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Clallam reports 10 more COVID cases as state vaccination lottery begins

All who have been vaccinated are entered into drawings

This Asian giant hornet was found with a nest during a 2020 tree removal. (Karla Salp/State Department of Agriculture)

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Murder hornets to be counted

Traps to be set to see if invasive bugs on Peninsula

Team Sail Like a Girl, listening to a sendoff song composed especially for them, includes, from left, Jeanne Goussev, Christa Bassett Ross, Lisa Cole, Laurie Anna Kaplan and Elisha Van Luven. The team will take off this morning on the new WA360 race from Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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The joy of sailing — and singing — like a girl

Freshly made song sends off WA360 team before race

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Port Townsend officials seek help in getting rid of poison hemlock

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend city officials are asking community members to help control poison hemlock near their…

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Best of the Peninsula 2021 nominations on now

It’s time again to vote for the Best of the Peninsula!

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Outbreaks expected among unvaccinated this summer

Clallam County facility up to nine total cases

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Marine biotoxins decline in Discovery Bay

PORT TOWNSEND — A harmful algae bloom in Discovery Bay that caused a shellfish closure in April has…

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Crime & Justice

Man’s bail for crash stays at $1 million

Accused appears to remain in a fog

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Top readers recognized in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Students at the New Day Learning Academy of Port Townsend have raised $1,300 through Heifer…

With the advent of June, continue sowing seeds in your garden such as radishes, lettuce and greens. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News)

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A GROWING CONCERN: Get your garden summer-ready

IN JUST TWO weeks, summer will begin (Sunday, June 20 at 12:21 p.m.) but the weather of late…

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PT seeks input on lighting pollution

Online survey takes comments on Dark Sky initiative

"I got it," said Seventy48 winner Carter Johnson as he carried his kayak onto shore just before 5 a.m. Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Kayaker slices from Tacoma to PT to win race

More racers coming in today

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Vaccination clinics set this week as lottery begins

Vaccinated individuals have chance to win state prizes

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Health officers: COVID still poses a danger

Tourist season, increase in variants cited

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers housing grants

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider recommendations from the Joint Oversight Board on Housing and Homelessness concerning…

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Crime & Justice

Crash suspect’s bail set at $1 million

Man incoherent at hearing

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Free Fort Worden workshops offered

PORT TOWNSEND — AmeriCorps service members will present two free workshops on Sunday.

Shaelee Evans of Goodness Tea, an herb farm based in Sequim, is among the vendors at farmers markets in Sequim and Chimacum. The Chimacum market opens for the season this Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Whaleheart Productions)

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Chimacum Farmers Market opens Sunday

Fifteen vendors to start season

Linda Ward of Port Townsend is among several solo participants in the Seventy48, the 70-mile, human-powered boat race starting tonight in Tacoma. This will be her first time as a solo participant with her Winged Maas Aero rowing shell. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Racers of all stripes poised to challenge sea

‘Everyday heroes’ propel craft from Tacoma to Port Townsend

Fallow Fields are among the pastels by Scott Pascoe on display at Port Townsend Gallery.

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Woodwork, paintings highlighted at Port Townsend Gallery

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Gallery is spotlighting woodworking artist Martha Collins and painter Scott Pascoe during…