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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Capital, transportation improvements before councils

Meetings across Clallam and Jefferson counties

Port Townsend pool on track to open in July

Task force favors Chimacum Park for replacement

Jason Minnoch, left, and Jim deBord move a set of musical chimes as Al Oman and Jo Johnston look on during preparations on Wednesday for Sunday’s playground opening of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground, rebuilt by volunteers in May after much of it was destroyed by arson in December, will host an official reopening and dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Reopening ceremony Sunday

Jason Minnoch, left, and Jim deBord move a set of musical chimes as Al Oman and Jo Johnston look on during preparations on Wednesday for… Continue reading

Jason Minnoch, left, and Jim deBord move a set of musical chimes as Al Oman and Jo Johnston look on during preparations on Wednesday for Sunday’s playground opening of the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. The playground, rebuilt by volunteers in May after much of it was destroyed by arson in December, will host an official reopening and dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

More muscle than wind in Phase 2 of Race to Alaska

Winds die down, force sailors to alternate with human power

Chris Fidler.

Port Angeles man honored with Distinguished Alumni award

Chris Fidler of Port Angeles has received the Distinguished Alumni Award for exemplary service to his community from Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.… Continue reading

Chris Fidler.

Port Townsend, YMCA sued over 2022 pool ban

Confrontation with transgender employee at center of lawsuit

Members of the Makah Tribe bring a gray whale to shore on May 18, 1999. A federal ruling Thursday will allow the tribe to take 25 whales in a 10-year period. (Peninsula Daily News file)

Makah Tribe granted waiver to hunt gray whales

Ruling to allow tribe 25 in 10-year period

Members of the Makah Tribe bring a gray whale to shore on May 18, 1999. A federal ruling Thursday will allow the tribe to take 25 whales in a 10-year period. (Peninsula Daily News file)
Team Roscoe Pickle Train of Port Townsend, which includes Chris Iruz, Enzo Dougherty, Odin Smith and Pearl Smith, were first out of the Victoria Inner Harbour at the start of the Race to Alaska on Tuesday. The cannon fired at noon and 38 racers headed to Ketchikan, a 750-mile contest that started in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Racers restart in Victoria on their way to Alaska

One rescued by Coast Guard; two others try wheeling over land

Team Roscoe Pickle Train of Port Townsend, which includes Chris Iruz, Enzo Dougherty, Odin Smith and Pearl Smith, were first out of the Victoria Inner Harbour at the start of the Race to Alaska on Tuesday. The cannon fired at noon and 38 racers headed to Ketchikan, a 750-mile contest that started in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam sheriff pursuing $9.6M grant for public safety facility

Defense program geared to supporting military installations

Fire commissioners form association

Fire commissioners in Clallam and Jefferson counties have formed the Olympic Peninsula Fire Commissioners Association to enhance communication between fire districts across… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews respond to a structure fire in the 300 block of West Kinkaid Street. A garage was destroyed.

Fire destroys garage in Irondale

A fire destroyed a garage in the 300 block of West Kincaid Street, East Jefferson Fire Rescue said. No one was injured. Firefighters… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews respond to a structure fire in the 300 block of West Kinkaid Street. A garage was destroyed.
Jefferson PUD has bought the former AP&T building at 193 Otto St. in Port Townsend.

Jefferson PUD purchases office building for expansion

The Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved the purchase of the former Alaska Power and Telecom building. The PUD has… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD has bought the former AP&T building at 193 Otto St. in Port Townsend.

Kayakers to attempt to cross strait on Friday

Six kayakers will attempt to paddle south across the Strait of de Fuca on Friday to raise awareness and support the fight… Continue reading

Lindsey Sehmel.

Sequim hires director of community and economic development

The city of Sequim has hired Lindsey Sehmel as its director of community and economic development. Sehmel has more than 17 years of… Continue reading

Lindsey Sehmel.
From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Sequim police re-accredited by state organization

The Sequim Police Department has earned accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. The department is one of 76 in… Continue reading

From left, Sequim Deputy Police Chief John Southard, Tiffany Banning and Police Chief Mike Hill received renewed accreditation recognition from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
Sequim city council members approved a $2.45 million purchase of 16.52 acres off West Hendrickson Road to be used for a future park. It remains closed to the public as it’s being leased for agricultural use until plans and funding can be put in place for the future park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim purchases 16 acres for park

City negotiated with McCord family for 2 years

Sequim city council members approved a $2.45 million purchase of 16.52 acres off West Hendrickson Road to be used for a future park. It remains closed to the public as it’s being leased for agricultural use until plans and funding can be put in place for the future park. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Warehouse proposed near Port Angeles airport

State documents list Amazon as builder

WSDOT reclassifies two roundabouts on Highway 101

Proposed traffic circle at Old Olympic Highway moved to long term

Port of Port Angeles commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais, third from right, put shovels in the dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday for the port’s Marine Trade Center on the former Peninsula Plywood site on Marine Drive. Development of the 18-acre site will include installing utilities, paving and grading. Work is anticipated to be completed before the end of the year. The $10 million project was funded with a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and $3.87 million from the port. From left to right, McAleer; Port Angeles City Manager Nathan West (partially hidden); Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson; Clallam County Commissioner Mike French; Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Chairwoman Frances Charles; Beauvais; Michael Snodgrass, Olympic Peninsula Outreach Director for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell; and Haley Schanne, Director of Outreach for 6th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
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Breaking ground

Port of Port Angeles commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais, third from right, put shovels in the dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais, third from right, put shovels in the dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday for the port’s Marine Trade Center on the former Peninsula Plywood site on Marine Drive. Development of the 18-acre site will include installing utilities, paving and grading. Work is anticipated to be completed before the end of the year. The $10 million project was funded with a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and $3.87 million from the port. From left to right, McAleer; Port Angeles City Manager Nathan West (partially hidden); Clallam County Commissioner Randy Johnson; Clallam County Commissioner Mike French; Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Chairwoman Frances Charles; Beauvais; Michael Snodgrass, Olympic Peninsula Outreach Director for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell; and Haley Schanne, Director of Outreach for 6th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Hearing examiner advises against rezone

Uses are ‘incompatible’ with neighbors, he says