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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.
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Spring-like stroll in Sequim

Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Alison and Brian Fogarty of Sequim, along with their dog, Bowie, take a mid-winter stroll along a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail near the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim on Thursday. Warm sunshine with temperatures in the 50s made the excursion seem more spring-like than wintery.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: County boards consider money for Field Hall, health report

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma, right, races with Shoreline's Jamikal Davis on Wednesday in Port Angeles.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College slips past Shoreline into first-place tie

At one point late in the game, with the Peninsula College men’s basketball team hanging on for a victory over Shoreline, Pirates’… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma, right, races with Shoreline's Jamikal Davis on Wednesday in Port Angeles.
Kay Harper’s Tulip is among the artwork to be seen at Port Townsend Gallery.

Artists and their work on display in Port Townsend

A variety of artwork will be on view during the First Saturday Gallery Walk in Port Townsend. The monthly walk is from… Continue reading

Kay Harper’s Tulip is among the artwork to be seen at Port Townsend Gallery.

Building expo, art, a play and music available this weekend

A building expo, Peninsula-wide art exhibit and a solo performance about living as a mixed-race person are offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Clallam PUD may revise meter policy

Opt-out process would include digital displays

Fugitive from Texas arrested in downtown Port Angeles

A 46-year-old man was arrested in downtown Port Angeles as a fugitive from another state. Bryan Neal Finley was taken into custody… Continue reading

Habitat gets $2M for state CHIP grant

Project would build 50 affordable units

OUTDOORS: Puget Sound halibut season starts April 4

Sequim Dave Croonquist represents sports anglers in halibut season negotiations and participated in the International Pacific Halibut Commission meeting last week in Anchorage, Alaska. “As… Continue reading

Robinson 10th at state tournament

Port Angeles’ Abby Robinson finished 10th at the Class 1A/2A WIAA state bowling tournament held at Bowlero South Seattle. Robinson averaged a score… Continue reading

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Roundabout work to begin Monday in Sequim

Work crews will move into the roundabout at Sequim Avenue, Old Olympic Highway and Port Williams Road beginning at 7 a.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

A portion of Sequim’s original Sequim Prairie irrigation ditch is tentatively set to be piped as part of a conservation effort to help the Dungeness River’s flow and endangered fish. Some neighbors and shareholders are opposed to the project because they feel they weren’t given an opportunity to provide input to project owner the Sequim Prairie-Tri Irrigation Association (SPTIA). They feel enclosing the ditch will kill nearby vegetation and negatively impact wildlife. (Lucinda Hayes)

Sequim irrigation pipe proposal draws ire

Conservation District says it’s within legal right

A portion of Sequim’s original Sequim Prairie irrigation ditch is tentatively set to be piped as part of a conservation effort to help the Dungeness River’s flow and endangered fish. Some neighbors and shareholders are opposed to the project because they feel they weren’t given an opportunity to provide input to project owner the Sequim Prairie-Tri Irrigation Association (SPTIA). They feel enclosing the ditch will kill nearby vegetation and negatively impact wildlife. (Lucinda Hayes)

Sequim man faces seven child sex, molestation charges

A Sequim man is facing seven child sex and molestation charges after an investigation by the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office prompted by… Continue reading

Sequim residents will see a change in their water utility bills this month as city staff couldn’t read meters due to snow and ice in January. Water consumption fees will be deferred to March. City staff estimated most residents pay less than $5 for water consumption rates this time of year. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim to defer portion of February utility bills

The City of Sequim will defer charges on February utility bills to March because inclement weather made it difficult to read meters. Sequim… Continue reading

Sequim residents will see a change in their water utility bills this month as city staff couldn’t read meters due to snow and ice in January. Water consumption fees will be deferred to March. City staff estimated most residents pay less than $5 for water consumption rates this time of year. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Peninsula's Ciera Agasiva, left, passes along the baseline as Shoreline's Leiah Naeata tries to block on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Julmist leads the way as Peninsula College shrugs off Shoreline

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team didn’t get off to a very good start against an upstart Shoreline squad that was fired… Continue reading

Peninsula's Ciera Agasiva, left, passes along the baseline as Shoreline's Leiah Naeata tries to block on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Security exercise set for Friday

Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise on Friday. Training activities will take place on the magazine’s pier and… Continue reading

Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area near the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The pool of standing water, which is up to 3 feet deep in places and has at times covered the nearby play equipment, is to be pumped to a nearby storm drain. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Park drainage

Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area… Continue reading

Michael Poats, left, and Brody Merritt of the Port Angeles stormwater department work to install a pump to remove standing water from a flooded area near the playground at Shane Park in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The pool of standing water, which is up to 3 feet deep in places and has at times covered the nearby play equipment, is to be pumped to a nearby storm drain. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Gin Hammond stars in “Living IncogNegro,” her solo show at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend tonight through Feb. 11. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

‘Living IncogNegro’ arrives on Port Townsend stage

New play tells of being Black with light skin

Gin Hammond stars in “Living IncogNegro,” her solo show at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend tonight through Feb. 11. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

End of life program scheduled

Volunteers from End of Life Washington will present “End of Life Ready” at 2 p.m. Friday. The free presentation is in the… Continue reading