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Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian trail paralleling the Olympic Discovery Trail along Vautier Road west of Sequim on Thursday. The pair were on their way to nearby Robin Hill Farm County Park and its collection of horse and pedestrian trails. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian trail paralelling the Olympic Discovery Trail along… Continue reading

Julie Kustura and her horse Rocky, front, and Kari Olson riding Spirit, make their way down an equestrian trail paralleling the Olympic Discovery Trail along Vautier Road west of Sequim on Thursday. The pair were on their way to nearby Robin Hill Farm County Park and its collection of horse and pedestrian trails. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Land Acquisition Committee meets Tuesday

The Charter Review Commission’s Land Acquisition Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The committee will meet in the council chambers at… Continue reading

Joseph Molotsky of Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue in Port Townsend came to Sequim to take custody of two baby owls from Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh. The couple, who have an owl house on their 5-acre property, fed the owlets after the birds’ parents disappeared. (Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh)

Sequim couple helps rescue four baby owls

Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue releases raptors after rehab

Joseph Molotsky of Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue in Port Townsend came to Sequim to take custody of two baby owls from Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh. The couple, who have an owl house on their 5-acre property, fed the owlets after the birds’ parents disappeared. (Bert Corales and Candace Fagerhaugh)
North Olympic Library System Executive Director Noah Glaude gestures to the outdoor children’s area of the Sequim Library, which features benches, a rock and bouncy turf along with a soon-to-be installed gate and a door directly into the inside children’s area. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim library opening shifted to fall

Large infrastructure elements source of delay

North Olympic Library System Executive Director Noah Glaude gestures to the outdoor children’s area of the Sequim Library, which features benches, a rock and bouncy turf along with a soon-to-be installed gate and a door directly into the inside children’s area. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Durashine Concrete Polishing removed 4,000 square feet of tile inside the former Sequim Safeway and JCPenney for the new Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center. (Shipley Center)

Shipley Center readies construction permit

Director hopeful to move in by late December 2026

Durashine Concrete Polishing removed 4,000 square feet of tile inside the former Sequim Safeway and JCPenney for the new Shipley Center, Sequim’s senior center. (Shipley Center)

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex for the week. There will… Continue reading

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PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles girls beat King’s 1-0 in season opener

The Port Angeles girls soccer team opened its 2025 season with a 1-0 shutout victory at King’s this weekend. “We felt as good… Continue reading

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Neah Bay Red Devils

PREP 1B FOOTBALL: Neah Bay romps behind five Swan TDs

Also, scores from around the state

Neah Bay Red Devils
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann, center, tries to evade the tackle by Mount Baker's Kamden Moa during Friday evening's game at Port Angeles Civic FIeld.

PREP FOOTBALL: Riders tough early against Mount Baker, but mistakes costly

Mountaineers score pair of TDs in 14 seconds after turnovers

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles running back Dylan Mann, center, tries to evade the tackle by Mount Baker's Kamden Moa during Friday evening's game at Port Angeles Civic FIeld.
This Sequim pass to the Wolves’ Liam Wiker, No. 11 in white, was deflected by Forks’ Cash Barajas, No. 11 in navy blue, then intercepted by the Spartans’ Kingston Steffen and returned out to midfield. The Wolves held on in the closing moments for an 18-14 win on the Spartan Stadium turf. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News.

PREP FOOTBALL: Schmadeke leads Sequim past Forks in season-opening thriller

Sophomore QB’s Kaden Miller (3) and Lane Helvy (2) toss 5 total TDs

This Sequim pass to the Wolves’ Liam Wiker, No. 11 in white, was deflected by Forks’ Cash Barajas, No. 11 in navy blue, then intercepted by the Spartans’ Kingston Steffen and returned out to midfield. The Wolves held on in the closing moments for an 18-14 win on the Spartan Stadium turf. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News.
Submitted photo Headline about Walter Lindsey’s death after Gertrude Hoag shot him.

BACK WHEN: Love triangle leads to murder

TRAGEDIES SEEM TO be part of the human experience. Some seem instantaneous, like an automobile collision. Others seem long and drawn out, like war or… Continue reading

Submitted photo Headline about Walter Lindsey’s death after Gertrude Hoag shot him.
Captain Lawrence Currie

BACK WHEN: Remembering a fateful air accident on the Peninsula

SO MUCH OF our lives are routine. Whether it is brushing our teeth daily or doing our job. But things can take a sudden turn… Continue reading

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA:

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Joel Kawahara holds an oyster in Dabob Bay in 2018. (Kellie Henwood)

Remains of Quilcene fisherman recovered

Joel Kawahara found near Clallam Bay

Joel Kawahara holds an oyster in Dabob Bay in 2018. (Kellie Henwood)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles-based Wicked Racing team of driver Dan Morrison and navigator Cody Catract make a qualifying run on Saturday on their home course of Extreme Sports Park.

SPRINT BOATS: Wicked Racing driver Dan Morrison calls it a career, last laps this weekend

Sprint boat races will continue at ESP

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles-based Wicked Racing team of driver Dan Morrison and navigator Cody Catract make a qualifying run on Saturday on their home course of Extreme Sports Park.
Kat Malcom, child nutrition director for the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, prepares chicken enchilada wraps for distribution to children throughout Sequim. During the months of June and July, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula provided more than 16,000 meals and snacks to children in Sequim and Port Angeles. (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Teens help provide thousands of meals this summer

Boys Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula steps in with program

Kat Malcom, child nutrition director for the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, prepares chicken enchilada wraps for distribution to children throughout Sequim. During the months of June and July, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula provided more than 16,000 meals and snacks to children in Sequim and Port Angeles. (Jacques Star/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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,… Continue reading

Veterans memorial meant for healing

Area soldiers lost in Vietnam names displayed

Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles senior Leia Larson runs along a forested stretch during the Olympic League Cross Country Jamboree at Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.

CROSS COUNTRY: Riders, Wolves race at Olympic League Jamboree

Port Angeles cross country runners opened the season with a 2-mile run at the Olympic League Jamboree at the Kitsap Fairgrounds on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles senior Leia Larson runs along a forested stretch during the Olympic League Cross Country Jamboree at Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.