Joe Smillie

Ryan Herring and his wife

Port Angeles marijuana business directed at bolstering film work

PORT ANGELES –– Filmmaker Ryan Herring is growing pot in an effort to boost his production company. Herring, 35, and his wife, Molly, 31, have… Continue reading

Ryan Herring and his wife
Ryan Herring and his wife

Port Angeles marijuana business directed at bolstering film work

PORT ANGELES –– Filmmaker Ryan Herring is growing pot in an effort to boost his production company. Herring, 35, and his wife, Molly, 31, have… Continue reading

Ryan Herring and his wife

Sequim City Council pay ‘simplification’ discussed

SEQUIM –– The City Council is considering giving itself a pay raise — with none coming into effect until after the next election for specific… Continue reading

Sequim City Manager Burkett rates a 9.1 out of 10 from council

SEQUIM –– City Manager Steve Burkett has been given an “A.” In a special retreat session over the weekend, the Sequim City Council gave Burkett… Continue reading

Crews from Tacoma-based Dickson Co. begin razing the old Sequim City Hall on Monday.  —Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

‘There’s no turning back now’: Sequim City Hall demolition underway

SEQUIM –– Demolition of the 41-year-old former City Hall building began Monday afternoon as an excavator took its first bites out of the building facade.… Continue reading

Crews from Tacoma-based Dickson Co. begin razing the old Sequim City Hall on Monday.  —Photo by Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

May arraignment set for former Sequim coach accused of ‘immoral’ communications with student

PORT ANGELES –– Jerry Jeff Pedersen is expected to be arraigned in Clallam County Superior Court on May 2 on felony charges stemming from a… Continue reading

May arraignment set for former Sequim coach accused of ‘immoral’ communications with student

PORT ANGELES –– Jerry Jeff Pedersen is expected to be arraigned in Clallam County Superior Court on May 2 on felony charges stemming from a… Continue reading

Felony charge likely against former Sequim volunteer coach

PORT ANGELES –– A Class C felony charge likely will be filed against Jerry Jeff Pedersen, a former volunteer Sequim High School girls basketball coach… Continue reading

Nearly 20 percent of Sequim school bond ballots returned for April 22 election

SEQUIM –– Almost a fifth of the ballots sent to registered voters in the Sequim School District's $154 million bond election had been returned by… Continue reading

Former Sequim volunteer basketball coach may face felony charges

PORT ANGELES –– A Class C felony charge likely will be filed against Jerry Jeff Pedersen, a former volunteer Sequim High School girls basketball coach… Continue reading

Carlsborg sewer design likely by this summer

CARLSBORG –– A conceputal design for collecting sewage in Carlsborg and transporting it to Sequim could be finalized by this summer, clearing the path for… Continue reading

Federal judges deny request for emergency injunction against steelhead planting in Elwha River

SAN FRANCISCO –– A panel of federal appellate judges has rejected a wild-fish advocacy group’s request to stop the planting of hatchery-born steelhead in the… Continue reading

Sequim's landmark grain elevator is for sale until April 27

Sequim’s landmark grain elevator for sale; headed for auction block if no buyer is found

SEQUIM –– Now is your chance to own the most prominent piece of Sequim's skyline. Having closed its El Cazador restaurant March 3, the Mount… Continue reading

Sequim's landmark grain elevator is for sale until April 27

Carlsborg sewer design likely by this summer

CARLSBORG –– A conceputal design for collecting sewage in Carlsborg and transporting it to Sequim could be finalized by this summer, clearing the path for… Continue reading

Karlyn Langjahr of Port Angeles pulls a wad of newspaper from the driftwood on 2nd Beach at La Push during the Washington CoastSavers' beach cleanup last September. The organization has put together another cleanup of area beaches on April 19. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

CoastSavers in need of hands for beach cleanup across Peninsula on April 19

With the approach of the annual spring cleanup of Olympic Peninsula beaches stretching from the ocean into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington CoastSavers… Continue reading

Karlyn Langjahr of Port Angeles pulls a wad of newspaper from the driftwood on 2nd Beach at La Push during the Washington CoastSavers' beach cleanup last September. The organization has put together another cleanup of area beaches on April 19. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Thomas Ash displays the state-issued license he received April 1 to begin growing the first legal recreational marijuana on the North Olympic Peninsula inside an old dairy barn at Dungeness. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Dungeness pot grower is first to be licensed on North Olympic Peninsula

SEQUIM –– A few thin green stalks are growing under lights in an old dairy barn at Dungeness, maturing slowly into the North Olympic Peninsula’s… Continue reading

Thomas Ash displays the state-issued license he received April 1 to begin growing the first legal recreational marijuana on the North Olympic Peninsula inside an old dairy barn at Dungeness. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Federal judges deny request for emergency injunction against steelhead planting in Elwha River

SAN FRANCISCO –– A panel of federal appellate judges has rejected a wild-fish advocacy group’s request to stop the planting of hatchery-born steelhead in the… Continue reading

Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt

Sequim city manager highlights comprehensive plan update’s role in preserving small-town feel

SEQUIM –– Controlling the growth of Sequim will be the key to ensuring the city remains “small-town friendly,” Mayor Candace Pratt told the Sequim-Dungeness Valley… Continue reading

Sequim Mayor Candace Pratt
Sequim's landmark grain elevator is for sale until April 27

Sequim’s landmark grain elevator for sale; headed for auction block if no buyer is found

SEQUIM –– Now is your chance to own the most prominent piece of Sequim's skyline. Having closed its El Cazador restaurant March 3, the Mount… Continue reading

Sequim's landmark grain elevator is for sale until April 27
Karlyn Langjahr of Port Angeles pulls a wad of newspaper from the driftwood on 2nd Beach at La Push during the Washington CoastSavers' beach cleanup last September. The organization has put together another cleanup of area beaches on April 19. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

CoastSavers in need of hands for beach cleanup across Peninsula on April 19

With the approach of the annual spring cleanup of Olympic Peninsula beaches stretching from the ocean into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington CoastSavers… Continue reading

Karlyn Langjahr of Port Angeles pulls a wad of newspaper from the driftwood on 2nd Beach at La Push during the Washington CoastSavers' beach cleanup last September. The organization has put together another cleanup of area beaches on April 19. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News