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Sequim School District teachers vote to hold one-day walkout May 18 to show frustration with Legislature

SEQUIM — Sequim School District teachers have voted to participate in a one-day work stoppage Monday, May 18. Classes will be canceled that day, although… Continue reading

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After allegedly stealing a vehicle at 2643 West Sequim Bay Road cabin No. 2

Man arrested after Sequim crime spree that police say included stolen vehicles, wrecks and break-ins

SEQUIM — A homeless man living in the Sequim area has been arrested after law enforcement officials said he went on a weekend crime spree… Continue reading

After allegedly stealing a vehicle at 2643 West Sequim Bay Road cabin No. 2
The Polar Pioneer floats on its pontoons surrounded by tugs and other support vessels in Port Angeles Harbor last week. (Keith Thorpe/Copyright &Copy; 2015

Polar Pioneer could stay longer than expected in Port Angeles; Shell reviewing Seattle City Hall’s move to block oil rig’s planned arrival

PORT ANGELES — The Polar Pioneer­ may be staying in Port Angeles Harbor longer than planned after Seattle's mayor said his city's port must apply… Continue reading

The Polar Pioneer floats on its pontoons surrounded by tugs and other support vessels in Port Angeles Harbor last week. (Keith Thorpe/Copyright &Copy; 2015
The Arctic offshore oil rig Polar Pioneer

UPDATE: Polar Pioneer could stay longer than expected in Port Angeles; permit process in Seattle could take months

PORT ANGELES — The Polar Pioneer­ may be staying in Port Angeles Harbor longer than planned after Seattle's mayor said his city's port must apply… Continue reading

The Arctic offshore oil rig Polar Pioneer
Todd Manchester

Sequim gets sneak peek of Civic Center during open house

SEQUIM — Sequim-area residents got a sneak peek of the newly constructed $14.5 million Civic Center during an open house. City Council members, city staff… Continue reading

Todd Manchester
Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty

Sequim Irrigation Festival kicks off with kids parade, family fun today

SEQUIM — The first weekend of the 120th edition of the Sequim Irrigation Festival will be crazy. It's dubbed Crazy Cullen Weekend, in honor of… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty
Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty

WEEKEND: Sequim Irrigation Fest kicks off its first weekend today

SEQUIM — The first weekend of the 120th edition of the Sequim Irrigation Festival will be crazy. It's dubbed Crazy Cullen Weekend, in honor of… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty
Clallam County Auditor Shoona Riggs

Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center petition signatures submitted to county auditor [corrected]

Corrects the name of the group Judy Rhodes leads, Citizens for SARC. PORT ANGELES — Signatures to place a measure on the Aug. 4 ballot… Continue reading

Clallam County Auditor Shoona Riggs
Jeff Monroe is slated to be honored in May for efforts last summer to relocate the Enchanted Valley chalet in Jefferson County. To move the building

A moving honor: Sequim man to be awarded for his work in relocating Enchanted Valley chalet

CARLSBORG — Jeff Monroe, proprietor of Monroe House Moving, Inc., will be honored May 19 for moving the Enchanted Valley chalet from its precarious perch… Continue reading

Jeff Monroe is slated to be honored in May for efforts last summer to relocate the Enchanted Valley chalet in Jefferson County. To move the building

Sequim City Council approves push for metropolitan park district as SARC’s separate plan continues moving

SEQUIM — Two metropolitan park district proposals are in the works for registered voters in the area defined by the Sequim School District. The Sequim… Continue reading

Jeff Monroe is slated to be honored in May for efforts last summer to relocate the Enchanted Valley chalet in Jefferson County. To move the building

A moving honor: Sequim man to be awarded for his work in relocating Enchanted Valley chalet

CARLSBORG — Jeff Monroe, proprietor of Monroe House Moving, Inc., will be honored May 19 for moving the Enchanted Valley chalet from its precarious perch… Continue reading

Jeff Monroe is slated to be honored in May for efforts last summer to relocate the Enchanted Valley chalet in Jefferson County. To move the building

Pitching for a cure: Peninsula fastpitch teams compete in pink to raise cancer awareness Wednesday

SEQUIM — Fast-pitch teams from Sequim and Port Angeles high schools will don pink jerseys in matches Wednesday to promote cancer research awareness during the… Continue reading

Sequim City Council to consider metropolitan park district measure for 2016 ballot (while SARC is planning its own measure)

SEQUIM — Sequim City Council members are expected to vote on putting a city metropolitan park district on the 2016 ballot, while a competing measure… Continue reading

Endowment fund set up for Sequim youths’ education

SEQUIM — The Sequim Education Foundation will fund two additional scholarships beginning this year because of a $637,000 behest. Jane Q. “Juana” Miller, a Sequim… Continue reading

Rotary donation will help Sequim Boys & Girls Clubs unit feed children in need this summer

SEQUIM — Thanks to a donation from the Rotary Club of Sequim, staff members with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will be… Continue reading

Endowment fund set up for Sequim youths’ education

SEQUIM — The Sequim Education Foundation will fund two additional scholarships beginning this year because of a $637,000 behest. Jane Q. “Juana” Miller, a Sequim… Continue reading

Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Philip Ketcheson stands on the bow of a patrol boat at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Oil rig security just part of the harbor job for Coast Guard

PORT ANGELES — Although it is massive, the Polar Pioneer, which arrived April 17 in Port Angeles Harbor, hasn’t impacted the flow of maritime commerce… Continue reading

Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Philip Ketcheson stands on the bow of a patrol boat at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
Hannah Branscomb

Huge oil rig in Port Angeles Harbor likely to be floated Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Shell Oil Co. contractors are in the process of dismounting the Polar Pioneer from the semi-submersible heavy-lift ship MV Blue Marlin, something… Continue reading

Hannah Branscomb
Sequim resident Julie Broadwell has been crowned Ms. Wheelchair Washington 2015. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Attitudes are the real disability’: Sequim woman named Ms. Wheelchair Washington

SEQUIM — A physical disability does not preclude happiness and can be overcome with a positive attitude, said the 2015 Ms. Wheelchair Washington, Julie Broadwell… Continue reading

Sequim resident Julie Broadwell has been crowned Ms. Wheelchair Washington 2015. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula activists opposed to Arctic drilling plan to gather at Port Angeles Farmers Market table Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Members of Olympic Climate Action will be at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on Saturday to advocate opposition to Arctic oil drilling.… Continue reading