Joe Smillie

Susan Griffin took over as the new postmaster of the Sequim Post Office last week. She says she is working to reduce daily long lines. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

New Sequim postmaster hires help for long lines

SEQUIM –– Susan Griffin, the new postmaster of the Sequim Post Office, is working to relieve some of the long lines that daily back from… Continue reading

Susan Griffin took over as the new postmaster of the Sequim Post Office last week. She says she is working to reduce daily long lines. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Firefighters put out kitchen fire in Sequim

Firefighters put out kitchen fire in Sequim

Photo at right — Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters extinguish a fire apparently caused by food left on a stove in a first-story apartment… Continue reading

Firefighters put out kitchen fire in Sequim

Sequim irrigation water back on after truck crash

SEQUIM –– The water system for a Highland Irrigation ditch was turned back on Thursday afternoon after a daylong shutoff followed a dump truck crash… Continue reading

Kevin Dayton

Lowered speed limit safer on U.S. Highway 101, Sequim chamber audience told

SEQUIM –– Reduced speeds in the construction zone of the widening project of U.S. Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles have made the construction… Continue reading

Kevin Dayton

Sequim City Council mulls being paid to attend civic events

SEQUIM –– The City Council will consider whether council members should be paid to attend civic gatherings. Saying he had heard criticism that the City… Continue reading

Signs and flowers adorn the sidewalk outside A-1 Auto Parts in Sequim

Friends leave tributes to Sequim crash victim

SEQUIM –– Bouquets of flowers and notes of remembrance were left at the front entrance of A-1 Auto Parts as makeshift memorials to a man… Continue reading

Signs and flowers adorn the sidewalk outside A-1 Auto Parts in Sequim

So far, Dungeness Water Bank usage just a drop in the bucket

SEQUIM –– Water users have requested just 0.0904 acre-foot of water from the 604.9 acre-feet available in the Dungeness Water Exchange, which was formed Jan.… Continue reading

Workers with Admiralty Crane take a torch to the cross bar of the old Gull service station sign in downtown Sequim on Monday. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Torch makes short work of Sequim’s old pole sign

SEQUIM –– With the sparks of a cutting torch, one marker of Washington Street's U.S. Highway 101 past came down Monday morning. Admiralty Crane crews… Continue reading

Workers with Admiralty Crane take a torch to the cross bar of the old Gull service station sign in downtown Sequim on Monday. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County Conservation District Manager Joe Holtrop

Drought-resistant plants showcased at Sequim park

SEQUIM –– A park to display plants selected to thrive in the rain shadow of Sequim was dedicated at a recent ceremony. With dozens of… Continue reading

Clallam County Conservation District Manager Joe Holtrop

Public hearing on proposed Sequim transportation plan

SEQUIM –– The future of transportation in Sequim will be the topic of a public hearing before the City Council tonight. At the session at… Continue reading

The historic Gull gas sign

Sequim’s Gull Station sign comes down today

By Joe Smillie Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM –– A relic of Washington Street's U.S. Highway 101 past will come down this morning as crews remove… Continue reading

The historic Gull gas sign

Sequim plans Fourth of July group photos

SEQUIM –– To show the future what the city looked like on its 100th anniversary, city officials plan to take group photographs of residents during… Continue reading

Group ready to hire lawyer on Dungeness water rule

SEQUIM –– Now that its legal fund is stocked, a building industry-backed group is preparing to pressure the state Department of Ecology for more local… Continue reading

Kiwanis Club in Sequim disbands after 40 years

SEQUIM –– The Kiwanis Club of Sequim-Dungeness disbanded last week after gathering for the 40-year-old club’s final meeting at the Paradise Restaurant. Shell McGuire, former… Continue reading

No wins, but nominations inspire ‘Footloose’ cast

SEQUIM –– Nominated for five honors, the cast and crew of Sequim High School’s operetta “Footloose” earned no awards at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre’s 2013… Continue reading

Sequim artist Kali Bradford sculpts the top of a 10-foot sand castle she is building at the city's east end for July's Lavender Weekend. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim artist tapped for sandy tribute to lavender

SEQUIM –– A regal palace is forming on Sequim's east end out of a mound of glacial leftovers. World-class sand sculptor Kali Bradford of Sequim… Continue reading

Sequim artist Kali Bradford sculpts the top of a 10-foot sand castle she is building at the city's east end for July's Lavender Weekend. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Tickets on tap for Sequim’s 3-day Lavender Farm Faire

SEQUIM –– Advance tickets are on sale for the Sequim Lavender Farm Faire, part of the city’s celebration of all thing lavender July 19-21. Tickets… Continue reading

Gretha and Doug Davis wave to the camera as their Broom Busters team removes scotch broom from along the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Sequim during last month's Spring Fling challenge. Julie Jackson

WEEKEND: Walk-run, root beer floats culmination of Dungeness Spring Fling

SEQUIM –– A spring season of enjoying the outdoors to raise cash culminates Saturday, when the fifth annual Dungeness Spring Fling wraps up with a… Continue reading

Gretha and Doug Davis wave to the camera as their Broom Busters team removes scotch broom from along the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Sequim during last month's Spring Fling challenge. Julie Jackson
Clallam County Animal Control Deputy Tracey Kellas was slightly injured in the Tuesday night collision.

Animal control officer recovering after Dungeness wreck

DUNGENESS –– Clallam County Animal Control Deputy Tracey Kellas was off-duty Wednesday as she recovered from minor injuries suffered when her duty truck was destroyed… Continue reading

Clallam County Animal Control Deputy Tracey Kellas was slightly injured in the Tuesday night collision.

Port Angeles man accused of shooting from fake gun, mooning

PORT ANGELES –– A 39-year-old Port Angeles man was being held in the Clallam County jail Wednesday after police said he fired shots with a… Continue reading