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Anna-Marie Tax, 9, of Port Angeles, a member of the Rascals 4H Club, sits in a pen with Fiona, a Berkshire/Hampshire cross breed, on Thursday in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Youngsters set their sights on medals and ribbons

From showmanship to livestock auction, fair offers stage

Anna-Marie Tax, 9, of Port Angeles, a member of the Rascals 4H Club, sits in a pen with Fiona, a Berkshire/Hampshire cross breed, on Thursday in the swine barn at the Clallam County Fair. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crescent appoints interim superintendent

The Crescent School Board has appointed Ann Renker interim superintendent to serve during Superintendent David Bingham’s medical leave. The school board conducted a… Continue reading

Hospital expects continued payments

Officials waiting for response from visit

Lodging tax committee accepting grant applications

The Clallam County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is accepting applications for grants from the county’s lodging tax fund until noon on Oct.… Continue reading

Tanya Anaya of Port Angeles takes photos on Tuesday of a taxidermy bear and mountain lion that are part of an interactive watershed exhibit at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The center, located at Railroad Bridge Park, focuses on the flora and fauna of the Dungeness Valley and watershed and contains a variety of exhibits for adults and children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Nature exhibit

Tanya Anaya of Port Angeles takes photos on Tuesday of a taxidermy bear and mountain lion that are part of an interactive watershed exhibit at… Continue reading

Tanya Anaya of Port Angeles takes photos on Tuesday of a taxidermy bear and mountain lion that are part of an interactive watershed exhibit at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim. The center, located at Railroad Bridge Park, focuses on the flora and fauna of the Dungeness Valley and watershed and contains a variety of exhibits for adults and children. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Attendees for the OMC Foundation’s first trip abroad will enjoy the Grand Corso Parade in Nice, France. (OMC Foundation)

OMC Foundation to host Mardi Gras trip to France

Sign up by mid-September for accommodations next February

Attendees for the OMC Foundation’s first trip abroad will enjoy the Grand Corso Parade in Nice, France. (OMC Foundation)

Port Townsend planning for active transportation

Concept would balance walking, biking, driving

Gregson to begin as Olympic Medical Center’s interim CEO next week

Mark Gregson will begin his tenure as interim chief executive officer at Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday. Outgoing CEO Darryl Wolfe’s last… Continue reading

Home sharing could help with high rent

Presentation focuses on senior population

Point Hudson pavilion to host community conversation

Jefferson County will continue its Community Conversations series from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The town hall meeting will be at… Continue reading

Still suspended and held in steady by a heavy lift crane, a 50-ton crossmember beam of the new 300-ton variable width Travelift acquired by the Port of Port Townsend is bolted down by an employee, lower right, on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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New Travelift

Still suspended and held in steady by a heavy lift crane, a 50-ton crossmember beam of the new 300-ton variable width Travelift acquired by the… Continue reading

Still suspended and held in steady by a heavy lift crane, a 50-ton crossmember beam of the new 300-ton variable width Travelift acquired by the Port of Port Townsend is bolted down by an employee, lower right, on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Creek cleanup in new phase

Focus now turning to recovery response

Crescent to appoint interim superintendent

The Crescent School Board will host a special meeting at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Crescent School library. The meeting will be to… Continue reading

Dosewallips brush fire under control

Three acres burned, Level 1 evacuation alert deployed

Firefighters put out blazes at Diamond Point Airport

Firefighters from Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished two brush fires along the runway at Diamond Point Airport. Crews were called at 11:09… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sells its home in a historic transition

Newspaper is moving to First Street location

Port Angeles school board to host budget workshop

The Port Angeles School District’s board of directors will conduct a budget workshop during a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday. The… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles moves ahead with grant applications

Funding sources could help agency’s facilities

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Honoring first responders

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and… Continue reading

A surveillance and patrol helicopter operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lands at Saturday’s Unity of Effort festival of military, law enforcement and first responders in Sequim. The event, hosted by Security Services Northwest, featured a variety of military equipment, law enforcement and public safety displays, food, music and other activities as well as a helicopter fly-in. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Board considers selling property

Transit hub would increase access, agency says