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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to participate in statewide meeting

The Washington State Association of Counties will hear a weekly update on COVID-19 when they meet at noon…

Erin Reading is cofounder of the Port Townsend Psychedelic Society, which seeks the decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms and psychoactive plants. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend Council makes entheogens low police priority

Psychedelic Society gets its wish

Two literary gingerbread houses, one inspired by Sophie Blackall's book "Hello Lighthouse" and one titled "The Sasquatch Who Stole Christmas," are among the 18 edible edifices on display at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St. For details about the Uptown Gingerbread Contest, which will accept its last entries on Tuesday, see ptpubliclibrary.org. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Gingerbread houses at Port Townsend Library

Two literary gingerbread houses, one inspired by Sophie Blackall’s book “Hello Lighthouse” and one titled “The Sasquatch Who…

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92 calls affected during 9-1-1 outage in seven counties

The Associated Press

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Severe weather on the way

Forecast calls for 3-11 inches of snow; warming centers open on Peninsula

Fireworks detonate as the anchor is raised during one of Port Townsend’s First Night celebrations in this file photo.(Peninsula Daily News)

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First Night returns to downtown Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Hundreds of samples of soup, four kinds of live music and a whole lot of…

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County adopts new redistricting plan

Commissioners approve it unanimously

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Some snow expected on Christmas

Icy conditions predicted over weekend

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Food bank fundraiser set today

Ugly Christmas sweater party-fundraiser for the Jefferson County Food Banks

Santa Claus, flanked by elf-firefighters Tammy Ridgway and Michael Archuleta, is traveling around Port Townsend and Port Hadlock this week, handing out candy canes and stuffed toys from East Jefferson Fire & Rescue battalion chief Justin Clouse’s heavily decorated truck. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Santa makes his rounds

Firefighters turn into elves in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock

A crane and a crew guide the Pat’s Place kitchen building — divided in half — onto a truck headed for the new transitional housing village in Port Townsend on Tuesday morning. Bayside Housing & Services hopes to open the self-governed and -contained village next month. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Kitchen commons added to Pat’s Place

Bayside aims for January move-in date

Port Townsend Mayor Michelle Sandoval.

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Port Townsend City Council OKs buy for new housing

Public comments in enthusiastic support

Allen Fitzpatrick.

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One-man ‘Christmas Carol’ a fresh version for Key City Public Theatre

Focus of play is children in want

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Two more on Peninsula reported dead from COVID-19

Most recent deaths raise Clallam’s total from the virus to 80

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Two hurt in wreck in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people were hurt when a car ran into the back of their vehicle while…

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Hood Canal Bridge closed tonight

SHINE ­— The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed tonight, as it was on Tuesday night.

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Christmas feasts scheduled on North Olympic Peninsula

Free public Christmas feasts are planned in Port Angeles and Chimacum.

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PAT NEAL: A Christmas canoe cruise continued

LAST WEEK, WE were comparing our modern system of transportation with a Christmas canoe cruise from Neah Bay…

The Lombardy poplars, power lines and boat masts along the Sims Way entrance to Port Townsend don’t mix, city officials said in a town-hall meeting this past week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Officials preparing for trees to come down

Town hall highlights safety issues at port

Kitty Sokkappa leads a yoga class at the YMCA of Sequim. It’s one of the biggest at the facility, staff say. Starting Jan. 1, club members and participants ages 12 and older in all North Olympic Peninsula YMCAs must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test before participating in events. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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YMCAs to require full COVID-19 vaccines in 2022

Participants must show proof or a negative test result