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The Port of Port Angeles approved a $2.16 million order Tuesday for a new steel building to support Phase 1 of the Port Angeles Composite project, covering components and design (installation and sales tax are extra) while the port and company finalize a cost-recovery agreement.

The state Department of Natural Resources is proposing to raise its forest management fee share from 25% to 27%, which Clallam County officials say could cut local timber revenue by roughly $200,000 to $300,000; the proposal is on the state Board of Natural Resources agenda on Nov. 3.

The Clallam County Fair named three Port Angeles High School students (Cecilia Pereira, Hannah Martin, and Makenzie Taylor) as candidates for 2027 fair royalty; the coronation will be Jan.

30 in the Home Arts Building at the fairgrounds and will crown one queen and two princesses.

Sequim (No. 10, 5-6-4) will travel to No. 7 Eatonville for a loser-out District 3 girls soccer match at 1:00 p.m. Saturday; a win sends the Wolves to face No. 2 Bainbridge Tuesday night, while a loss would push them into a Thursday elimination game.

WSDOT will repair pavement on U.S. Highway 101 south of Forks on Monday, with repeated one-lane closures of up to 60 minutes between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. near Dowan's Road (milepost 184); traffic will return to a single lane controlled by signals after work.

Dr. Terri Sabella, CEO of North Olympic Healthcare Network, presented the 24th Legislative District’s Community Health Champion awards on Wednesday to Rep. Adam Bernbaum, Rep. Steve Tharinger, and Sen. Mike Chapman for their ongoing advocacy of rural health care (NOHN conference room, Front Street downtown).

Port of Port Angeles officials warned proposed city rules that would require review for businesses using 1.5 megawatts or more of power could make it harder to recruit high-wage employers, and the port plans to submit input while the Planning Commission will review the preliminary draft at an upcoming meeting.

Port Angeles (10th-ranked, 11-1-1) visits Sequim tonight for senior night with the new Peninsula Crown Trophy on the line; live KONP coverage starts with the Roughriders Locker Room Show at 6 p.m., followed by the Wolves Locker Room Show at 6:25.