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BREAKING: Thousands bid farewell to Officer Fairbanks

PORT ANGELES — More than 3,000 people gathered at Civic Field today to grieve the loss of U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks, even as… Continue reading

Fellow officers keep vigil for Fairbanks

PORT ANGELES — When a friend is suddenly taken, and the loss is a hard punch to the chest, it might seem easier to dive… Continue reading

Sequim City Council hears municipal court proposal

SEQUIM — To Marci Protze, justice ought not depend on wheels. Protze's title is executive assistant to Sequim Police Chief Robert Spinks. But for the… Continue reading

Sequim council to narrow down field of 35 for city manager

SEQUIM — About 35 people have voiced their desire to run this town, Lee Walton told the Sequim City Council this week. Walton, the consultant… Continue reading

Sequim parks coordinator has ‘dreams of grandeur’

SEQUIM — As Sequim's parks coordinator, Jeff Edwards has ideas, new tasks, and no new money. Edwards has been the city's Planning & Public Works… Continue reading

Sequim free clinic opens today in larger space

SEQUIM — It doesn't look like a free clinic anymore. Tonight for the first time, the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic will spread out… Continue reading

VFW women send coupons abroad for service families

SEQUIM — There's something satisfying about coupons. You only save a few cents, or maybe a couple of bucks, with the slips of paper. But… Continue reading

Crash course on Sequim’s financial situation shows cloudy future

SEQUIM — Police Chief Robert Spinks, acting as the interim city manager, delivered difficult news to the Sequim City Council. Sales tax is down about… Continue reading

16th of September holds special meaning for Mexican folkloric troupe from Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- Feet skitter and slide, smiles and eyes flash, skirts swirl like a psychedelic ocean, roses ride atop high hairdos -- altogether, the… Continue reading

Final grape stomp to benefit Healthy Families

PORT ANGELES — Ricky Ricardo, where are you? Kathy Charlton, aka Lucille Ball for a day, will soon put on her red "I Love Lucy"… Continue reading

A sampling of Sequim design standards

SEQUIM — The design standards for new construction, adopted Monday by the Sequim City Council, apply to commercial buildings, condominiums and apartments, but not to… Continue reading

Sequim tries out design standards

SEQUIM — From this day forward, developers face standards in Sequim. But then, a year from now, those standards will expire. Such was the result… Continue reading

New fire station to serve growing stretch of Clallam

BLYN — It's all about minutes. Five, instead of 18 or 20. The new Clallam County Fire District No. 3 station on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Sowing for local bread — and loaves: Nash’s hosts tour of seed crops

DUNGENESS -- “To see things in the seed, that is genius.” So said Lao Tzu, the sixth-century sage who started that craze called Taoism. On… Continue reading

Border Patrol crackdown on West End pleases some, disturbs some in Forks

FORKS — A trip down Forks Avenue at lunchtime provides a fast tour of this town's tossed salad of cultures. There's the Tienda Latina grocery… Continue reading

Organic farming walk Monday; public invited to walk a few of Nash’s acres

DUNGENESS — Harvest time is here, but a handful of farmers are taking time out on Monday to plant some seeds in visitors' minds. Nash's… Continue reading

Sequim: Citation central? Number of traffic tickets soars compared with other North Olympic Peninsula cities

SEQUIM — If you've been fined $154 for speeding in Sequim, you belong to one big club. That's because when it comes to writing traffic… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs face funding woes

SEQUIM — The future looks sketchy for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, staffer Stephen Rosales said, while helping prepare the Sequim… Continue reading

Western Swing Hall of Fame inductee to perform in Sequim

SEQUIM — Shirley's friend Barbara told her, "You've got to go hear this band, Main Street Jamboree," playing down at the hangout in Sarnia, Ontario.… Continue reading

Why Sequim’s sales tax revenues are falling short

SEQUIM — You'd think the streets would be paved with gold. Not potholed. By North Olympic Peninsula standards, Sequim has become big-box rich, with a… Continue reading