Daily Update Newsletter

Swan exhibit to open this month

Swan exhibit to open this month

The Jefferson County Historical Society will celebrate what would have been James Swan’s 200th birthday with the opening of a new Swan… Continue reading

Swan exhibit to open this month

MLK Day activities scheduled Monday

Special events are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King Day. Olympic National Park will waive entrance fees on… Continue reading

Band Booster dinner, dance Saturday in Sequim

The Sequim High School Band Boosters will host its annual Jazz Dinner Dance on Saturday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the… Continue reading

New wage, sick time laws affect business owners

New wage, sick time laws affect business owners

Business owners had better get their acts together by complying with new state laws on sick leave and the minimum wage that… Continue reading

New wage, sick time laws affect business owners
Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim

Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim

Twenty-foot flames led firefighters to a blaze in a chicken coop west of Sequim. The fire Tuesday night likely was caused by a… Continue reading

Chicken coop lost to blaze west of Sequim

Sequim lavender street fair to be moved this summer

Fir Street construction, planned to begin in July, will prompt the move of the Sequim Lavender Festival street fair this year. This year… Continue reading

Rotary Club thanked for health clinic donation

Rotary Club thanked for health clinic donation

A new health clinic is up and running at Port Angeles High School, where many students have no other access to a… Continue reading

Rotary Club thanked for health clinic donation

Disaster preparedness talks scheduled

Former state Rep. Jim Buck will lead a pair of disaster preparedness presentations at the Port Angeles library this month. The first… Continue reading

Clallam Mosaic seeks assistance with Olympia visit

Clallam Mosaic, a local nonprofit that works to enrich, encourage and empower people with developmental disabilities, seeks help to bring its voice… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps

Fighting against the flu and a long road trip, Forks got off to a 14-2 start on the road against Hoquiam to help… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks boys fight off flu, win on road plus Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend recaps
Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber

Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber

Three women, three beacons. Lindsay Fox, Brianna Kelly and Bonnie Schmidt are finalists for the inaugural Young Leader of the Year award… Continue reading

Three women finalists for young leader award from Port Angeles Chamber
DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook

DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook

State Department of Natural Resources officials began discussions Wednesday with Cooke Aquaculture Inc. representatives on dismantling the company’s Atlantic salmon fish farm… Continue reading

DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook
Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber

Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber

Distraught friends of Jeri Smith remembered her Tuesday as the face of the Sequim Valley-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce, a child of the town… Continue reading

Friends mourn death: Sequim woman known as face of chamber
Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Port Townsend’s city manager is prepared to delay his retirement — originally slated for the end of 2018 — to allow city… Continue reading

Port Townsend urged to delay city manager search

Jefferson County questions noxious weed board’s goals since funding increase

Jefferson County officials questioned the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board’s priorities during the board’s annual report to the county. County Administrator… Continue reading

Construction to make Fir Street one-way

Construction to make Fir Street one-way

More details are falling into place for the long-planned reconstruction of a portion of Fir Street near Sequim School District’s campuses. Designs to… Continue reading

Construction to make Fir Street one-way

Clallam renews contract with tourism bureau

Clallam County has renewed a contract with the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to promote year-round tourism. The three commissioners voted Tuesday to… Continue reading

Sequim City Council selects States for vacant seat

Sequim City Council selects States for vacant seat

Sequim City Council members unanimously voted to fill a vacant seat with a business development manager and co-owner of Wind Rose Cellars. Sequim’s… Continue reading

Sequim City Council selects States for vacant seat
Inslee makes pitch for carbon tax in annual address

Inslee makes pitch for carbon tax in annual address

Gov. Jay Inslee made a forceful push Tuesday for a carbon tax in his annual state… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2018
  • By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press
Inslee makes pitch for carbon tax in annual address
Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge

A Coast Guard helicopter was unsuccessful Monday in finding the body of missing Sequim resident Jeri Lyn Smith, 68, who authorities said… Continue reading

Officials: Elwha River searched for Sequim woman believed to have jumped from bridge