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Strait Ecosystem Recovery Network meets today in Blyn

BLYN — Members of the Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network will discuss wilderness preservation proposals and local Puget Sound Champion Awards when… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

An address by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, free tours of Chimacum Woods rhododendron nursery and several Mother’s Day events are among the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Postal carriers to collect food Saturday across Peninsula; Sequim drive delayed

Postal carriers in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Port Hadlock and Forks will participate in the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive this Saturday, while… Continue reading

UPDATE — Sequim licensing office will remain open . . . for now

SEQUIM — The Sequim Vehicle/Vessel Licensing office will stay open — for now — and continue operating as usual. Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner W.… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge repairs completed; no closure tonight

SHINE — A series of closures of the Hood Canal Bridge this week has ended. The state Department of Transportation credited "dedicated maintenance workers and… Continue reading

Darold R. Stenson

Sequim death-row inmate’s double-murder conviction reversed

OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court today reversed the 1994 conviction of death-row inmate Darold R. Stenson, who was convicted in 1993 shooting deaths of… Continue reading

Darold R. Stenson

Coast Guard rescues three from sinking fishing boat

NEAH BAY — Three commercial fishermen were plucked from a sinking fishing boat by Coast Guard rescuers early Wednesday morning after their boat ran aground… Continue reading

Comments accepted by Ecology on proposed watershed rule

SEQUIM — The state Department of Ecology will be accepting comments on a proposed Dungeness River watershed water management rule, also known as the in-stream… Continue reading

Haller Foundation accepts applications for grants to fund nonprofits

The Albert Haller Foundation is accepting applications for funding of nonprofit agencies providing services to the poor and needy in Clallam County. Completed applications are… Continue reading

Dungeness Schoolhouse managers Mike and Kathy Bare and MAC Executive Director DJ Bassett

Museum & Arts Center wins historic preservation award

SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley has earned a 2012 State Historic Preservation Officer's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic… Continue reading

Dungeness Schoolhouse managers Mike and Kathy Bare and MAC Executive Director DJ Bassett

SPORTS: Sequim loses in first round of bi-district baseball playoffs; other prep reports

TACOMA — Sumner knocked Sequim into the bi-district consolation bracket with a 5-1 first-round baseball victory at Franklin Pierce High School. The Wolves now must… Continue reading

Vehicles in the brush off Deer Park Road. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

UPDATE: Motorcyclist dies after high-speed chase east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 35-year-old Port Angeles motorcyclist died after a high-speed chase beginning on U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday evening that ended with both… Continue reading

Vehicles in the brush off Deer Park Road. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Coast Guard rescues fishermen near Neah Bay

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen early this morning after their 37-foot vessel Karanna ran aground on the Chibahdehl Rocks about four miles… Continue reading

Nighttime Hood Canal Bridge closures continue

SHINE — Closures of the Hood Canal Bridge continue tonight as repairs are made to a drawspan in the center of the floating bridge. Through… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Port Angeles pounds Bremerton in softball; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES — Kearsten Cox had a perfect day at bat and Sarah Steinman picked up the win on the mound as Port Angeles pounded… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Sumner beats Sequim 5-1 in first round of playoffs

TACOMA — Sumner beat Sequim 5-1 in the first round of the 2A bi-district baseball playoffs Tuesday afternoon. The Wolves will have their backs against… Continue reading

Nighttime Hood Canal Bridge closures continue

SHINE — Closures of the Hood Canal Bridge continue tonight as repairs are made to a drawspan in the center of the floating bridge. Through… Continue reading

SPORTS: Eagles semipro football team opens season with win

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Eagles semipro football team opened the 2012 season with a win at Memorial Field on Saturday night. The Eagles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles hosts biggest youth basketball tournament this past weekend

PORT ANGELES — The economy must be getting better. The 14th annual MayDay Roundball youth basketball tournament, hosted by Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department,… Continue reading

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SPORTS: Road to state begins for Port Angeles, Sequim and Chimacum baseball teams

The district baseball playoffs start this week for three North Olympic Peninsula high school teams. Port Angeles, Chimacum and Sequim are all trying to advance… Continue reading

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