Jeff Chew

Cyber-bullying can be fought, Sequim principal says

SEQUIM -- Bullying has taken on a whole new dimension in the digital world, and Sequim Middle School leaders and parents, as well as the… Continue reading

Wounded eagle gets breath of fresh air

SEQUIM -- A young bald eagle the Agnew-based Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center rescued after the bird was shot and seriously wounded Dec. 15 has… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity heads south for pilot project in Quilcene

QUILCENE -- Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County will venture into this economically challenged community next year for the first time to do what… Continue reading

Hundreds volunteer to help with emergency shelter in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- What started as a few women from three churches in 2005 has grown to a force of 12 Jefferson County churches and… Continue reading

Jefferson transit budget plans for cuts if voters don’t pass sales tax hike

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit Authority board members Tuesday approved operating and capital fund budgets of about $5.1 million that will mean layoffs and service… Continue reading

Happy Valley couple, ex-Coast Guard officers, celebrate vote repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

SEQUIM -- All during their long careers in the Coast Guard, retired Lt. Cmdrs. Judy "JP" Persall and Diana Wickman lived in fear of dishonorable… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Cancer Center prepares for state-of-art technology

SEQUIM -- Two large and heavy prefabricated sections for Olympic Medical Cancer Center's temporary cancer radiation treatment center slowly rolled into the city on flatbed… Continue reading

SARC challenge: Get healthier and fitter, Sequim

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center is taking registrations for its first Sequim New Year Fitness Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 29. The friendly competition… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates to helipad

SEQUIM -- Fire District No. 3 Chief Steve Vogel remembers the hassle and danger of clearing students from Sequim High School's playfield to make it… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam plan $7.5 million expansion of 7 Cedars Casino

SEQUIM -- Construction of a $7.5 million, 5,000-square-foot addition to 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn should start in March, Ron Allen, Jamestown S'Klallam tribal chairman,… Continue reading

Sequim council to consider solar, then wind, energy ordinances

SEQUIM -- City Council members have agreed to work on a solar energy ordinance before tackling regulation of wind power. The Sequim City Council reached… Continue reading

Sequim locales to be featured in lottery TV commercials

SEQUIM -- The city's sunshiny reputation and its quaint downtown has won Washington State Lottery's attention. A film production crew will close the eastbound lane… Continue reading

Neighbors create new holiday batch of beer; one’s a brewer, the other is a chef

CARLSBORG -- It was a case of two creative neighbors meeting, one a Carlsborg microbrewer, the other a Sequim chef. Add a Dungeness farmer's oats,… Continue reading

Row of trees removed for highway widening

AGNEW -- A row of trees have been removed in preparation of a springtime project that will widen nearly a mile of Old Olympic Highway… Continue reading

Sequim High to celebrate centennial with festivities in January

SEQUIM -- Local alumni, students and historians are gearing up to celebrate Sequim High School's 100th year. "This school year marks the first year, a… Continue reading

Sequim Columbia Bank branch to move

SEQUIM -- The Columbia Bank branch inside Sequim's Safeway will move into a remodeled former First Federal building across Washington Street at Sequim Village Center… Continue reading

Construction begins on two more large chain stores in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Work began Tuesday on a $4.5 million commercial project off West Washington Street to build two big-box stores -- Ross Dress for Less… Continue reading

Less Boys & Girls Clubs funding likely in new Sequim city budget

SEQUIM -- The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula board president expressed concerns about having enough money to continue the clubs' program to… Continue reading

Site near mouth of Dungeness River opens to waterfowl watching and hunting

DUNGENESS -- The North Olympic Peninsula's newest publicly accessible recreational area might be easily overlooked from the junction of Sequim-Dungeness Way and Anderson Road. With… Continue reading

Weather enthusiast studies rain shadow, shares findings

DUNGENESS -- David Britton is fascinated with the Sequim-Dungeness Valley's weather and how the famous Olympic rain shadow affects it. His interest has led him… Continue reading