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Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty holds toy drive

SEQUIM -- Whether you have your own young ones to shop for or not, four Sequim girls are hoping you'll pick out a toy or… Continue reading

Sequim public works director leaving job after only 6 months

SEQUIM -- Just as the dust seemed to be settling, Sequim is about to lose a key city department head. Ben Rankin, who took the… Continue reading

Hurdles slow progress of construction projects in Sequim

SEQUIM -- It was a bright, sunglasses-demanding December day, nearly a year ago, when developer Bret Wirta broke ground for his Holiday Inn Express. But… Continue reading

Nash’s to expand farm store through renovation of former Dungeness Tavern

DUNGENESS -- Nash's Organic Produce is planning an expansion in the new year. The farming operation, which grows scores of crops on some 400 acres… Continue reading

Sequim Open Aire Market’s manager leaving; prospective successors can apply until Friday

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Open Aire Market will hire a new boss, and the deadline for applications is this Friday. Manager Mark Ozias, who's built… Continue reading

Columnist Goodman tells of her life at packed Port Angeles gathering

PORT ANGELES ­-- Journalist Amy Goodman said she faced strenuous questioning from Canadian border guards last week -- but when she arrived in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Chimacum Thanksgiving feast warms about 320

CHIMACUM -- "Warmth" means a lot of things, many of which were abundant here on Thanksgiving. There was warm gravy ladled on turkey and mashed… Continue reading

Sequim hustles, bustles with 3 bazaars; new shuttle service will help shoppers take it all in

SEQUIM -- The fruits of Sequim's fields and hands are coming together today and Saturday in three big bazaars. To kick things off, the Sequim… Continue reading

Backhoe stolen from Sequim Bay State Park recovered

SEQUIM -- A John Deere backhoe that disappeared 11 days ago from Sequim Bay State Park has been recovered by Clallam County Sheriff's deputies, Undersheriff… Continue reading

Columnist Amy Goodman to speak Friday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Ask Alan Turner how he got journalist Amy Goodman to come out to the North Olympic Peninsula, and he gives a blunt… Continue reading

Outdoors or in, adventure’s in store for volunteer Streamkeepers of Clallam County

SEQUIM -- Wanted: People who like water when it's rushing, roiling and falling from the sky, with wind and fish mixed in. You know you're… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula seek donations

SEQUIM -- The next 37 days could make a substantial difference to hundreds of children in Sequim and Port Angeles. That's because after a fundraiser… Continue reading

Police, deputies recover stolen trailer; suspected thief remains at large

SEQUIM -- A stolen construction trailer was returned to its owners early Tuesday morning -- nine days after it disappeared -- but the suspected thief,… Continue reading

Sequim City Council OKs tax increase, money for agencies

SEQUIM -- Teenagers, human-service agencies and economic development all won out, as the Sequim City Council voted Monday night to adopt a 2010 budget that… Continue reading

N.Y. Thanksgiving parade to include five from Sequim band

SEQUIM -- Five teenage musicians will perform for, oh, about 52 million spectators this Thanksgiving morning, thanks in large part to their teacher, Vern Fosket.… Continue reading

Suspected construction site thief still missing after fleeing from police car in Agnew

AGNEW -- A man arrested Friday night for crimes ranging from theft to narcotics escaped from a Clallam County sheriff's patrol car and is still… Continue reading

North Olympic system’s libraries plan furloughs; levy to rise 1 percent

PORT ANGELES ­-- The entire North Olympic Library System, with branches in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and Clallam Bay, will shut down for a week… Continue reading

Sequim center prepares apprentices for plumbing, related trades

SEQUIM -- Well-paying jobs are out there for plumbers, steamfitters and pipefitters, and now Sequim has a school to prepare the next generation of tradesmen… Continue reading

Smokeout: Sequim woman a quitter — and proud of it

SEQUIM -- Norma Herbold figured out, on her fourth try, how to do one of the hardest things she'd ever done. For each week she… Continue reading

Youth, city needs weighed as Sequim City Council discusses budget

SEQUIM -- With about six weeks left as an elected leader, Walt Schubert is letting fly with his strong feelings. "I'm going to make a… Continue reading