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Sequim’s first retirement center celebrates 25th anniversary

SEQUIM — The original independent-living retirement center in Sequim, The Fifth Avenue, is celebrating 25 years in business…

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‘We have tried to work things out with bank’: Sequim subdivision foreclosure possible

SEQUIM — A 230-lot subdivision in East Sequim appears to be headed for foreclosure, the victim of bad…

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Cineplex for Sequim on long intermission; Peninsula moviegoing economy too ‘weak,’ owner says

SEQUIM — A movie theater proposed on East Washington Street at Rhodefer Road is on hold at least…

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Enhancing Nature’s beauty: Popularity of driftwood sculpting soars on Peninsula

SEQUIM — They take driftwood and wood pieces from forests and clearcuts and make smooth, swirling art of…

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Sequim to grow, even during recession, city leaders say

SEQUIM — Mayor Ken Hays confidently proclaimed Tuesday that Sequim would continue to grow as a commercial center…

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Sequim council votes for downtown movies

SEQUIM — City leaders are forming a joint movie theater venture with Olympic Theatre Arts to raise money…

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Sequim’s ‘worm guy’ finds little known facts about earthworms [**Gallery and Video**]

SEQUIM — Brad Griffith gets down and dirty with earthworms and loves it. “You’re talking about the bottom…

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Five-vehicle U.S. 101 crash results in only broken arm

DIAMOND POINT — A 27-year-old Port Angeles man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the…

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UPDATE: U.S. 101 reopened after three-vehicle crash near Diamond Point

DIAMOND POINT — A three-vehicle injury head-on crash blocked traffic in both directions on U.S. Highway 101 at…

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No injuries in dramatic fire that destroyed Carlsborg mobile home

CARLSBORG — A Country Acres Lane mobile home was destroyed in a morning fire that shot 15-foot flames…

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Fire destroys Carlsborg mobile home

CARLSBORG — A Country Acres Lane mobile home was destroyed in an early-morning fire today that left its…

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Camp Heebie Jeebies survives demise of jazz society

SEQUIM — The Jazz in the Olympics Society may be silenced, but an annual Lake Crescent summer school…

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Construction to begin on long-awaited Sequim playfields

SEQUIM — Goal! More than two years later and $220,000 in cash fundraising, Sequim Family Advocates will break…

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Rep. Tharinger tells of ‘most difficult’ state budget session

PORT ANGELES — Calling it “the most difficult budget session in our lifetime,” Rep. Steve Tharinger said his…

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Sequim city, Jamestown tribe meet on ‘mutual interests’ — including future hotel towers

BLYN — Sensing a growing economic connection between the city and the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s headquarters six miles…

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Customs to lease port space; Border Patrol won’t

PORT TOWNSEND — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to open new office space in the Port…

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Pollution threatens shellfish-rich south shore of Port Townsend Bay

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County leaders said they would work toward keeping commercial shellfish beds open after the…

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Sequim board seeks to add to school day, cut from calendar

SEQUIM — The Sequim School Board has unanimously approved attempting to extend its school day by 10 minutes…

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Old Olympic Highway widening work begins

AGNEW — Road widening work has begun on a stretch of Old Olympic Highway between Spring and Barr…

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Remodeling begins on future Columbia Bank branch office in Sequim

SEQUIM — Remodeling is under way on the former First Federal building in the Sequim Village Center to…