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Dream of professional recording studio becomes a reality

CARLSBORG — Jeremy Cays hears a bright future for the Dungeness Valley. He hopes to lure music makers out of their homes, away from their… Continue reading

Sequim to take $1.1 million water grant

SEQUIM — In a first step toward a pioneering water project, the Sequim City Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to accept a $1.1 million grant… Continue reading

Sequim faces layoffs, cuts, interim city manager says

SEQUIM — This town, the fastest-growing in Clallam County, could face layoffs and cuts in services come January, Interim City Manager Robert Spinks warned the… Continue reading

Sequim finds salmon solution; city to help replace estuary culvert

SEQUIM — Sequim city officials and those interested in salmon habitat found a way to help young fish after a long talk this week. Sequim… Continue reading

Come manage the growth, Sequim advertises in quest for new city manager

SEQUIM — Want to run Clallam's fastest-growing city? You've got one month to apply for the job that pays $92,000 to $110,000 plus benefits —… Continue reading

Twilight inspires Sequim reader

SEQUIM — Word of a particular book pulled 14-year-old Jeremiah Powless into the library for the first time last week. It was a sunny afternoon,… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Crestwood among nursing homes named in class action suit

PORT ANGELES — Crestwood Convalescent Center, a 101-bed facility at 1116 E. Lauridsen Blvd., is among 15 state nursing homes accused of providing poor-quality care… Continue reading

Sequim moves to take back night sky

SEQUIM — For three years running, he's tried to make city leaders see the light. And though it's too early to call Pat Clark victorious,… Continue reading

Hunt takes commanding lead in appellate court race

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — In the race for state Appeals Court Division 2, District 2, incumbent Joyce "Robin" Hunt held a commanding lead Tuesday night against… Continue reading

Sequim schools chief makes pitch: Close Fir, possibly for a new Haller School

SEQUIM — Try walking down the south side of Fir Street, around one of the many utility poles stuck in it. "If you turn and… Continue reading

Sequim City Council to hear schools’ request to vacate three blocks of Fir Street

SEQUIM — Get ready for another Fir Street flap. The western portion of the arterial is one popular stretch, running among Sequim High School's athletic… Continue reading

Attorney general warns of prescription drug abuse

SEQUIM — There's a drug that works like heroin, can kill like heroin, and is found in a lot of homes on and off the… Continue reading

Sequim radio station gets permit

SEQUIM — The Dungeness Valley was granted its own community radio station — KSQM-FM 91.5 — on Friday. "The construction permit was issued today by… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre Arts celebrating with parking-lot potluck today

SEQUIM — The happy ending is on a far horizon, but Olympic Theatre Arts' members are poised to celebrate anyway at their unfinished center. And… Continue reading

Gleaning program gathering hungry harvesters

SEQUIM — It's a parallel and a paradox. Food prices are rising at an almost frightening pace, while fruit is ripening on local trees, lettuce… Continue reading

Sequim council surprised by $50,000 obligation

SEQUIM — The City Council was surprised this week to find that the city had agreed to spend $50,000 on a salmon recovery project. In… Continue reading

Sequim council offers to $95,000 to $115,000 salary for city manager

SEQUIM — The invitation to applicants for Sequim's top job made the town sound fabulous: "Sequim is seen to be a healthy community, with the… Continue reading

Sequim-based group sees its work first-hand in southern Mexico

ZINACANTAN, Chiapas, Mexico — Wrapped in a new shawl, she looked as though she'd been draped in the wild orchids and azure sky of Chiapas.… Continue reading

Split Sequim City Council puts sales tax increase on ballot

SEQUIM — After a discussion of whether a proposed two-tenths of one cent sales-tax hike represents socialism or democracy, the Sequim City Council voted 4-3… Continue reading

Lines drawn in debate over disc golf at Robin Hill Farm Park

AGNEW — Robin Hill Farm, the county park that became a battleground this summer over a planned disc golf course, has sparked a duel between… Continue reading