Joe Smillie

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49 former Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs still in need of homes; 75 canines adopted

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. –– Animal rescue agencies quickly adopted 75 dogs from Steve Markwell’s former Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks, but interest in taking in… Continue reading

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Laurie Johnson

Forks settles back down after year of Olympic Animal Sanctuary protests

FORKS –– When a regular customer teased Forks Coffee Shop waitress Michelle Steward over lunch recently, it was a welcome return to a familiar scene… Continue reading

Laurie Johnson

Olympic Medical Center panel updated on ER’s expansion

PORT ANGELES –– Expecting an increase of newly insured patients using its emergency room, Olympic Medical Center is nearly finished with a three-bed expansion and… Continue reading

Laurie Johnson

Forks settles back down after year of Olympic Animal Sanctuary protests

FORKS –– When a regular customer teased Forks Coffee Shop waitress Michelle Steward over lunch recently, it was a welcome return to a familiar scene… Continue reading

Laurie Johnson

Olympic Medical Center panel updated on ER’s expansion

PORT ANGELES –– Expecting an increase of newly insured patients using its emergency room, Olympic Medical Center is nearly finished with a three-bed expansion and… Continue reading

Owners of the Krush Ultra Lounge in Sequim decided to close their restaurant this week. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Krush owners decide to close Sequim restaurant after complaints

SEQUIM –– Weary of hearing complaints from neighbors and city officials, Joe McLaughlin has shut down the Krush Ultra Lounge on Old Olympic Highway. “I’ve… Continue reading

Owners of the Krush Ultra Lounge in Sequim decided to close their restaurant this week. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim to pay $30,000 to rejected architects for work on City Hall, police station designs

SEQUIM –– Sequim will pay $30,000 to a firm whose design for a new City Hall and police station was rejected by the city’s design… Continue reading

Sequim Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reece

Councilwoman Pratt unanimously elected as Sequim’s new mayor in Monday meeting

SEQUIM –– The City Council elected Candace Pratt as Sequim's new mayor with an unanimous vote. A retired teacher and bookkeeper, Pratt, 75, was elected… Continue reading

Sequim Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reece

Clallam County home sales rise in a mini-boom — but prices still stationary

Boom. Rebounding further from the trough of the Great Recession, housing sales on the North Olympic Peninsula rose double-digits in nearly every market in 2013.… Continue reading

Makah second tribe in Interior buy-back plan

NEAH BAY –– The U.S. Department of the Interior will soon offer to buy land from individual property owners on the Makah reservation under a… Continue reading

Retirees buying Port Townsend homes boost Jefferson County’s real estate market

Powered by a surge in retiring baby boomers to Port Townsend, the Jefferson County housing market jolted to life in 2013. “A lot of baby… Continue reading

Bartender James Finnen serves up a beer at Krush Ultra Lounge at 10181 Old Olympic Highway in Sequim. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim City Council discusses noise complaints over Krush Ultra Lounge

SEQUIM –– City officials are taking a close look at a restaurant in the north part of the city after Council member Erik Erichsen told… Continue reading

Bartender James Finnen serves up a beer at Krush Ultra Lounge at 10181 Old Olympic Highway in Sequim. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters

Sequim planners OK regulations for food truck locations

SEQUIM –– Although it has not answered the question of whether food trucks can ever set up downtown, the city's Planning Commission has approved new… Continue reading

Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters

Sequim residents have hearings set for tickets from Olympic National Park shutdown

TACOMA –– Sequim hiker Leanne Potts will argue for the dismissal of a $125 trespassing ticket she received for visiting Olympic National Park while it… Continue reading

Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters

Sequim planners OK regulations for food truck locations

SEQUIM –– Although it has not answered the question of whether food trucks can ever set up downtown, the city's Planning Commission has approved new… Continue reading

Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters
Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters

Sequim planners OK regulations for food truck locations

SEQUIM –– Although it has not answered the question of whether food trucks can ever set up downtown, the city's Planning Commission has approved new… Continue reading

Customers line up outside Maggie May's Espresso & Outfitters
Bartender James Finnen serves up a beer at Krush Ultra Lounge at 10181 Old Olympic Highway in Sequim. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim City Council discusses noise complaints over Krush Ultra Lounge

SEQUIM –– City officials are taking a close look at a restaurant in the north part of the city after Council member Erik Erichsen told… Continue reading

Bartender James Finnen serves up a beer at Krush Ultra Lounge at 10181 Old Olympic Highway in Sequim. — Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim planners eye pot producing, processing facilities in town

SEQUIM –– City officials will draw up new proposed rules for recreational marijuana businesses after planning commissioners decided to ask the City Council to consider… Continue reading

Sequim residents have hearings set for tickets from Olympic National Park shutdown

TACOMA –– Sequim hiker Leanne Potts will argue for the dismissal of a $125 trespassing ticket she received for visiting Olympic National Park while it… Continue reading

Sequim woman to contest trespassing ticket for being in closed Olympic National Park

TACOMA –– Leanne Potts of Sequim is due in federal court this morning to contest the $125 trespassing ticket she received for hiking in Olympic… Continue reading