Slow cleanup nets much frustration at Rayonier mill

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Slow cleanup nets much frustration at Rayonier mill

PORT ANGELES — Residents are irritated by the ongoing, two-decades-old environmental cleanup at the former 75.6 acre Rayonier…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: How does robbing us of environmental and workplace protections help us?

I fail to see how America is made great again by stripping people of their privacy rights (Senate…

An emergency sign flashes by the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Tuesday in Richland. (Manuel Valdes/The Associated Press)

News

Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites

By Nicholas K. Geranios and Manuel Valdes

Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Clallam PUD earns Reliable Public Power Provider designation … and other items

CARLSBORG — The Clallam Public Utility District recently earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation from the…

This image provided by the U.S. Department of Energy shows a 20-foot-by-20-foot hole in the roof of a storage tunnel at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland on Tuesday. (U.S. Department of Energy via AP)

News

Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state

By Nicholas K. Geranios

Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

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Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

PORT TOWNSEND — Two high school robotics teams from the North Olympic Peninsula held their own at the…

News

Port Townsend council OKs short-term rental changes, with final approval to be considered next week

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council approved on a first reading a city ordinance that changes…

New trail opens on Miller Peninsula; organizer says project partners multiple agencies

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New trail opens on Miller Peninsula; organizer says project partners multiple agencies

SEQUIM — After three years of waiting for the go-ahead, Powell Jones, executive director of the Dungeness River…

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Crime

Attorney says Bainbridge man will plead not guilty to causing death of Sequim woman

PORT ANGELES — The Bainbridge High School student who authorities say confessed to killing a 71-year-old Sequim-area children’s…

Business

GiveBig donations collected today; 20 Peninsula nonprofits participating

SEATTLE — North Olympic Peninsula nonprofits are among those that can benefit from the Seattle Foundation’s seventh annual…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Nonaggressive pact with North Korea the only way to stave off nuclear bloodbath

Public opinion and the courts may eventually prevent President Donald Trump and Congress from destroying our nation domestically.

Entertainment

Tickets on sale for next Rainshadow Chorale concerts

Tickets are on sale for the RainShadow Chorale concert, “Let My Love Be Heard,” which will be performed…

A fishing boat was stranded at the mouth of the Elwha River last weekend during fishing season for halibut and cod.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Dangerous halibut date defies logic

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the water.

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News George and Jolie Will of Sequim look for litter on the beach on Saturday near the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge near Sequim as part of statewide effort to remove trash and other unwanted debris from along Washington’s coasts. The event, hosted by the Washington CoastSavers program, saw volunteers spread out to scour beaches along the Pacific coastline and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Volunteers clean beaches of about 15 tons of debris during annual cleanup

The results are in after 1,330 volunteers cleaned debris from more than 60 Washington beaches during the 10th…

Apartment complex to arrive from Victoria on Wednesday

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Apartment complex to arrive from Victoria on Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — A small two-story apartment complex is scheduled to arrive in Port Townsend Bay on Wednesday…

Business

Small business competition application deadline set for May 22

Washington Coast Work’s Sustainable Small Business Competition application deadline is Monday, May 22.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Don’t blame scientists for decline of fisheries resource

Peninsula Daily News columnist Pat Neal’s May 3 commentary [“Green Crab Newest Tormentor”] regarding eliminating the invasive green…

Honored as Public Health Heroes are, from left, Amanda Milholland, Brett Payseno, Teresea Hoffman, Laura Hulsey, Vicki Kirkpatrick, Sarah Gai and Linda Atkins. (Jefferson County Public Health)

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Seven named Public Health Heroes by Jefferson County Public Health

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health has named members of seven organizations Public Health Heroes.

The Al Andalus Ensemble will perform Thursday at Quimper Unitarian Fellowship Hall.

Entertainment

Performers bridge cultures, genres in Thursday concert in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Al Andalus Ensemble will perform an evening of music and dance at 7 p.m.…

Equine therapy program offered breast cancer survivors in Quilcene

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Equine therapy program offered breast cancer survivors in Quilcene

QUILCENE — Connected Hearts, a equine therapy facility in Quilcene, is starting a program to help breast cancer…