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Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols, left, talks about a proposed mental health court program accompanied by District Court Judge Dave Neupert on Tuesday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Proposed changes to public defender caseloads could hurt rural counties

Proposed changes to the number of cases Washington public defenders are allowed to work each year could have…

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Company eyes Port Angeles for carbon capture pilot project

Port Angeles could be the site of a pilot project for an experimental technology that hopes to combat…

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DOT planning traffic circles between Sequim, PA

The state Department of Transportation is looking to install up to four roundabouts on U.S. Highway 101 between…

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, right, discusses emergency services on Thursday during a roundtable session with emergency managers from across the region, including Clallam County Sheriff Brian King, left, and Clallam County Administrator Todd Mielke in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam County seeking more funds for emergency operations center

A new emergency operations center in Clallam County still needs about $10 million in funding to complete the…

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Health officer: Illnesses moving in ‘right direction’

The winter surge of COVID-19 cases is declining, but the disease is still circulating and has caused two…

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Water reserves low in Olympics

A lack of snowfall in the Olympic Mountains could lead to low water levels and an earlier fire…

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Jamestown Healing Clinic looks to expand services

After 18 months of operations, the Jamestown Healing Clinic is looking to expand its services as the number…

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Regulations on farms, tiny homes proposed

After a year in office as Clallam County’s Director of the Department of Community Development, Bruce Emery said…

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Clallam prosecutor: Case clearance, data are goals for 2024

After adding staff in 2023, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols says he has several goals he wants…

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It’s a girl! Clallam’s first baby of new year from Sequim

A healthy baby girl, Fiona Springer, was the first child to be born in Clallam County on Jan.…

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Clallam, Jefferson counties named as finalist for $50 million grant

A coalition of Clallam and Jefferson County organizations was awarded a planning grant and named as a finalist…

Wreathes, personal notes and flowers adorn the fence outside the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles on Tuesday after much of the playground was destroyed by fire last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Rebuilding Port Angeles’ Dream Playground could start as early as this summer

Donations to replace the recently destroyed Dream Playground are pouring in, and if all goes well, a replacement…

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Respiratory illness on rise on Peninsula

Hospitalizations from respiratory illnesses are rising on the Olympic Peninsula but remain far below pandemic year numbers even…