Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

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Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

PORT TOWNSEND — Two North Olympic Peninsula robotics teams will compete in an international contest in Houston starting…

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Former Nippon cogeneration plant down; fewer than 30 employees retained

PORT ANGELES — The former Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant has been shut down and eight of…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Applicants sought for commission … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The city is currently seeking applicants to fill the Civil Service Commission.

State lawmakers struggle to finish work on time

Politics

State lawmakers struggle to finish work on time

By Rachel La Corte

Two searches scale down as men remain missing on Peninsula

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Two searches scale down as men remain missing on Peninsula

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Searches for two men missing on the Olympic Peninsula for more than a week…

EYE ON OLYMPIA: North Olympic Peninsula projects in House capital budget

Politics

EYE ON OLYMPIA: North Olympic Peninsula projects in House capital budget

OLYMPIA — On a bipartisan vote of 95-2, the state House of Representatives passed a state construction budget…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Wilder Auto to show hybrid, electric cars at Northwest Maritime Center … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Wilder Auto Center will showcase its hybrid and electric car selection Friday and Saturday at…

Ensemble Electra to perform in Port Angeles on Tuesday

Arts & Entertainment

Ensemble Electra to perform in Port Angeles on Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The rich sounds of the recorder, violin and harpsichord will fill Maier Performance Hall at…

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Truck hauling halibut goes off road near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — A tractor trailer loaded with halibut went off the the road and into a ditch…

Interactive theater performance to invite change Monday

Arts & Entertainment

Interactive theater performance to invite change Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — “Radical Consent: Intimacy, Boundaries and Sex,” an interactive theater performance and community dialogue, will be…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: We have to police ourselves to keep our Evergreen State beautiful

A local resident recently wrote in asking what was being done to clean up all the litter on…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: For transparency’s sake, Trump should release his taxes

We all have to file our income taxes with the IRS.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Why can’t Hurricane Ridge winter schedule extend into April?

It appears that once again, Olympic National Park is closed for business during the month of April.

Life

ANDREW MAY: Don’t rush to checkout line with summer-type plants; instead, pinch, prune

THREE DIFFERENT CONCERNS and/or horticultural alarm bells went off last week, so I thought I’d make this triad…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Birds’ simple songs signal season’s start

WHAT DO ROBINS, meadowlarks, orange-crowned warblers and Swainson’s thrushes have in common?

News

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

COUPEVILLE — Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled…

Easter egg hunts continue cracking open today across Peninsula

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Easter egg hunts continue cracking open today across Peninsula

Children collected brightly colored eggs, candy and prizes during Easter egg hunts on the North Olympic Peninsula on…

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It’s wet out there — but wildfire season began this weekend

OLYMPIA — The state wildfire season began Saturday, as specified by state law, despite the rating of low…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks…

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Sunrise services scheduled this morning

Sunrise services scheduled this morning