Jeff Chew

Sequim council approves zoning changes, revisions to downtown

SEQUIM — The City Council has approved making several small changes to zoning regulations affecting downtown. Chris Hugo, Sequim city director of community development, said… Continue reading

e

Crash sends pickup into mobile home

SEQUIM — Police are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash Monday night on North Fifth Avenue that sent a pickup truck into the front… Continue reading

e
Standing next to a crashed single-engine airplane at the private Blue Ribbon airport near Sequim on Tuesday is

Pilot, passenger shaken, unhurt after plane crashes near Sequim [**Video**]

DUNGENESS — Sequim-area pilot Ken Brown was smiling Tuesday after he and his passenger walked away unhurt from the two-seat, single-propeller private plane he had… Continue reading

Standing next to a crashed single-engine airplane at the private Blue Ribbon airport near Sequim on Tuesday is
Leslie Van Romer is leaving for Vacaville

Weight-loss author plans to leave Sequim

SEQUIM — Chiropractor Leslie Van Romer, who as a self-proclaimed cheerleader for a plant-based diet and physical fitness helped countless women lose weight and fit… Continue reading

Leslie Van Romer is leaving for Vacaville
Sequim youths hang out under the loudspeaker

Get BACH to where you once belonged: Experiment with classical music appears to be no deterrent for loiterers

SEQUIM — Young people who hang out around the Sequim Transit Center and bus station have for the most part remained there after classical music… Continue reading

Sequim youths hang out under the loudspeaker

New Clam Cannery owners to move into Port Townsend historical building

PORT TOWNSEND — The historic Clam Cannery building on the Quincy Street waterfront has been sold for almost $1.3 million to a Texas couple who… Continue reading

Two accused of helping accused double-murderer arrested in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested an Agnew-area woman and a Port Angeles man for investigation of rendering criminal assistance to… Continue reading

Sequim city manager scores an 8.58 in council’s review

SEQUIM — City Manager Steve Burkett received high marks in his second annual City Council review, but he, along with most of the city staff,… Continue reading

Bird-watchers

WEEKEND: Olympic BirdFest offers feast for the eyes

SEQUIM — Julie Jackson remembers attending the first Olympic BirdFest shortly after she and her husband, Dave, moved to Sequim in early 2004. Since then,… Continue reading

Bird-watchers

Diamond Point fire accidentally started by children, investigators say

DIAMOND POINT — The cause of a fire that killed a 2-year-old boy March 9 has been determined to be accidental and involved children playing… Continue reading

School Board OKs Sequim superintendent

SEQUIM — The Sequim School Board has approved a $130,000 annual contract with newly hired Sequim School District Superintendent Kelly Shea. School oard members unanimously… Continue reading

Michelle Kelley

Red Cross campaign kicks off to buy 1,000 cots

CARLSBORG — The Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross wants to be prepared if and when disaster hits here. The magnitude 9.0 northeastern… Continue reading

Michelle Kelley
Kelly Shea

New Sequim superintendent a ‘servant leader’

SEQUIM — The newly hired Sequim School District superintendent describes his management style as “servant leader” — one who believes in giving people what he… Continue reading

Kelly Shea
The Sequim City Council will consider improvements to the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park when its meets Monday. Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim council to consider priorities

SEQUIM — The City Council on Monday will consider final approval of the city's 2012-2013 goals and priorities, which include evaluating improvements to the Guy… Continue reading

The Sequim City Council will consider improvements to the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Park when its meets Monday. Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News
Kelly Shea

Sequim School Board selects choice for superintendent

SEQUIM — Should he accept the board’s offer, Sequim School District’s next superintendent will be Kelly Shea, executive director of human services at Mead School… Continue reading

Kelly Shea
The unidentified heating company worker holds a wet towel to his face after receiving minor burns. He was taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. Photo by Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News. Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News

Quiet SunLand neighborhood rocked by blast; one man injured

SEQUIM — A propane explosion and flash fire left a 57-year-old man with minor burns to his face and hands Thursday. The unidentified 57-year-old man,… Continue reading

The unidentified heating company worker holds a wet towel to his face after receiving minor burns. He was taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. Photo by Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News. Jeff Chew/Peninsula Daily News
Shelley Taylor is pictured in January 2011 playing Christine Hale

Volunteers sought for Sequim radio theater show

SEQUIM — Olympic Peninsula Radio Theater, a new group formed to keep the radio drama “Adrian Cross, For Hire” alive and on the air, is… Continue reading

Shelley Taylor is pictured in January 2011 playing Christine Hale
“The library would not be the library” without broadband and a robust Internet

Clallam marks broadband expansion

SEQUIM — The completion of the first leg of a major expansion of broadband for high-speed Internet service across the North Olympic Peninsula was hailed… Continue reading

“The library would not be the library” without broadband and a robust Internet
Washington Harbor property owner Mark Burrowes looks at driftwood that has lodged up against the causeway that crosses the lagoon — which is only drained by two 6-foot culverts

Sequim Bay bridge project gets praise from landowner

SEQUIM — The landowner whose family holdings include Washington Harbor fully supports a city of Sequim and Jamestown S’Klallam tribe proposal to remove the earthen… Continue reading

Washington Harbor property owner Mark Burrowes looks at driftwood that has lodged up against the causeway that crosses the lagoon — which is only drained by two 6-foot culverts

Sequim schools chief finalists to meet public in week’s visits

SEQUIM — Each of the four finalists for Sequim School District superintendent will meet the public at forums during visits to the district this week.… Continue reading