Joe Smillie

Anna's hummingbirds are native to the Northwest. Ken and Mary Campbell

WEEKEND: Bird-lovers can flock together for Olympic BirdFest

SEQUIM –– It's time to go for a walk in the warming air and blooming trees to notice the rich variety of birds now flying… Continue reading

Anna's hummingbirds are native to the Northwest. Ken and Mary Campbell

Will Sequim, Port Townsend get charter schools?

SEQUIM — The Sequim School District is one of 12 statewide, along with the Port Townsend School District, that have indicated to the state Board… Continue reading

Troy Smith of Maple View Farms in Sequim looks over his barley crop

With elk hunts over, Sequim farmers fretting

SEQUIM –– Between 15 and 20 elk were killed during a six-month season for special hunts to thin the Dungeness herd and reduce its damage… Continue reading

Troy Smith of Maple View Farms in Sequim looks over his barley crop
Debris litters the pavement after the pickup truck struck a post at Kettel's 76 Station in Sequim.  -- Clallam County Sheriff's Office photo

Allegedly stolen items strewn on Sequim streets before chase ends with service station crash

SEQUIM –– A Port Angeles man wanted for a string of burglaries remained in Clallam County jail Tuesday after a 74-second run from police left… Continue reading

Debris litters the pavement after the pickup truck struck a post at Kettel's 76 Station in Sequim.  -- Clallam County Sheriff's Office photo
The pickup truck is shown smashed into a pole at Kettel's 76 Station in Sequim. Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News

Wanted man plants pickup into gas station after run from the law

SEQUIM –– A Port Angeles man wanted for a string of burglaries crashed his pickup into Kettel's 76 Station to end a 74-second run from… Continue reading

The pickup truck is shown smashed into a pole at Kettel's 76 Station in Sequim. Michael Carman/Peninsula Daily News
Sara Penhallegon

‘Definitely starving’ horses seized, taken to rescue center

QUILCENE –– Four emaciated horses are being treated for apparent neglect at Center Valley Animal Rescue after Jefferson County seized them last week. Sara Penhallegon,… Continue reading

Sara Penhallegon
A crew member from Naval Magazine Indian Island rappels with Jake the black Laborador retriever on Wednesday. Crystal Craig

Rescuer rappels down Fort Worden cliff to get dog

PORT TOWNSEND –– A 90-pound black Lab named Jake is unhurt after stumbling halfway down a 200-foot cliff at the north end of Fort Worden… Continue reading

A crew member from Naval Magazine Indian Island rappels with Jake the black Laborador retriever on Wednesday. Crystal Craig

Meeting tonight in Sequim to discuss outdoor tourism

SEQUIM –– City tourism officials plan to launch a new event for next spring to highlight the area's abundance of outdoor activities — and they… Continue reading

Seal Street Park will be getting new signage and other amenities in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula aily News

Sequim to spruce up downtown via bed tax money

SEQUIM –– A makeover is in the works for the city's downtown core. Using $50,000 in hotel-motel lodging taxes, the city will spruce up its… Continue reading

Seal Street Park will be getting new signage and other amenities in Sequim. Joe Smillie/Peninsula aily News
Capt. Crystal Stout and crew will sail her hot air balloon at this September’s Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire

‘This town loves to fly’: Sequim to look to the skies for Labor Day air show

SEQUIM –– The renowned skies above Sequim — the “blue hole,” as pilots call it — will be filled with aeronauts this Labor Day as… Continue reading

Capt. Crystal Stout and crew will sail her hot air balloon at this September’s Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire
Sequim Mayor Ken Hays and Port Angeles Mayor Cherie Kidd swap commemorative pins at Monday night's Sequim City Council meeting. Seated around the mayors are

Sequim City Council hears from public at town hall

SEQUIM –– Youth lacrosse, the city's centennial and regional economic development were brought up to the City Council when some 30 people attended a special… Continue reading

Sequim Mayor Ken Hays and Port Angeles Mayor Cherie Kidd swap commemorative pins at Monday night's Sequim City Council meeting. Seated around the mayors are

Sequim panel settles with lavender group

SEQUIM –– The Sequim Lavender Growers Association will pay $1,000 to have the city drop its potential claims for up to $12,000 for not conforming… Continue reading

Chris Farmer

Sequim policies hurt business, some merchants say about sign rules, ‘impact’ fees

SEQUIM –– Is the city of Sequim anti-business? Many owners of businesses between downtown and the big box stores on the west side of the… Continue reading

Chris Farmer

Sequim wants new name for water treatment/reclamation park

SEQUIM –– It’s a boring name for an interesting place. The 28-acre Water Reuse Demonstration Site at the edge of Carrie Blake Park at 202… Continue reading

Speaking to a gathering of the Clallam County Concerned Citizens earlier this week was a panel composed of Olympic Resource Protection Council members

Group raises half funds needed to challenge Dungeness water rule

SEQUIM –– The Olympic Resource Protection Council has received pledges for almost half the $100,000 it seeks to raise to mount a legal challenge to… Continue reading

Speaking to a gathering of the Clallam County Concerned Citizens earlier this week was a panel composed of Olympic Resource Protection Council members
Monika Livingstone's painted milk can sits inside the That Takes the Cake bakery at 171 W. Washington St. in Sequim. Livingstone's can was donated by Kevin Hergert. Historic milk cans have been painted and placed around the city to mark the area's dairy history during its 100th.

Sequim milk cans for bid to fete city’s centennial

SEQUIM –– The city is asking residents to check out its milk cans. Placed in 15 businesses all around the city are vintage milk cans… Continue reading

Monika Livingstone's painted milk can sits inside the That Takes the Cake bakery at 171 W. Washington St. in Sequim. Livingstone's can was donated by Kevin Hergert. Historic milk cans have been painted and placed around the city to mark the area's dairy history during its 100th.
A sneak peek at the 1950-themed float for Sequim's 2013 Irrigation Festival royalty shows shimmering silver along the edges. The float will be rolledout at Saturday's festival kickoff dinner and auction at 7 Cedars Casino at 4:45 p.m. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Irrigation Festival float to be unveiled Saturday

BLYN –– New royalty, a slate of pioneers and a grand marshal will help celebrate the unveiling of the Sequim Irrigation Festival float during the… Continue reading

A sneak peek at the 1950-themed float for Sequim's 2013 Irrigation Festival royalty shows shimmering silver along the edges. The float will be rolledout at Saturday's festival kickoff dinner and auction at 7 Cedars Casino at 4:45 p.m. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
One of the first homes permitted under the Dungeness water rule

Certificates ready for homebuilders under Dungeness water rule

SEQUIM –– Home builders in the Dungeness River watershed can now build with the assurance that their houses can be occupied now that the language… Continue reading

One of the first homes permitted under the Dungeness water rule
Sequim Lavender Farm Fair chose “Lavender Fields Forever

Posters for Sequim Lavender Weekend unveiled

SEQUIM –– Posters for this July's Sequim Lavender Weekend have been selected by the two groups in charge of the city's sweetly scented summer festival.… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Farm Fair chose “Lavender Fields Forever
Jay J. Dodaro

Sequim man awaiting charges after capture

SEQUIM –– Jay J. Dodaro, who reportedly once told associates he might want to “shoot it out with police,” was in Clallam County jail Tuesday… Continue reading

Jay J. Dodaro