Jim Manders

Sequim: Man finds urn possibly containing Harriette E.’s ashes

SEQUIM -- Neil Schouten was looking for a box to carry more aluminum cans he and his wife, Cecelia, were picking up during their walk… Continue reading

Sequim: Civil rights for everyone, speaker says at rites

SEQUIM -- Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't focused only on African Americans as he led the civil rights movement in the 1960s. "Civil rights is… Continue reading

Sequim: Dumping of junk vehicle angers Clallam deputy

SEQUIM -- Whoever left a junk car loaded with car parts and other garbage in the middle of a county road overnight Thursday could be… Continue reading

Police investigate Sequim vandalism

SEQUIM -- Tires have been punctured and car windows smashed during two separate rashes of vandalism this week. Police Sgt. Sheri Crain estimates damage at… Continue reading

Trip of the Week: Seeking elk also provides views of Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM -- A journey through the Sequim-Dungeness Valley searching for the local herd of elk is a fun way to spend an hour or an… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council looks to hire an attorney

SEQUIM -- The City Council on Monday night agreed to seek proposals from attorneys interested in prosecuting the city's traffic and criminal misdemeanor cases in… Continue reading

Sequim: City design standards may halt shopping center, developer says

SEQUIM -- A Tacoma-based developer says implementation of building design standards might halt his plans to build a regional shopping center in the eastern part… Continue reading

Sequim discusses police involvement with drug task force

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Ken Burge doesn't want to the city to rejoin the countywide drug task force if it can't make more than a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Mom looking for answers to daughter’s death

DUNGENESS -- A mom sits in the bedroom of her Dungeness home, folding laundry to bring routine into her world while trying to put her… Continue reading

Sequim: Victorian hardware distributor would be welcome, mayor says

SEQUIM -- A distribution center for Victorian hardware would be welcome in Sequim, the mayor said Monday. A bid to rezone land for a building… Continue reading

Patrol says probe into fatal crash may take a month

SEQUIM -- It may be a month before the Washington State Patrol finishes its investigation into a New Year's Eve crash that killed three young… Continue reading

Sequim: Victims’ friends visit site of fatal crash

SEQUIM -- It's only a spot on a country road, usually deserted except for the occasional passing car or pedestrian. But Thursday, this lonely spot… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Fire victim credits mystery man for saving her life

PORT HADLOCK -- Black, foul-smelling smoke made it impossible for her to see the front or back door of her apartment, so Laura Roberts stood… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: “Suspicious” fire routs two families

PORT HADLOCK -- Two families, including six children younger than 10, escaped injury early Monday when fire roared through their fourplex. Fire investigators, still on… Continue reading

Peninsula: Sequim boy mysteriously loses sight, feeling in face and hand

David Robbins is having an easier time than his family in dealing with the mysterious illness that has blinded him for the past 10 days.… Continue reading

Sequim: State closes adult family home amid charges of elderly abuse

SEQUIM -- An adult family home has been closed after residents reported being physically and mentally abused. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services… Continue reading

Sequim: Fire board opening draws two former commissioners, ex-chief

SEQUIM -- A vacancy on the Clallam County Fire District No. 3 board has drawn the interest of two former commissioners and its former chief.… Continue reading

Winds like today’s threaten historical clock tower of Jefferson County Courthouse.

Jefferson County officials are keeping an eye on the clock tower over their historical courthouse as the Peninsula braces for a strong, windy storm today.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Some services to cost more at Jefferson General Hospital

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson General Hospital commissioners have approved a $28 million budget for the hospital. The budget includes a 12 percent increase in the… Continue reading

Jefferson: State court decision could cost small counties

PORT TOWNSEND -- The state Supreme Court decision reversing a Jefferson County child rape conviction may force smaller counties to install expensive closed-circuit television equipment… Continue reading