK WHEN: The history of the historians of Jefferson County: Part I

Life

BACK WHEN: The history of the historians of Jefferson County: Part I

EDITOR’S NOTE: This month’s Jefferson County history column is the first in a series of three about local…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Birds of a feather flock together

REDPOLLS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and pine siskins — what do they have in common?

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No end in sight of partial federal shutdown

By Richard Larnder

Capital budget signed: Long-delayed funding freed for projects

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Capital budget signed: Long-delayed funding freed for projects

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