Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, talks with Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict, left, and Rotary members after the Sequim Sunrise Rotary meeting last Friday, where he stopped to pay a visit on his way to the ceremony naming the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness at Hurricane Ridge. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Attorney general visits Sequim Rotary, talks issues with residents

By Erin Hawkins

Crime

Port Angeles man accepts plea offer after pleading guilty to second-degree child molestation

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl at a party last October…

Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Jefferson Healthcare granted accreditation for cancer program … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — The Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted a…

Plein air artists compete in painting the Peninsula

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Plein air artists compete in painting the Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — You may have stumbled across a picturesque scene on the North Olympic Peninsula and thought…

Makah Days celebrates culture, citizenship

Life

Makah Days celebrates culture, citizenship

NEAH BAY — Eleven years before the Makah people were deemed citizens of the United States, Dr. Joseph…

Life

Garage sales, festivals among Peninsula activities

Garage sales and festivals are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Organizers of the Port Townsend Aero Museum plan to bring some antique planes to Sequim’s Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire and Sequim Valley Fly-In this weekend including a Curtiss Wright Jr. replica. Photo courtesy of Michael Payne

Life

Air Affaire/Fly-In dives in to Sequim Valley Airport this weekend

By Matthew Nash

Entertainment

Fourth Fridays readings showcased tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM — Writers on the Spit will host open mic readings this evening, showcasing the poetry, “short-short” stories…

Entertainment

Hot Thunder Cruise-In gears up for Forks visit

FORKS — Live music, vendors, food and a beer garden will accompany the Hot Thunder Cruise-In at the…

Olympic Music Festival presents popular GardenMusic

Entertainment

Olympic Music Festival presents popular GardenMusic

PORT TOWNSEND — Classical meets jazz, Latin and blues in original arrangements by GardenMusic, a collective of musicians…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Who are we without our history, our voice, our language?

Who are we without our history?

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Let history acknowledge Confederates for the traitors they were

It appears that President Donald Trump and Commentary Page columnist Pat Buchanan (“Who Are We Without Our History,”…

En plein air artist captures meadow scene at her easel

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En plein air artist captures meadow scene at her easel

PORT ANGELES — Gretha Lindwood’s not usually a coffee drinker, but she sips when she paints. The caffeine…

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Panel discusses affordable housing crunch in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — There is no shortage of reasons it’s difficult to find affordable housing in Port Angeles,…

Overdose Awareness Walk returns next Thursday in Port Angeles

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Overdose Awareness Walk returns next Thursday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Citizen Action Network and Oxford House will host the third annual Overdose Awareness…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Detours expected along Marine Drive in Port Angeles this Sunday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Drivers will meet with detours from Marine Drive while city street crews repair pavement from…

Business

Peninsula labor force grows, unemployment up slightly

Nearly 1,000 North Olympic Peninsula residents entered the labor force in July as unemployment rose by one-tenth of…

Crime

Sequim man sentenced for third-degree rape of a child

PORT ANGELES — A 21-year-old Sequim man has been sentenced to more than one year in prison for…

News

Sequim School Board OKs budget for 2017-18

By Michael Dashiell

News

Admiralty Inlet closed to shellfish harvesting

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Health has closed Admiralty Inlet, including areas south to Kinney Point…