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Albert Haller Foundation gives scholarships to local graduating seniors

The scholarship committee of the Albert Haller Foundation has selected 13 graduating high school seniors to receive scholarships. Committee members on April 14 agreed to… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Adult softball league registration underway in Port Angeles and Jefferson County

A team captain meeting for the city of Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department’s adult softball leagues will be held at Vern… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Ruth Moss, seated wearing No. 45, is joined by her family, including parents Robert and Cinnamon Moss, as she signs a letter of intent to play basketball at Peninsula College.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Ruth Moss joining family legacy at Peninsula College

It’s reunion time for the Peninsula College women’s basketball program and Neah Bay’s Moss family. Red Devils senior Ruth Moss has signed… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Ruth Moss, seated wearing No. 45, is joined by her family, including parents Robert and Cinnamon Moss, as she signs a letter of intent to play basketball at Peninsula College.

Investigation: Head trauma cause of Tribal Council member’s death

A longtime member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Council died of head trauma when his car went off Mount Pleasant Road last… Continue reading

Jefferson County PUD approves water rate increases

Utility board still discussing potential electric rate hike

Lawsuit alleges sex discrimination

Sequim schools employee says ‘malicious lies’ spread

Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low tide on Thursday was minus 2.2 feet in Port Angeles with daytime minus tides through Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Minus tide

Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low… Continue reading

Charles W. Creed of Port Angeles combs for interesting rocks and small sea shells during Thursday’s low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Low tide on Thursday was minus 2.2 feet in Port Angeles with daytime minus tides through Monday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: McCurdy Point near Port Townsend productive over halibut opener

The far edge of Marine Area 6 may have been one of the better spots for last week’s halibut fishing opener. “Rumor has it McCurdy… Continue reading

Peninsula residents named to Eastern Washtington University dean’s list

Eastern Washington University recently released its dean’s list for the 2021 winter quarter. Undergraduate students must earn 12 quality hours with a grade-point… Continue reading

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Sequim's Christian Gonzales looks to dribble past Bainbridge's Damoni Mckenna-Greenawalt during the Olympic League Boys Soccer Championship.

PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer team falls in Olympic League title tilt

Unbeaten Port Angeles softball wins two more

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Sequim's Christian Gonzales looks to dribble past Bainbridge's Damoni Mckenna-Greenawalt during the Olympic League Boys Soccer Championship.
Dungeness River Audubon Center director Powell Jones, right, helps guide a tour of the center’s renovation to Sequim Sunrise Rotary Foundation board members. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

River Center gets $250K boost from Sequim Sunrise Rotary

Tour provides glimpse of facility under construction

Dungeness River Audubon Center director Powell Jones, right, helps guide a tour of the center’s renovation to Sequim Sunrise Rotary Foundation board members. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Brazilian choro music will flow in a live-streamed concert Saturday afternoon from players including, from left, Anat Cohen, Douglas Lora, Dudu Maia and Alexandre Lora. photo courtesy of Anat Cohen

Saturday: Choro live from Brazil and Seattle

Before the bossa nova, there was choro — pronounced “shore-oh” — on the sultry streets of Brazil. This Saturday at 3 p.m.,… Continue reading

Brazilian choro music will flow in a live-streamed concert Saturday afternoon from players including, from left, Anat Cohen, Douglas Lora, Dudu Maia and Alexandre Lora. photo courtesy of Anat Cohen

Sequim plans Fourth of July fireworks

City Council considers options for old administration building

Sequim Prairie Grange to hold ice cream social Sunday

The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a drive-up ice cream social from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The ice cream will be… Continue reading

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Kurt Grinnell.
"River City Drumbeat" is among the documentaries screening during the Women & Film festival, which runs through Sunday via PTfilmfest.com. (Photo courtesy Owsley Brown Presents)
"River City Drumbeat" is among the documentaries screening during the Women & Film festival, which runs through Sunday via PTfilmfest.com. (Photo courtesy Owsley Brown Presents)

Work starts to fix state Highway 112 slide areas

Work has begun to reopen an 8-mile section of state Highway 112 that has been closed since Dec. 21. Scarsella Brothers Inc. crews… Continue reading

Teaching artist Margie McDonald and Port Townsend High School art teacher Michele Soderstrom worked with students on art panels to be posted through May around Uptown and downtown Port Townsend. The panels are part of the Art Wave! exhibition, which raises awareness and funds for arts education in Port Townsend schools. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Young artists’ creations grace windows

Panels depicting emotions, wild face masks on view

Teaching artist Margie McDonald and Port Townsend High School art teacher Michele Soderstrom worked with students on art panels to be posted through May around Uptown and downtown Port Townsend. The panels are part of the Art Wave! exhibition, which raises awareness and funds for arts education in Port Townsend schools. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Large gatherings in Clallam County result in outbreaks

Clallam County adds 14 cases Thursday tied to social gatherings

Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second bridge for the eastbound lanes. The project, designed to replace aging culverts for improved salmon habitat, also includes a new bridge over Siebert Creek farther east, as well as smaller box culverts on South Bagley Creek Road and James Page Road. The $30.6 million project, which is expected to last until late fall, currently has traffic constricted to a single lane in each direction through the two major construction zones. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bridge work continues

Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second… Continue reading

Traffic crosses a new bridge on U.S. Highway 101 over Bagley Creek east of Port Angeles on Wednesday as work continues on building a second bridge for the eastbound lanes. The project, designed to replace aging culverts for improved salmon habitat, also includes a new bridge over Siebert Creek farther east, as well as smaller box culverts on South Bagley Creek Road and James Page Road. The $30.6 million project, which is expected to last until late fall, currently has traffic constricted to a single lane in each direction through the two major construction zones. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)