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Fire District chiefs set retirements; new staffing plan to begin in May

Consulting firm hired to look at leadership structure this month

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Battle of the Books award goes to Five Acre School

Fourth graders finish reading competition

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Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim Police Chief Sheri Crain talks with a crowd at a Sequim Business Merchants meeting. She encouraged people to call police if they see something suspicious.

Church, merchants seek solutions for downtown concerns

Police chief says Sequim not becoming Seattle

Matthew Nash/ Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim Police Chief Sheri Crain talks with a crowd at a Sequim Business Merchants meeting. She encouraged people to call police if they see something suspicious.
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Squatchcon offers comics, cosplay

Homegrown comic professionals to speak, offer student mentorship

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Irrigation Festival kickoff on Saturday

This Saturday, the annual Kickoff Dinner and Auction ushers in the 128th year of the Irrigation Festival, the oldest and most continuous running… Continue reading

Former Sequim resident Kimmy Siebens has been named USA Today Washington State Woman of the Year for her efforts in helping Bremerton’s homeless and at-risk population and their pets. (Kimmy Siebens)

Sequim native state Woman of the Year

Siebens earns honor from USA Today

Former Sequim resident Kimmy Siebens has been named USA Today Washington State Woman of the Year for her efforts in helping Bremerton’s homeless and at-risk population and their pets. (Kimmy Siebens)

Treatment continues for Sequim man accused of killing mother

Accused needs ‘psychiatric stabilization’

An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

New fire station is over budget

Chief seeks finish of facilities plan

An estimate to build a new Dungeness Station 31, a volunteer station, came in more than $3 million than what Clallam County Fire District 3 officials were looking to spend. They’re now reassessing options for the facility with a $2 million budget. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Participants in the 5K Sun Fun Color Run emerge from clouds of tempera paint while being pelted by rain and snow during Saturday’s Sequim Sunshine Festival at Carrie Blake Park and the Albert Haller Play Fields with additional events at Pioneer Park. Inclement weather on Saturday forced organizers to move many entertainment events indoors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sunshine Festival is short on sunshine

But drones have clear skies for event’s grand finale

Participants in the 5K Sun Fun Color Run emerge from clouds of tempera paint while being pelted by rain and snow during Saturday’s Sequim Sunshine Festival at Carrie Blake Park and the Albert Haller Play Fields with additional events at Pioneer Park. Inclement weather on Saturday forced organizers to move many entertainment events indoors. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
This year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival royal court includes, from left, prince Fred Cameron, princess Anne Marie Barni, queen Pepper Reymond and princess Paige “Skylar” Krzyworz. They’ll tour the region extensively this summer in parades representing Sequim as ambassadors. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Pageant sets stage for Sequim Irrigation Fest events

Float to be unveiled at 7 Cedars Resort prior to dinner this month

This year’s Sequim Irrigation Festival royal court includes, from left, prince Fred Cameron, princess Anne Marie Barni, queen Pepper Reymond and princess Paige “Skylar” Krzyworz. They’ll tour the region extensively this summer in parades representing Sequim as ambassadors. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Owen DeAngelo grins as he gets a touch of yellow at the last color station at the Sun Fun Color Run 5K in 2022 at the Albert Haller Playfields just north of Carrie Blake Community Park. Entries remain open for the 1K and 5K run/walk races on Saturday.

Sequim Sunshine Festival celebrates ‘Blue Hole’

Show to feature 200 drones, more activities this weekend

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Owen DeAngelo grins as he gets a touch of yellow at the last color station at the Sun Fun Color Run 5K in 2022 at the Albert Haller Playfields just north of Carrie Blake Community Park. Entries remain open for the 1K and 5K run/walk races on Saturday.
Sequim Police Officer Daniel Martinez receives a Purple Heart at a Sequim Police Department awards dinner in December 2022 from Sgt. Dave Campbell for his actions in stopping a man who allegedly attempted to kill him during a traffic stop. (Sequim Police Department)

Prosecutor finds Sequim officer’s actions justified at traffic stop

Martinez awarded department’s purple heart in December

Sequim Police Officer Daniel Martinez receives a Purple Heart at a Sequim Police Department awards dinner in December 2022 from Sgt. Dave Campbell for his actions in stopping a man who allegedly attempted to kill him during a traffic stop. (Sequim Police Department)

Diamond Point man receives 10 years in prison for ‘savage beating’

A Diamond Point man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for what Clallam County Superior Court Judge Simon Barnhart called a… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group An application has been approved to remodel the former Office Depot space into a Sportsman’s Warehouse, but City of Sequim staff await final fees be paid before a building permit can be issued.

Sportsman’s Warehouse files to move into old Office Depot spot

The former Office Depot space in Sequim Village Marketplace is tentatively set to become a Sportsman’s Warehouse. Staff with the City of Sequim… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group An application has been approved to remodel the former Office Depot space into a Sportsman’s Warehouse, but City of Sequim staff await final fees be paid before a building permit can be issued.

Burglar sentenced to 15 years

Multiple shotguns taken from Coastal Farm store

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Four set for festival royalty pageant next Saturday

Festival’s 128th year runs May 6-13

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Man found deceased in Gardiner

A Sequim man found near the Olympic Discovery Trail about two miles west of Gardiner apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot, according to… Continue reading

Officials with the North Olympic Regional Housing Network have purchased a Sequim home to help house at-risk or homeless veterans. From left, they are Cherie Tinker, executive director of the housing network; Helen Starr, executor with her husband Greg (not pictured) of Lt. Colonel James Minsky’s estate; real estate agent Nell Clausen with RE/MAX Prime, and John Koch with the U.S. Coast Guard. (North Olympic Regional Housing Network)

Forks veterans group buys Sequim home

Nonprofit agency aims to benefit elderly military locals

Officials with the North Olympic Regional Housing Network have purchased a Sequim home to help house at-risk or homeless veterans. From left, they are Cherie Tinker, executive director of the housing network; Helen Starr, executor with her husband Greg (not pictured) of Lt. Colonel James Minsky’s estate; real estate agent Nell Clausen with RE/MAX Prime, and John Koch with the U.S. Coast Guard. (North Olympic Regional Housing Network)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group As part of the construction plan to build and move a new Hurd Creek Hatchery, crews will remove and fill in a large fish pond. Demolition must wait for the new, nearby facility to be complete, according to state documents.

Hurd Creek hatchery to be moved from floodplain

Construction expected through summer 2024

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group As part of the construction plan to build and move a new Hurd Creek Hatchery, crews will remove and fill in a large fish pond. Demolition must wait for the new, nearby facility to be complete, according to state documents.

Mobile showers may not be coming to Sequim

Staff says cost would be expensive and could create additional issues