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NEWS BRIEFS: Holiday services offered at churches across North Olympic Peninsula

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Embrace light and chase away the darkness

DARKNESS AND LIGHT.

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Strait Shot to run on holidays

PORT ANGELES — Due to high ridership over Thanksgiving weekend, Clallam Transit will operate its Strait Shot bus…

Lights sparkle on the Peninsula for Christmas

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Lights sparkle on the Peninsula for Christmas

Families packing the hot chocolate, coffee, snacks and kids into the car this weekend for the age-old pastime…

Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge Ski Area

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Snow piling up at Hurricane Ridge Ski Area

HURRICANE RIDGE — With another holiday weekend upon us, it’s a good time to get out of the…

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Last-minute bazaar, solstice concert, ghosts tour offered on Peninsula

A last-minute bazaar, solstice concert and Ghosts of Christmas tour are among the upcoming activities on the North…

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Brinnon school seeks levy OK

BRINNON — Brinnon School District is asking its voters to consider continuing to pay a tax levy for…

Firefighters quickly put out blaze in Port Townsend

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Firefighters quickly put out blaze in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighters quickly knocked down a structure fire in Port Townsend before it…

Investigators ask if engineer in deadly Amtrak wreck was distracted

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Investigators ask if engineer in deadly Amtrak wreck was distracted

By Michael Balsamo and Haven Daley

Volunteers work to sign up Jefferson County residents for health insurance

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Volunteers work to sign up Jefferson County residents for health insurance

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of volunteers is working in Jefferson County to spread the word that it’s…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Another kind of year-end list

THE WORDS OF Salvadoran priest Oscar Romero (1917-1980) are a salve to me, a meditation to which I…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Gift ideas for fishermen

DURING THE HOLIDAYS we often wonder what to get the fishermen on our gift list.

‘Champion for Fort Worden’: Plaque honors the late Nora Porter

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‘Champion for Fort Worden’: Plaque honors the late Nora Porter

PORT TOWNSEND — The Fort Worden Commons now bears a plaque honoring the late Nora Porter as a…

Investigators: Train was speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly wreck

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Investigators: Train was speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly wreck

By Rachel La Corte, Gillian Flaccus and Michael Sisak

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Jefferson County’s yearlong ban on shooting ranges puts D’Amico proposal on hold

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners will begin forming a citizens’ advisory committee in January to address shooting-range…

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Formal and fun holiday songs featured in Thursday concert

PORT TOWNSEND — The Choral Belles, an all-woman chorale, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday for Trinity United…

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NEWS BRIEFS: One man injured in semi wreck … and other items

BRINNON — A Kent man involved in a single-vehicle wreck Monday evening about six miles south of Brinnon…

Jefferson commissioners approve bid for streaming meetings

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Jefferson commissioners approve bid for streaming meetings

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners approved a bid Monday to set up a live-streaming service that…

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Luminaria Festival to light Port Townsend, Port Angeles on solstice

The inaugural Winter Solstice Luminary Festival is planned in both Port Townsend and Port Angeles on Thursday.

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Jefferson County to have special meeting today

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting for an executive session…