Crime & Justice

Neah Bay man convicted of abusive sexual contact in federal court

TACOMA — A 46-year-old Neah Bay man was convicted of abusive sexual contact following a three-day trial in…

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth” set up for “Music Where You Bark” for KSQM Pet Lovers Day at the James Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Sequim. The event featured animal-oriented display booths and live music and animal demonstrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Canine kiss

Mary Kniskern of Sonny’s Spaw and Self-Wash of Sequim gets a kiss from Winston at a “kissing booth”…

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Coastal cleanup set for Saturday

Registration open until day of event

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell breaks a bottle of champagne over the RV Resilience on Sept. 5 as Steve Ashby, PNNL laboratory director, and other dignitaries celebrate the dedication of the hybrid vessel. (Andrea Starr/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory vessel dedicated at ceremony

RV Resilience to lead marine research in Sequim Bay, ocean

BMC Roofing crews work on Aug. 28 to replace a portion of the roof of the Sequim Prairie Grange. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Donation helps Sequim Grange repair roof

Sequim woman bequeaths $850K for fixes

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at a merchandise table set up by Cindy Kelly at the Joyce Grange Hall on Saturday in Joyce. The venue was one location of the Great Strait Sale, a collection of garage and yard sales by residents along state Highway 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Strait sale

Jackie Leonard of Cottage Grove, Ore., left, examines a sweatshirt while Janet Estes of Joyce looks on at…

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Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30…

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Clallam sheriff’s office launches online reporting tool

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has launched an online reporting website for certain types of…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Port Angeles City Council to discuss joint facility funding options

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Registration open for Master Gardener training courses

PORT ANGELES — Registration is open for the 2025 Master Gardener training course offered by the Washington State…

Kelly Grable of Mobile, Ala., prepares Bella’s birthday cake outside Forks Outfitters in Forks on Thursday as Forever Twilight in Forks fans look on. Isabella “Bella” Marie Cullen (née Swan) was born to Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer on Sept. 13, 1987. The Twilight series’ main protagonist celebrated a day early as the store played along and paged her over the public address system. Grable is a member of the Forever Twilight Forks planning committee and travels to Forks each year to help with the festival. More than 400 VIT (Very Important Twilighter) tickets were sold. Planned VIT and other free activities continue throughout town and to La Push through Sunday. (Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Forever Twilight in Forks

Kelly Grable of Mobile, Ala., prepares Bella’s birthday cake outside Forks Outfitters in Forks on Thursday as Forever…

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A GROWING CONCERN: Dig up some dirt on your soil problems

“To thine own self be true.”

The site of a mill, granary/grain elevator, a mall, restaurants and more, Sequim’s “skyscraper” at 531 W. Washington St. is being prepped for a trio of businesses by natives Jason Hoffman and Ryan Schaffsma. (Ryan Schaafsma)

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Business partners plan to preserve history of grain elevator

Duo plans to offer taproom and restaurant, short-term stays, coffee bar

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Vessel likely sinks off Neah Bay

Two rescued from life boat after fire

Photo by George Campbell

Cutline: Angeles’ Reegan Pare, 14, throws her lasso over the steer’s horns in the team roping event at the Peninsula Junior Rodeo in August.

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HORSEPLAY: Peninsula youth take to arenas this summer

WELL, CHUTE DOGGITY Dog! I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw such tiny tots competing in…

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Fundraisers, community theater on tap this weekend

Fundraisers for the Port Angeles Food Bank and the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, plus the opening of…

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ISSUES OF FAITH: A tale of two Bidens

THERE’S A DOUBLE theater piece now playing on American screens and newspaper pages that is worthy of our…

Laura Lee Wadsworth of Sequim looks out on Morse Creek near the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles on Tuesday. Wadsworth said the creek is a peaceful place to enjoy a late-summer day. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Late-summer day

Laura Lee Wadsworth of Sequim looks out on Morse Creek near the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port…

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Forest auctioned despite protest

Advocates ask for more protection for old forests