Alan Choate

Sequim students preparing for national history competition in Maryland

SEQUIM -- Seven students from Sequim will travel to the East Coast in June to compete in the History Day national competition, pitting their extensively… Continue reading

Sequim fire brings out firefighters’ concerns over the next one

SEQUIM -- The fire that destroyed an apartment complex in downtown Sequim last week highlighted two concerns local fire officials have with emergency responses in… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival ends in Grand fashion — parade winners listed

SEQUIM -- The city wrapped up its annual salute to 19th century irrigation Saturday as thousands of people converged on the North Olympic Peninsula for… Continue reading

At least 10 households flee apartment fire in downtown Sequim

SEQUIM -- When Diana Elliott first heard the crackling on the other side of her apartment wall around 6 a.m. Wednesday, she thought it was… Continue reading

Public will get bigger say in where new Sequim City Hall will be located

SEQUIM -- Chastened city leaders are looking for someone to run a "public participation process" on the location for a new City Hall after hearing… Continue reading

Sequim wastewater plant has record of innovation

SEQUIM -- Anything that goes down a drain or is flushed down a toilet in Sequim ends up, in short order, in an 18-inch pipe… Continue reading

Irked developer taking case to Sequim City Council

SEQUIM -- A developer whose planned subdivision has been denied twice by the city Planning Commission is taking his case to the City Council on… Continue reading

110th Irrigation Festival begins today in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The annual celebration that became the Irrigation Festival started out as a May Day observance. But it was irrigation -- namely, the opening… Continue reading

Council OKs roundabout at busy Sequim intersection

SEQUIM -- The city's second traffic roundabout -- to be located at the busy Old Olympic Highway and Sequim-Dungeness Way intersection -- is set to… Continue reading

Sequim police, resident differ over medicinal marijuana after raid

SEQUIM -- Sequim police raided the home of a marijuana grower and confiscated 62 plants, but it's unclear what charges -- if any -- will… Continue reading

Sequim trio seeking to establish independent teen center

SEQUIM -- One afternoon, Gerrod Jacobson and Mike Countryman, both 16, were doing what a lot of Sequim teenagers do -- walk around the town… Continue reading

Sequim approves new parking, abandoned vehicle rules

SEQUIM -- New parking and abandoned vehicle rules will take effect soon now that the City Council has approved measures giving the city more control… Continue reading

Pot smoked in car shortly before deadly plunge into river in 2004, new investigative report says

Four Clallam Bay residents killed last year when the car in which they were riding landed upside down in the Pysht River used marijuana shortly… Continue reading

More outlets, eateries on tap in west Sequim

SEQUIM -- If you think the commercial strip at the corner of West Washington Street and River Road is busy now, just wait. Applebee's, a… Continue reading

Professional development plan stirs questions in Sequim School District

SEQUIM -- School officials spent about 90 minutes answering questions last week at a forum organized to address inquiries about a new professional development plan… Continue reading

Prisoner’s cancer care may strain budget

SEQUIM -- Mounting medical bills for an accused murderer undergoing cancer treatment are being paid by the city of Sequim -- and if the treatment… Continue reading

Planning commissioners briefed on ways to share costs of growth

SEQUIM -- A system of impact fees or local improvement districts could bring some sanity to the way the costs of growth are shared among… Continue reading

Police consider measures to combat criminal activity near Sequim Transit Center

SEQUIM -- An array of preventive measures are being considered to counter loitering and alleged low-level criminal activity in the area surrounding the new Sequim… Continue reading

Teacher case ends, but not disagreement: Trapp blames students for his dismissal

SEQUIM -- School officials have approved a settlement agreement with a teacher dismissed for reported "bullying and harassing" behavior toward students, but the legal document… Continue reading

Noted Army general visits Sequim lab site

SEQUIM -- Research facilities and expertise developed in Sequim during the past four decades to look at environmental questions can now play a significant role… Continue reading