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Blaine Zechenelly receives the Washington Volunteer EMS Responder of the Year award on May 20 at the Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association’s (WSFFA) 100th anniversary conference in Wenatchee. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Dungeness man named state’s top Volunteer EMS Responder

Zechenelly honored for emergency, pandemic prep

 

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Bonsai on display Saturday

Hobby a decades-long endeavor

 

Sequim postpones hearing on food trucks

Staff: State protocols must be completed

 

Ridership for Clallam Transit’s new Interlink vans has increased so much since December that leadership is looking to implement a second van that would report to pings for rides using the app “Ride Pingo.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Ridership grows for app-based van-ride service

Staffer hired to help train people to use public transit

Ridership for Clallam Transit’s new Interlink vans has increased so much since December that leadership is looking to implement a second van that would report to pings for rides using the app “Ride Pingo.” (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Caleb Messinger and staff with the Southern Nibble food truck serve customers at a Sequim High School soccer game in September 2022. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim considers food truck code change

Public hearing scheduled for next month

Caleb Messinger and staff with the Southern Nibble food truck serve customers at a Sequim High School soccer game in September 2022. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group State funding to complete the Simdars Road bypass was moved up in the latest legislative session from the 2031-33 biennium for the Department of Transportation’s Move Ahead Washington plan to include $2.642 million in the 2023-25 biennium and $26.979 million in the 2025-27 biennium.

State funding for Simdars Road bypass moves up

City projects include deeper well, more park space

Matthew Nash /Olympic Peninsula News Group State funding to complete the Simdars Road bypass was moved up in the latest legislative session from the 2031-33 biennium for the Department of Transportation’s Move Ahead Washington plan to include $2.642 million in the 2023-25 biennium and $26.979 million in the 2025-27 biennium.
Driftwood art instructor Tuttie Peetz works on a driftwood art piece at her home studio for Olympic Driftwood Sculptors’ next show Saturday and Sunday at the Dungeness River Nature Center. She said she’s put in more than 1,000 hours into shaping the twisted juniper wood from Montana. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Artists turn driftwood into sculptures

Seventy pieces to be on display this weekend

Driftwood art instructor Tuttie Peetz works on a driftwood art piece at her home studio for Olympic Driftwood Sculptors’ next show Saturday and Sunday at the Dungeness River Nature Center. She said she’s put in more than 1,000 hours into shaping the twisted juniper wood from Montana. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Seen here on his first day as Sequim city manager on Nov. 1, 2021, Matt Huish recently received a positive review from city council members. It was his first performance review since starting in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim council gives city manager raise

Huish praised for ‘standout efforts’

Seen here on his first day as Sequim city manager on Nov. 1, 2021, Matt Huish recently received a positive review from city council members. It was his first performance review since starting in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Tribal members, staff and advocates gather for the Jamestown Healing Clinic’s grand opening ceremony on Aug. 20, 2022. Tribal leaders say they plan to construct an adjacent $26 million, 16-bed psychiatric evaluation and treatment facility to help people in crisis, i.e. threatening to harm themselves or others. (John Gussman)

Jamestown receives $13M for psychiatric care facility

State, tribal leaders say full funding could come in 2024

Tribal members, staff and advocates gather for the Jamestown Healing Clinic’s grand opening ceremony on Aug. 20, 2022. Tribal leaders say they plan to construct an adjacent $26 million, 16-bed psychiatric evaluation and treatment facility to help people in crisis, i.e. threatening to harm themselves or others. (John Gussman)
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Irrigation Fest to culminate in logging show, parade

Car Cruise makes a return; carnival remains on hold

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A water main east of Clallam Public Utility District’s Carlsborg campus broke on Wednesday morning. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Broken water main causes outage for many Carlsborg residents

Service restored to some customers by late afternoon Wednesday

A water main east of Clallam Public Utility District’s Carlsborg campus broke on Wednesday morning. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Fire commissioner Bill Miano, right, swears in appointed commissioner Mike Mingee on May 2 during a meeting of the Clallam County Fire District 3’s board of commissioners. Mingee told commissioners in April he’s planning to file to run for the position this month. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Clallam County Fire District 3 swears in new commissioner

Appointee has 40 years in service, including chief in East Jefferson

Fire commissioner Bill Miano, right, swears in appointed commissioner Mike Mingee on May 2 during a meeting of the Clallam County Fire District 3’s board of commissioners. Mingee told commissioners in April he’s planning to file to run for the position this month. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim boosts number of police

Chief says additions will help with attrition

Runners take off from the 2022 Irrigation Festival Fun Run. This year, the festival features 1 mile and 5K races on Saturday in Carrie Blake Community Park, and a half marathon on Sunday, starting at Troll Haven Bandy Farm in Gardiner and finishing at the park. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival expands with races, arts and crafts

Carrie Blake Park to host most events

Runners take off from the 2022 Irrigation Festival Fun Run. This year, the festival features 1 mile and 5K races on Saturday in Carrie Blake Community Park, and a half marathon on Sunday, starting at Troll Haven Bandy Farm in Gardiner and finishing at the park. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group Keaton King and Danika Chen (Dmitry and Anastasia) are two of more than 35 Sequim High School students acting in or producing “Anastasia the Musical” for the 56th operetta.

SHS, Ghostlight partner for ‘Anastasia’

High school one of the first in state to stage musical

Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group Keaton King and Danika Chen (Dmitry and Anastasia) are two of more than 35 Sequim High School students acting in or producing “Anastasia the Musical” for the 56th operetta.
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Bids for Sequim library expansion planned for fall

Construction could finish by end of 2024

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Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group At Sequim Food Bank, volunteers, from left, Kevin Wilson, Betty Gwaltyney, Corky Schadler, Melody Wilson, John Matson and Melissa Vemi with Sequim Community Church, worked together to build two planters, fill them with dirt and plant lavender for Sequim Beautiful Day. Not pictured was Steve Gale.

Volunteers enhance Sequim sites for Beautiful Day

Painting, planting and scrubbing were on the checklists of more than 100 volunteers for Sequim Beautiful Day. The fifth annual event on Saturday… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group At Sequim Food Bank, volunteers, from left, Kevin Wilson, Betty Gwaltyney, Corky Schadler, Melody Wilson, John Matson and Melissa Vemi with Sequim Community Church, worked together to build two planters, fill them with dirt and plant lavender for Sequim Beautiful Day. Not pictured was Steve Gale.
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FD3 shuffles positions

Chief takes on admin role as assistant set to serve as interim

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Diamond Point’s Mingee named to District 3 commission

Fills former fire commissioner Steven Chinn’s term

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Sequim City Council members and Clallam County commissioners meet for a joint work session to discuss affordable housing and human services funding. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Housing major issue in joint meet

Leaders from Clallam County, Sequim discuss efforts

Sequim City Council members and Clallam County commissioners meet for a joint work session to discuss affordable housing and human services funding. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)