Joe Smillie

Port Angeles-based Peninsula Cannabis' marijuana will be stocked Tuesday on the shelves of the Altitude recreational marijuana shop in Prosser and the New Vansterdam shop in Vancouver

Locally grown pot to be sold Tuesday when recreational stores open — but not on Peninsula

Home-grown North Olympic Peninsula marijuana will be purchased when the state's first retail pot shops open Tuesday. It just won't be sold on the Peninsula.… Continue reading

Port Angeles-based Peninsula Cannabis' marijuana will be stocked Tuesday on the shelves of the Altitude recreational marijuana shop in Prosser and the New Vansterdam shop in Vancouver
Port Angeles-based Peninsula Cannabis' marijuana will be stocked Tuesday on the shelves of the Altitude recreational marijuana shop in Prosser and the New Vansterdam shop in Vancouver

Locally grown pot to be sold Tuesday when recreational stores open — but not on Peninsula

Home-grown North Olympic Peninsula marijuana will be purchased when the state's first retail pot shops open Tuesday. It just won't be sold on the Peninsula.… Continue reading

Port Angeles-based Peninsula Cannabis' marijuana will be stocked Tuesday on the shelves of the Altitude recreational marijuana shop in Prosser and the New Vansterdam shop in Vancouver

Gov. Inslee in Port Angeles: Talks of potential budget cuts, tankers, salmon — and says he won’t buy pot

PORT ANGELES –– Though his office instructed state agencies to prepare for spending reductions of 15 percent, Gov. Jay Inslee is hopeful that such preparation… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Camp Heebie Jeebies kicks off swingin’ fun for youths at Lake Crescent on Sunday

LAKE CRESCENT –– The air around Camp David Jr. will be filled with jazz this week, as Camp Heebie Jeebies kicks off its 19th year.… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee in Port Angeles: Talks of potential budget cuts, tankers, salmon — and says he won’t buy pot

PORT ANGELES –– Though his office instructed state agencies to prepare for spending reductions of 15 percent, Gov. Jay Inslee is hopeful that such preparation… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Camp Heebie Jeebies kicks off swingin’ fun for youths at Lake Crescent on Sunday

LAKE CRESCENT –– The air around Camp David Jr. will be filled with jazz this week, as Camp Heebie Jeebies kicks off its 19th year.… Continue reading

WEEKEND: First Friday Art Walk in Sequim even on July 4

SEQUIM –– Red state and blue state combine into purple — the new American purple. Falling on the birthday of the United States, galleries and… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Olympic Theatre Arts to present mystery right up Sequim’s alley starting tonight (Friday)

SEQUIM –– Olympic Theatre Arts players will present a Dungeness Valley-inspired mystery in a radio play without the radio when they stage “The Case of… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Short plays to recognize ‘Inter-dependence Day’ tonight (Friday) in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND –– On the anniversary of the independence of the United States, the Mandala Center for Change is staging an interactive night of short… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee

Gov. Inslee visits Port Angeles to attend Coast Guard command change, tour composites training shop and meet with Lower Elwha Klallam

PORT ANGELES –– Business and higher education officials asked for more funding to expand a composite manufacturing training program when they met with Gov. Jay… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee
The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim woman remains in hospital after crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn

BLYN — A Sequim woman was in satisfactory condition at Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck that closed U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Gov. Jay Inslee

Gov. Inslee visits Port Angeles to attend Coast Guard command change, tour composites training shop and meet with Lower Elwha Klallam

PORT ANGELES –– Business and higher education officials asked for more funding to expand a composite manufacturing training program when they met with Gov. Jay… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee
The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

2nd UPDATE — Sequim woman remains in hospital after crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn

BLYN — A Sequim woman was in satisfactory condition at Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck that closed U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

5 hurt in head-on crash east of Sequim

BLYN –– Five people were reported injured in a two-car head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 in front of 7Cedars Casino earlier this evening. Emergency… Continue reading

The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

E. coli tests of Dungeness Valley Creamery products come back clean, state says

SEQUIM –– Milk and cream from the Dungeness Valley Creamery is free of E. coli bacteria contamination, state officials said Monday. Creamery owners warned consumers… Continue reading

Retail marijuana sales start in state next week, but don't expect outlets on Peninsula yet

Retail marijuana sales start in state next week, but don’t expect outlets on Peninsula yet

SEQUIM –– A shortage of marijuana to stock new recreational pot stores should have little impact on potential owners of the North Olympic Peninsula's 10… Continue reading

Retail marijuana sales start in state next week, but don't expect outlets on Peninsula yet
Retail marijuana sales to be slow to kick in on North Olympic Peninsula

Retail marijuana sales to be slow to kick in on North Olympic Peninsula

SEQUIM –– A shortage of marijuana to stock new recreational pot stores should have little impact on potential owners of the North Olympic Peninsula's 10… Continue reading

Retail marijuana sales to be slow to kick in on North Olympic Peninsula

State: E. coli test of Dungeness Valley Creamery products comes back clean

SEQUIM –– Milk and cream from the Dungeness Valley Creamery is free from E. coli bacteria contamination, state officials said this morning. Creamery owners warned… Continue reading

Allied Titanium hits financing hurdles on way to Sequim expansion

SEQUIM — Allied Titanium has secured a machine to do some of the manufacturing work it plans for a location in Sequim, but it is… Continue reading

Sequim City Councilman Ken Hays

Future of Sequim’s Guy Cole Convention Center debated during tour of facility

SEQUIM –– What purpose would a rebuilt Guy Cole Convention Center serve? That question drove a recent two-hour discussion about remodeling the aging center in… Continue reading

Sequim City Councilman Ken Hays