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Voters approving all Peninsula school measures

Sequim bond passing with required supermajority

Sequim's Jericho Julmist drives to the basket against Bremerton in Sequim on Monday night. In on the play is Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke. Sequim won 66-61 to earn a share of the Olympic League title. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Big night for Sequim and Port Angeles

Wolves earn share of league title; Riders punch postseason ticket with win

Port angeles roughriders

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders win to grab share of second place

Sequim girls win season finale

Matthew Nash / Olympic Peninsula News Group Rick Godfrey stands with his Boy Scouts of America achievements on his office’s wall, including his merit badges and Troop 490 photos. In 1950, he was the youngest scout in the state to earn his Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. The troop celebrated 100 years at a special dinner on Saturday at the Sequim Masonic Lodge.

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Sequim troop celebrates centennial with dinner

Scout organization began in 1925 in a Sunday school class

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Jefferson County board takes on transportation benefit district

Tax, license fee expected to bring in $1 million

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Clallam County commissioners discuss reservoir design

Consensus reached on two-cell option

Firefighters respond to a house fire at West Sixth Street and Cherry Street on Friday in Port Angeles. (Port Angeles Fire Department)

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Home destroyed in Port Angeles house fire

PORT ANGELES — Residents escaped a house fire at West Sixth Street and Cherry Street, but the home…

Two men are now serving prison time for beating an employee last October at the AM/PM in Carlsborg and attempting to take his wallet. Joshua Pulliam, 28, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 to conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and will serve a year in prison, while Julian Treat, 30, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 and was sentenced to two years in prison. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Second man pleads guilty to Carlsborg AM/PM burglary

Two-year sentence includes drug treatment, mental health evaluation

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Five workshops to repair broken items set this spring

PORT TOWNSEND — JeffCo Repair will sponsor five workshops where fixers will repair electronics, small appliances, broken jewelry…

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw dribbles against North Kitsap on Friday in the Wolves’ final home game of the year. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim boys, PA girls victories set up huge games

​PORT ANGELES — Snow and icy roads disrupted the basketball schedules of most of the teams on the…

Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball

Sequim has been getting big contributions all year from Solomon Sheppard and Jericho Julmist, but in the past…

The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League begins Feb. 22 at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roller derby season opener set for Feb. 22

PORT ANGELES — The Port Scandalous Roller Derby League will begin with Port Scandalous taking on the Bellingham…

Kathy Cruz/Olympic Peninsula News Group Mary Montgomery-Crumley dishes up helpings of salad at “Soup’s On.” Lunch also included a biscuit, two versions of minestrone soup, one vegetarian, one with chicken, and chocolate chip butterscotch bars.

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‘Soup’s On’ free lunch at St. Luke’s draws varied crowd of helpers, diners

SEQUIM — Melissa, a member of Sequim’s Friends Together, a group that includes those with disabilities, was dropped…

At a recent site visit, North Olympic Library System Facilities Manager Brian Phillips and SHKS Architect Pia Westen examine construction progress at the Sequim Library as it’s being renovated and expanded. NOLS leaders anticipate reopening the facility in June. (North Olympic Library System)

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Sequim library may open in June

Fall campaign brings in more than $500K in donations

Mike Speer of Bonney Lake, the brother of Sherry Nagel, a former board member of the YMCA of the Olympic Peninsula, cuts a ceremonial ribbon on Jan. 28 courtesy of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce to commemorate a new bus that Nagel’s estate helped fund. The bus is dedicated in Nagel’s honor. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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YMCA honors late board member with new bus

Sherry Nagel’s estate, Forest Foundation provide funds

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COLLEGE HOOPS: Pirates win wild one in double OT; women win 16th straight

EDMONDS — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team won a double-overtime 101-99 thriller over Edmonds to remain in…

Port Angeles Roughriders

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STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls come in sixth in the state

TUKWILA — In the Port Angeles girls bowling team’s first trip to state, the squad came in sixth…

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim Ballroom intern Brie Rocha follows instructor Werner Figar’s lead as he keeps an eye on his intermediate/advanced swing class.

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Dancers work on moves during classes at Sequim schoolhouse

Beginners, intermediate students learn variety of ballroom styles

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Immigration fears hit Olympic Peninsula

Law enforcement agencies won’t deport individuals

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Local immigrants worry about federal orders

PORT ANGELES — As President Donald Trump steps into office and reports of migrant arrests flood the media,…

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