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Jefferson County turnout tops in state

More than half registered voters handed in ballots

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Special events showcased this weekend on Peninsula

A scholarship auction and Forever Twilight festival in Forks, a Soroptimist garden gala in Sequim, a gem and…

Arts & Entertainment

Port Townsend Kiwanis celebrates 75 years

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Kiwanis will host a volunteer work party followed by a community celebration of…

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Captain Mark Gripp smiles surrounded by the displays and controls in the Kennewick’s pilothouse, moments before leaving Keystone Harbor.

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Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry run is among state’s most challenging

Single-boat service unlikely to change in next four years

A currently undeveloped area next to the Field Arts & Events Hall will make up the rest of the Port Angeles Waterfront Center — the future home of the Marine Discovery Center and the Lower Elwha Klallam Cultural Center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Millions allocated to Peninsula

Housing, infrastructure projects awarded funds

Business

Maritime career fair set Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center will host a Maritime Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2…

Members of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue rescued an injured driver who was ejected from their vehicle when it went over a cliff on South Discovery Road on Wednesday. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

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Car reported to drive off cliff

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon…

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Volunteers sought for pool task force

Options for Jefferson County location considered

The Rustics

Arts & Entertainment

Youth to offer production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

PORT TOWNSEND — A version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” set on the remote west coast of…

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Presidential primary election ballots due today

Vote determines delegates to national conventions

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Training exercises planned this week

PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise on Wednesday.

Politics

Battle narrows to Biden and Trump

Tuesday’s primaries give each the delegates needed for a November contest

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Indivisible Port Townsend to host candidates Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Indivisible Port Townsend will host Emily Randall and Eric Pickens as part of its 2024…

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Tech Tuesday hybrid class Tuesday

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will present “Citizen Science” from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Charles “Chad” Cate

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Bill to create memorial to honor fallen firefighters passes Legislature

Van De Wege sponsors measure in Senate

Business

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m.…

Derek Kilmer

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POINT OF VIEW: Your neighbors are fighting for a stronger local economy

GROWING UP IN Port Angeles, the hum of mills was more than just a backdrop for daily life…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Mulch ado about gardening

I JUST REALIZED that in the past 12 days, I’ve been spreading mulch around client’s yards. And why?

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Kalaloch cabins to be removed because of coastal erosion

FORKS — Ten cabins at Kalaloch will be removed beginning Monday because of coastal erosion.