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Two people hurt in wreck on state Highway 20

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital after they were injured in a single-car…

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Pre-annexation agreement to be before council next year

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has directed city staff to begin negotiating a pre-annexation memorandum…

New race: In Seventy48, racers travel from Tacoma to Port Townsend

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New race: In Seventy48, racers travel from Tacoma to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center, which sponsors the Race to Alaska, will debut a new race…

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Rise in collisions prompts special patrol on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — A rise in collisions on the North Olympic Peninsula has prompted a special emphasis patrol…

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PAT NEAL: New threat to our threatened salmon

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news for the planet we call home.

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Port Townsend council OKs loan extension for Homeward Bound

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has approved a payment deadline extension for the Homeward Bound…

Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

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Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

PORT TOWNSEND — Plans to implement tighter security at the Jefferson County Courthouse are moving forward, and with…

Folk rocker Peter Mulvey, guest to perform in Port Townsend

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Folk rocker Peter Mulvey, guest to perform in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Folk-rock singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey and special guest Danielle Ate the Sandwich will perform at Rainshadow…

Jazz quartet in Port Townsend on Thursday

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Jazz quartet in Port Townsend on Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — Jazz saxophone and flute master Mark Lewis will return to the Cellar Door with his…

Kate McDermott to talk about pies — and life — in Port Hadlock

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Kate McDermott to talk about pies — and life — in Port Hadlock

PORT HADLOCK — For years, the world’s culinary superstars have traveled to Kate McDermott’s legendary Pie Cottage in…

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Clallam commissioners readying letter to National Park Service over fee hike

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are preparing to send a letter to the National Park Service urging…

Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

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Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners approved $494,343 in lodging tax funds to a number of local…

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NEWS BRIEFS: HPV shots available … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare’s Family Medicine Clinic is offering a one-day clinic to provide human papillomavirus infection…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Caring for precious family members

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: Caring for precious family members

ALL MY FEARFUL thoughts instantly flew away as soon as I heard the unique rattle of the tags…

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

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Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

NEAH BAY — The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into the disappearance of Stanley K.…

Emails could provide answers at ex-state auditor’s new trial

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Emails could provide answers at ex-state auditor’s new trial

By Gene Johnson

Masonic group honors Marvin G. Shields in ceremony

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Masonic group honors Marvin G. Shields in ceremony

GARDINER — The National Sojourners Olympic Chapter 539 honored the late U.S. Navy Petty Officer Marvin G. Shields,…

Clallam, Jefferson counties see cases of codling moths in apple orchards

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Clallam, Jefferson counties see cases of codling moths in apple orchards

The image seems innocuous enough: the classic worm-in-the-apple cartoon.

Apartment project: Port Townsend City Council to consider loan payment extension

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Apartment project: Port Townsend City Council to consider loan payment extension

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council tonight will consider approving a payment extension for Homeward Bound…

Mad at myeloma: Former Peninsula Daily News staffer in fight for more time with kids

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Mad at myeloma: Former Peninsula Daily News staffer in fight for more time with kids

SURREY, B.C. — “If I don’t do this, I’m going to die.”