Joe Smillie

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
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
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
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
Meredith Powell KOMO-TV News

Fourth sexual misconduct charge leveled at ex-Sequim woman in Tacoma case

TACOMA –– A fourth charge of criminal sexual misconduct has been filed against Meredith Powell, a Sequim native accused of having sexual relationships and conversations… Continue reading

Meredith Powell KOMO-TV News

Group to sue state agency on Dungeness Water Rule

SEQUIM –– The Olympic Resource Protection Council plans to sue the state over a rule that governs water use in the Dungeness Valley. The group… Continue reading

Gary Bullock of Sequim spots a cluster of coastal birds from Dungeness Landing as part of a 2013 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest field trip to espy the birds of Dungeness Bay

WEEKEND: BirdFest highlights Peninsula’s winged attractions

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 4. SEQUIM –– The sky over the North Olympic Peninsula is filled with birds, as are every… Continue reading

Gary Bullock of Sequim spots a cluster of coastal birds from Dungeness Landing as part of a 2013 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest field trip to espy the birds of Dungeness Bay
Meredith Powell KOMO-TV News

Fourth sexual misconduct charge leveled at ex-Sequim woman in Tacoma case

TACOMA –– A fourth charge of criminal sexual misconduct has been filed against Meredith Powell, a Sequim native accused of having sexual relationships and conversations… Continue reading

Meredith Powell KOMO-TV News

Case involving ex-assistant coach in Sequim referred back to county

SEQUIM –– The city has referred back to the Clallam County prosecutors a case against a former assistant Sequim High School basketball coach accused of… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Dungeness elk herd hunting season ends with 17 animals taken

SEQUIM –– Seventeen Roosevelt elk, all but two male, were culled from the Dungeness herd during the six-month hunting season that ended this week. “I… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

State: No Chambers Creek steelhead in Dungeness River until lawsuit resolved

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is not releasing Chambers Creek steelhead in the Dungeness and other rivers that drain into Puget… Continue reading

Gary Bullock of Sequim spots a cluster of coastal birds from Dungeness Landing as part of a 2013 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest field trip to espy the birds of Dungeness Bay

WEEKEND: BirdFest highlights Peninsula’s winged attractions

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 4. SEQUIM –– The sky over the North Olympic Peninsula is filled with birds, as are every… Continue reading

Gary Bullock of Sequim spots a cluster of coastal birds from Dungeness Landing as part of a 2013 Olympic Peninsula BirdFest field trip to espy the birds of Dungeness Bay

Case involving ex-assistant coach in Sequim referred back to county

SEQUIM –– The city has referred back to the Clallam County prosecutors a case against a former assistant Sequim High School basketball coach accused of… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Dungeness elk herd hunting season ends with 17 animals taken

SEQUIM –– Seventeen Roosevelt elk, all but two male, were culled from the Dungeness herd during the six-month hunting season that ended this week. “I… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Group to sue state over Dungeness water rule

SEQUIM –– The Olympic Resource Protection Council has decided it will sue the state over a rule that governs water use in the Dungeness Valley.… Continue reading

State: No Chambers Creek steelhead in Dungeness River until lawsuit resolved

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is not releasing Chambers Creek steelhead in the Dungeness and other rivers that drain into Puget… Continue reading

State: No Chambers Creek steelhead in Dungeness River until lawsuit resolved

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is not releasing Chambers Creek steelhead in the Dungeness and other rivers that drain into Puget… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Dungeness elk herd hunting season ends with 17 animals taken

SEQUIM –– Seventeen Roosevelt elk, all but two male, were culled from the Dungeness herd during the six-month hunting season that ended this week. “I… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Dungeness elk herd hunting season ends with 17 animals taken

SEQUIM –– Seventeen Roosevelt elk, all but two male, were culled from the Dungeness herd during the six-month hunting season that ended this week. “I… Continue reading

The Sequim elk herd rests in a field above Brownfield Road just south of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Case involving ex-assistant coach in Sequim referred back to county

SEQUIM –– The city has referred back to the Clallam County prosecutors a case against a former assistant Sequim High School basketball coach accused of… Continue reading