Jeff Chew

Sequim hotel Peninsula’s first lodge with solar power

SEQUIM -- Holiday Inn Express and Conference Center is the North Olympic Peninsula's only lodging establishment to augment power consumption with energy from the sun,… Continue reading

New Sequim marketer aims at off-season draws

SEQUIM -- Calling the job "a great fit," Sequim's new marketing and communications manager, Barbara Hanna, said that the lavender capital of the U.S. could… Continue reading

New police chief uses first day on the job to familiarize self with Sequim officers, public

SEQUIM -- Newly hired Police Chief William "Bill" Dickinson donned crisp, new uniform blues and walked through parts of the Sequim Police Department for the… Continue reading

Festival highlights support for program after Mackie moves away

PORT TOWNSEND -- Andy Mackie, the man who in 2005 set a world record by leading 1,706 harmonica players who were mostly children, saw the… Continue reading

Sequim museum, arts center hires interim director

SEQUIM -- DJ Bassett, president of the Clallam County Historical Society, has been hired as interim director of the Museum & Arts Center of the… Continue reading

Sequim Speaks ready to dig into meatier matters

SEQUIM -- Approaching its first year as a citizens advisory group to City Hall, Sequim Speaks is over the organizational hump. It is now delving… Continue reading

Sequim officials, staff take Poker Walk; wellness, meeting businesses are goals

SEQUIM ­ -- Fifteen city employees and officials, including Mayor Ken Hays and City Council member Don Hall, dropped in on Washington Street businesses for… Continue reading

Preliminary report on Diamond Point plane collision expected next week

DIAMOND POINT -- A preliminary report on a two-plane collision at the east end of the Diamond Point runway Tuesday should be out next week,… Continue reading

Sequim eyes extending sewer services

SEQUIM -- City Council members have urged staff members to take a serious look at what sewer and water treatment services the city could extend… Continue reading

‘Best of both worlds’: Consultant to tackle Sequim downtown design

SEQUIM -- With big-box stores on the west side and downtown Washington Street retail core on the east side, Sequim's commercial center has "the opportunity… Continue reading

‘He essentially came in on top of them’: Diamond Point plane collision to be probed

DIAMOND POINT -- Two pilots and a passenger walked away unscathed late Tuesday after a private plane crash-landed short of the runway, then collided with… Continue reading

Update: Planes collide on ground at Diamond Point

DIAMOND POINT — Two pilots and a passenger walked away unscathed late today after a private plane crash-landed short of the runway and collided with… Continue reading

Meet the new Sequim police chief

SEQUIM -- Bill Dickinson, who was hired Monday as Sequim's new police chief, saw law enforcement work as his calling at age 21 when he… Continue reading

New Sequim police chief to be announced Monday

SEQUIM -- City Manager Steve Burkett will announce his choice for police chief Monday, he said Friday. "I'm going to send out a news release… Continue reading

Grass fire burns 4 acres in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG -- A quick-moving grass fire sparked when a lawn mower blade hit a rock charred about 4 acres near homes south of Spath Road… Continue reading

Sequim seeks volunteers for National Day of Service

SEQUIM -- Want to paint a few of the city's 565 fire hydrants, build a bike rack or pull some weeds out of city street… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Jefferson, Clallam to get $6.5 million in stimulus funds for speedy Internet broadband

Jefferson and Clallam counties on Wednesday were awarded a total of $6.5 million in federal economic stimulus grant money that will ultimately bring high-speed broadband… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam reveal plans for restoring Ennis Creek estuary

PORT ANGELES -- All concrete structures, an asphalt parking area and the pier would be removed at the former Rayonier mill site, returning lower Ennis… Continue reading

Millions to Peninsula in federal broadband grants

SEATTLE -- Jefferson County has been awarded a $3 million federal grant, which will be locally matched with $3.5 million in emergency services funding to… Continue reading

Republican has big lead over incumbent Democrat in Jefferson County commissioner race

PORT TOWNSEND -- Republican challenger Jim Boyer held a commanding lead over incumbent Democratic Jefferson County Commissioner John Austin after Tuesday night's first wave of… Continue reading