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Clallam County’s COVID-19 case rate jumps, likely due to omicron variant

Health officer cites holiday gatherings, winter sports

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Hood Canal Bridge closures for this week canceled

Overnight closures moved to Jan. 12, 13, 14

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Fifty miles of Highway 101 remain closed on Tuesday

Crews work to clear highway after Sunday night snowstorm

Indie Bo Bruner was born at home to Laura and Rusty Bruner of Port Angeles at 2:44 a.m. New Year’s Day. She is seen here soon after the birth with her older sister, Evie Wilder Bruner, by her side. (Mallorie Kirsch, LM CPM)

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Peninsula’s first baby of 2022 born to Port Angeles couple

Jefferson County’s new infant arrives Sunday at hospital

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Fire District 3 extends COVID-19 leave for staff

Strategic Plan approved through 2024

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Blue Heron, OCEAN in Port Townsend closed Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — Classes are canceled Monday at the campus of Blue Heron Middle School and the alternative…

New rafts donated to Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife were used to great effect this summer, fishing advocates say, providing the means to effectively patrol smaller rivers. On a day when a number of citations for violations were written, WDFW officer Patrick Murray holds up a wild chinook an angler had kept after cutting off the adipose fin. (Photo courtesy of WDFW)

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Fishing groups’ donation supports wildlife law enforcement teams

Regional wildlife law enforcement have more tools to patrol the Olympic Peninsula’s rivers and coastlines thanks to a…

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Theresa Britschg of Seattle and and Chuck Sparks of Marrowstone Island walk back to the Nordland General Store after jumping into the chilly waters of Mystery Bay off the dock outside the store on Saturday. Behind them, Anna Watt of Marrowstone Island is captured in mid-jump. Other polar bear plunges on New Year’s Day on the North Olympic Peninsula were in Port Angeles and at Lake Pleasant.

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Nordland polar bear plunge draws crowd

Theresa Britschg of Seattle and Chuck Sparks of Marrowstone Island walk back to the Nordland General Store after…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Start your year and garden off right

WOW! WHAT AN end to the year! Large amounts of snow over several days, over the week actually,…

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Peninsula Home Fund offers ‘hand up not hand out’

Community generosity keeps help available for when funds run short

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How to donate to Home Fund or apply for help

Every gift to the Peninsula Home Fund makes a difference, regardless of its size.

Ashley Kehl of Port Townsend did some fire dancing during the First Night festivities Friday at downtown's Pope Marine Park. He's part of an ensemble that includes Alex Eisenberg of Port Townsend and Cristy Christensen of Bellingham. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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First night fire dancer

Alex Eisenberg of Port Townsend did some fire dancing during the First Night festivities Friday at downtown’s Pope…

Finn O'Donnell, center, has finished his quarantine period after testing positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Eve. His stepfather Rico Quirindongo, left, and his mother Kate Dean, both of whom have received vaccines and booster shots, have tested negative numerous times since exposure. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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COVID in the house for the holidays

Dean: Unexpected guest proves advice works

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Clallam County Economic Development Council — Coffee With Colleen, hosted by Colleen McAleer, on Wednesdays at 8…

Michelle Sandoval is starting a new chapter after serving on the Port Townsend City Council for five consecutive terms. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Outgoing mayor reflects on two decades of service

Tells of long love affair with Port Townsend

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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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Hood Canal Bridge overnight closures re-set for this week

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Washington reports record number of new COVID cases in one day

The Associated Press

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: PUD to consider declaring emergency retroactively

Local government meetings across Jefferson County

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Child hospitalizations on Peninsula low, says health officer

Clallam reports 87 new cases confirmed in one day