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Hopefuls make case for state position

Bernbaum, Hamilton have opposing views

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PDC complaints filed against utility district

Jefferson PUD manager says it was a ‘mistake’

Cody Wayland, owner/member of Jefferson Timber Cooperative on state Highway 20 near Port Townsend, speaks about the operations of the lumberyard. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson business betting buyers will purchase local lumber

Sustainable forest practices follow no-waste approach

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Combined edition of newspaper to publish Friday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Daily News will publish a combined Friday/Saturday/Sunday edition on Friday.

John Mauro.

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Port Townsend’s Mauro remaining candidate for Bainbridge job

BAINBRIDGE — Bainbridge Island city manager finalist Jeff Niten has withdrawn from the recruitment process and has decided…

The Mount Tom Creek fire is still estimated to be about 86 acres with zero percent containment following more than an inch of rain over the weekend. (Bill Kintner)

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Growth minimal at Mount Tom Creek fire

PORT ANGELES — The Mount Tom Creek Fire continued to smolder and burn with slow, creeping behavior over…

Patrick and Gwen Demombynes, from Port Townsend, listed to Robin Pangborn, right, from Sequim as she informs them about OlyCap programs during the second Preparedness Day at Finnriver on Saturday. 32 booths were available to dispense information and advice to be used in the event of a major emergency. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Preparedness Day

Patrick and Gwen Demombynes, from Port Townsend, listed to Robin Pangborn, right, from Sequim as she informs them…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

From left, Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, Jimmy Thompson, an officer for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Clallam County Corrections Deputy Don Wenzl and Port Angeles Chief of Police Brian Smith walk the Olympic Discovery Trail on Friday during the Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Washington. A contingent of at least a dozen walked the route from Laird’s Corner to 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn in a relay format before they handed the torch to Jefferson County law enforcement officials. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Carrying the torch

From left, Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, Jimmy Thompson, an officer for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Clallam…

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Free music series continue next week

Free concert series will continue in Sequim and Port Angeles next week.

The Together Around Food event saw a full house Thursday night at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum. (Sailesh Rao/Together Around Food)

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Community food event gaining popularity

More than 100 people gather for plant-based meals through July 4

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Board to discuss tribal trust applications

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Getting to the root of a weed problem

WEEDS DESIRE YOUR garden and will do whatever it takes to overrun it.

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Early Music Festival to conclude concert series this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will conclude its 2026 series with “Baroque in Transition:…

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Campfire restrictions in effect in Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest

OLYMPIA — Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park have implemented campfire restrictions due to rising temperatures and…

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Shellfish tests positive for biotoxin

PORT TOWNSEND — Almost all of East Jefferson County is now closed for all shellfish species after samples…

Clallam County 4-H horse teammates Matilda Redlin, Isabella Garrison, Reagan Doan and Ellie Adamire won the Reserve Champion title in the 4-H Horse Bowl Competition, which combined equine science and husbandry with horse judging and public speaking on May 3 at Moses Lake.

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HORSEPLAY: Clallam County 4-H place high at Hippology

REMINDER: GRASS CLIPPINGS are highly dangerous for horses and should NEVER BE FED to them. Even though horses…

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Garden tour, preparedness fair this weekend

A self-guided garden tour, an emergency preparedness fair and the nationwide amateur radio Field Day are set as…

A lightning-caused fire is burning about 5 miles west of Mount Olympus in Olympic National Park.

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Fire reported in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — Fire crews were responding Thursday to the Mt. Tom Creek fire in Olympic National Park,…