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East Jefferson Fire Rescue crew extinguished a chimney fire on Jolie Lane in Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire Rescue

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All safe after chimney fire

PORT TOWNSEND — No one was injured in a chimney fire Sunday evening at a house on the…

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Healthcare systems creaking under COVID-19 caseload

Routine procedures have been canceled

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DOT cancels this week’s overnight Hood Canal Bridge closures

Vehicular traffic closures now set for next week

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Meeting set to discuss state health care directives

Save Secular Healthcare WA will host a meeting tonight regarding religious directives and their impacts on the state.

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Jefferson County Library to host climate discussion series

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host “Understanding the Scope of Our Clean Energy Challenge” at…

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Hood Canal Bridge to be closed overnight Wednesday, Thursday

Third attempt to schedule work

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Health workers concerned about strain from oncoming COVID-19 surge of infections

Case rates up in both Clallam, Jefferson counties

After days of dreary cold and rainy weather, Port Townsend is enveloped in a rosy glow of a sunrise. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Sunrise over Port Townsend

By Steve Mullensky

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Floods, emergency help reported across Washington state

Most damage from storms reported this weekend was in the southwestern part of the state, which experienced its…

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Overnight closures of Hood Canal Bridge planned

SHINE — The state Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures of the Hood Canal Bridge on Tuesday,…

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Chimacum School Board to consider pact with Port Townsend

Memorandum of Understanding to be developed for more collaboration

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Chimacum School Board to consider pact with Port Townsend

Memorandum of Understanding to be developed for more collaboration

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Two school levies on Port Townsend ballot next month

Funds would go to educational programs, capital projects

Katie Davis, left, and Jessica Garcia are the Olympic Angels case managers working with foster families and volunteers in Clallam and Jefferson counties. (April Thompson/Olympic Angels)

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Olympic Angels supports foster children, parents

Adding a case manager expands reach

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Two school levies on Port Townsend ballot next month

Funds would go to educational programs, capital projects

A wing-foiler hones his skills on windy Port Townsend Bay. The forecast calls for more seasonal temperatures this week with highs in the mid- to upper 40s and lows in the high 30s. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Catching some air

A wing-foiler hones his skills on windy Port Townsend Bay. The forecast calls for more seasonal temperatures this…

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Health order lawsuit hearing postponed

Clallam County answers injunction request, saying more deaths likely if mandate lifted

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Legislative session opens Monday

24th District focus on fixes

Local author Harriet Cannon has just published "Exiled South," her first novel. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Peninsula woman writes of mixed heritage

No welcome given some members of family

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In-person access limited to legislative session

OLYMPIA — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to restrictions on the legislative session that begins Monday.