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Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles junior Jack Gladfelter, front left, races at the front of the pack at the opening of the varsity boys race at the 43rd Salt Creek Invitational at Salt Creek Recreation Area. Gladfelter finished second overall as the Roughrider boys claimed the varsity and junior varsity team titles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Forks mourns deaths of three young people

Two others remain hospitalized following car crash

Busker Jonathan Doyle plays on Water Street in Port Townsend beside the Hidden History sign about smuggling during the 19th and 20th centuries. The series of Hidden History panels inspire twice-monthly walking tours around downtown. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Girls’ Night Out off, but history tours ongoing

COVID-19 concerns change plans for October gatherings

Busker Jonathan Doyle plays on Water Street in Port Townsend beside the Hidden History sign about smuggling during the 19th and 20th centuries. The series of Hidden History panels inspire twice-monthly walking tours around downtown. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer meets via Zoom with the Chamber of Jefferson County on Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Infrastructure bill coming

Congressman Derek Kilmer highlights child care, broadband

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer meets via Zoom with the Chamber of Jefferson County on Friday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Public Library to host trivia night

Jefferson County Library will host Third Tuesday Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The competition will stream at https://zoom.us/j/96795228208. Questions will feature science,… Continue reading

LETTER: Hard to believe

I am deeply disturbed about the Sequim City Council’s recent resolution. It is not the job of the council to take sides in this medical… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2021

LETTER: Personal responsibility

I would ask the crowd of anti-vax/anti-mask advocates who threatened Dr. Allison Berry because of mandates to protect our community from COVID-19 to go back… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2021

Port Townsend Public Library to host presentation on Western Flyer

The Port Townsend Public Library will host a presentation about the fishing vessel Western Flyer at 7 p.m. Thursday. The free lecture… Continue reading

Traffic to shift lanes on US Highway 101 at Bagley Creek

Eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 101 will shift to the new bridge as early as Tuesday morning. The timing of the change… Continue reading

Paul Stutseman, on scaffolding, and Ardith Hansel, foreground, paint a house as part of a church project. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

Volunteers restore home in community project

‘It was miraculous,’ organizer says of church-led effort

Paul Stutseman, on scaffolding, and Ardith Hansel, foreground, paint a house as part of a church project. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Raincoast Farm co-owner Margaret Stoermer, right, talks with visitor Jessica Cunningham of Seattle outside the Raincoast Farms Food Bank Garden of Port Townsend on Saturday. The Jefferson County Farm Tour, with seven locations open for in-person visits, continues today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Farm Tour finishes today

In-person, online experiences available

Raincoast Farm co-owner Margaret Stoermer, right, talks with visitor Jessica Cunningham of Seattle outside the Raincoast Farms Food Bank Garden of Port Townsend on Saturday. The Jefferson County Farm Tour, with seven locations open for in-person visits, continues today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Weather, or not, to plant

WELL, SEPTEMBER ROLLS on, football season has begun and we’ve had some decent rain of late to help counterbalance the excessive heat of this summer.… Continue reading

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Clash over recycling service in Port Angeles

Disagreement between City of Port Angeles, Olympic Disposal

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Virtual meetings Tuesdays via Zoom. This week has a candidate forum between Mike French and John Madden for City… Continue reading

National Merit Scholarship names several local students to program finals

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named several local students as semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Olivia D. Carroll,… Continue reading

Road work planned near downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES – Pavement and ditch repairs will disrupt traffic on U.S. Highway 101 between S. Euclid Avenue and S. Oak Street beginning Monday. State… Continue reading