Life

Nominations accepted for historic preservation awards

PORT TOWNSEND — Nominations for the Jefferson County Historical Society’s annual Historic Preservation Awards are due Feb. 29.

Entertainment

Science writer to speak this Saturday on Mount St. Helens eruption

PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle-based science writer Steve Olson will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday when Jefferson Land Trust’s…

Entertainment

Talks on disaster preparedness, traveling set this weekend on Peninsula

Presentations about disaster preparedness and bicycling across the Himalayas are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic…

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (The Associated Press)

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America First: Trump sworn in as 45th president

By Julie Pace

Tape closes off broken windows at businesses in Washington, D.C., after a confrontation with protestors blocks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (The Associated Press)

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Protesters block entrances to inauguration, set fires, vandalize

By Theresa Vargas

All lanes of state Highway 19 were closed much of Friday for a multi-vehicle wreck near milepost 3. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

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Man killed in Port Ludlow wreck; four others hospitalized

PORT LUDLOW — One person died at the scene of a three car wreck on state Highway 19…

‘Be a Light’ performed today at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse

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‘Be a Light’ performed today at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse

PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre and the Mandala Center for Change will join forces for “Be…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Let’s make like a good person and help out our fellow man

I believe that if Donald Trump or the U.S. sticks its nose into places that I believe have…

DNR buys forested slopes above Tarboo Bay for long-term conservation

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DNR buys forested slopes above Tarboo Bay for long-term conservation

QUILCENE — The Dabob Bay Natural Area has been expanded by 159 acres.

Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

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Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners say they are continuing their efforts to work out…

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

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Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Newly released data shows Clallam County’s heroin and opioid epidemic affects people of all ages…

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Mayor, deputy mayor retain offices on Port Townsend City Council

PORT TOWNSEND — Deborah Stinson will continue to serve as Port Townsend mayor and Catharine Robinson will remain…

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Process for bidding to open on Olympic Discovery Trail section

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners have authorized the county Department of Public Works to open a bidding…

Marrowstone Island volunteers picked as citizens of the year

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Marrowstone Island volunteers picked as citizens of the year

MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Paula and Greg Lalish have been named Marrowstone Island’s Citizens of the Year, an honor…

More roads to travel: Daughters remember father shot to death in Port Angeles

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More roads to travel: Daughters remember father shot to death in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clint Leroy Darrow, a North Dakota native who grew up in Forks, never thought his…

Crime

Second-degree murder charge filed in shooting death of Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES — A second-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday against a 27-year-old man accused of killing his…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Thursday’s joint meeting of Clallam Public Utility District, commissioners canceled … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The joint meeting of the Clallam County Public Utility District and Board of County Commissioners…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Leave your garbage-bag rain gear at home

THE RECENT MARTIN Luther King Jr. holiday is a three-day weekend that traditionally marks the peak of the…

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

Life

HORSEPLAY: Keeping water troughs from freezing is paramount

EVER FELT AS if you’re dying of thirst? It literally could happen.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Free family workshops set for Forks … and other items

FORKS — Quillayute Valley School District Early Learning Coalition is bringing “READY! for Kindergarten” workshops to the West…