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NEWS BRIEFS: Flight practice set this week in Coupeville … and other items

Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the outlying field in… Continue reading

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker

A dog team was scheduled to search the west side of the Sol Duc River on Thursday evening, a week after… Continue reading

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker
Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska

Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska

Call R2AK the Iditarod with a chance of drowning. That’s how the third annual 750-mile nonmotorized Race to Alaska, hosted by the… Continue reading

Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska
Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months

Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months

McKinley Paper Co. officials are settling in as new owners of the nearly dormant Nippon Paper Industries USA plant in preparation for… Continue reading

Nippon to be shut down; new owner to close Ediz Hook plant for up to 18 months
A man died in a house fire west of Port Townsend early Saturday morning.

Man dies in house fire near Port Townsend

A 57-year-old man died Saturday morning in a house fire at his home at 320 Cook Avenue Extension, Art Frank, chief criminal… Continue reading

A man died in a house fire west of Port Townsend early Saturday morning.
Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

One woman was transferred to intensive care while another was listed in satisfactory condition at a Seattle hospital Thursday afternoon after they… Continue reading

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Sunrise services planned for Easter

Easter will be greeted with sunrise services across the North Olympic Peninsula. Services are listed by community. PORT ANGELES Easter sunrise service PORT ANGELES —… Continue reading

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula

Children will run through parks and fields with baskets in search of thousands of brightly colored Easter eggs this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Happy hunting grounds! Easter eggs, prizes offered across Peninsula
‘P-Town’ pilot premieres Sunday in bombastic Port Townsend showing

‘P-Town’ pilot premieres Sunday in bombastic Port Townsend showing

The pilot episode of “P-Town,” a physical-comedy, action-adventures series set in a fictionalized version of Port Townsend, makes its world premiere this… Continue reading

‘P-Town’ pilot premieres Sunday in bombastic Port Townsend showing
Erika Lundahl and Doug Indrick will perform Saturday in Coyle.

Animals of Grace mix up original tunes in Coyle

Animals of Grace will perform its original songs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the next Concerts in the Woods at the Laurel B.… Continue reading

Erika Lundahl and Doug Indrick will perform Saturday in Coyle.

Free park days, Junior Ranger Day this weekend

Day-use entrance fees will be waived Saturday at state parks and Saturday and Sunday at Olympic National Park, which also will celebrate Junior Ranger Day.… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Invite Jesus into your life and heart with no regrets

IT IS GOOD Friday, and in two days, we celebrate the most important date on the Christian calendar: Easter. Paul tells us that our “faith… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Unity speaker to speak on Palm Sunday … and other items

Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service guest speaker will be Kim Perkins. Her lesson is titled “The Promise of… Continue reading

Plastic, radiation, wildflowers topics to be explored on Peninsula

A film about plastic in the oceans, a presentation about monitoring radiation and a search for wildflowers are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

The search for a 22-year-old Port Townsend man reported missing along the Sol Duc River continues, an Olympic National Park official… Continue reading

Search continues in Olympic National Park for missing Port Townsend man

Clallam tables B&B law; commissioners want to allow more flexiblity

Aiming to strike a balance between the interests of rural residents and the bed-and-breakfast industry, Clallam County commissioners have tabled action on… Continue reading

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Residents of Quilcene have formed a committee to bring their issues concerning the Herb Beck Marina to Port of Port Townsend officials. The… Continue reading

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

College Vocal Jazz Ensemble sets spring shows

Peninsula College’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble has several spring shows scheduled at venues around the North Olympic Peninsula, beginning in Port Townsend today. Each show will… Continue reading

Community workshops on tsunamis set today, Friday

A “Tsunami Awareness Roadshow” will make stops in Port Angeles today and in Chimacum on Friday. The state Emergency Management Divisions Tsunami Workgroup will present… Continue reading