Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Ashlynn Northaven, Princess Kailah Blake, Princess Sophia Treece and Queen Ariya Goettling stand with their new float that they’ll ride on for 14 parades this year. It was shown to them for the first time on Saturday at 7 Cedars Casino. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Irrigation Festival royalty, crowd find fun in float

Annual kickoff dinner ushers in 129th year for event

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif., members of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group and working with the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Board, remove poisonous hemlock weed from along the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Poison hemlock removal in Port Townsend

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif., members of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group… Continue reading

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Port Angeles teachers’ union votes to honor paraeducators’ picket line on April 8

Members of the Port Angeles Education Association voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to honor the picket lines of… Continue reading

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Funding needed for Port Townsend homeless shelter

Operation at Legion Hall to close April 30

Port of Port Angeles renews lease for Composite Recycling Technology Center

Agreement covers 26,000 square feet at airport business park

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Clallam to continue providing deputy to Forks

Contract includes wages, mileage and maintenance reimbursement

Inner Space, born from a collaboration of artists Jessica Plumb, Aura Shahaf Woelfle, and the late Michelle Mackenzie Felsenhardt, opens April 5.

Centrum debuts new exhibition series with installation by Jessica Plumb

Centrum proudly presents ‘Inner Space,’ an immersive exhibition born from the collaboration of artists Jessica Plumb, Aura Shahaf Woelfle, and… Continue reading

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Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity named in Port Angeles

The Port Angeles Food Bank was the recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. The Continue reading...

M.E. Bartholomew, left, and Jenny Schaper, both of Port Angeles, look at interesting specimens at a display table set up by Shelton-based Elemental Endeavors on Saturday at the annual Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show at Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. Hosted by the Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association, the two-day exposition featured two dozen vendors selling rocks, minerals, fossils, beads, faceted gemstones, jewelry and lapidary tools, as well as live demonstrations and children’s activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Rock and gem show

M.E. Bartholomew, left, and Jenny Schaper, both of Port Angeles, look at interesting specimens at a display table set up Continue reading...

John Troberg of Sequim, left, examines a display of plants at a booth belonging to Camas-based One Earth Botanicals at the 25th annual Soroptimist Gala Garden Show on Saturday at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club. The two-day event, hosted by Soroptimist International of Sequim, featured dozens of displays devoted to plants, gardening and garden lifestyles, as well as educational speakers and workshops. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show in Sequim

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Politics
Emily Randall, left, and Hilary Franz.

Stalwarts take sides in race for Kilmer’s seat

A growing constellation of Democratic Party influencers are choosing sides in the duel for a U.S. House seat between state Continue reading...

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Online learning keeps rising among state’s K-12 students

Online learning for Washington’s public school kids is here to stay. That’s according to a report from the state Office Continue reading...

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Crime

Sequim man given alternative sentence for child sex crimes

Barron must undergo five years of treatment, court records say

 

Business

Black Press Media concludes transition of ownership

Hyperlocal news network Black Press Media, which operates Sound Publishing, completed its sale Monday (March 25), following the formerly announced Continue reading...

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Life
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Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity named in Port Angeles

The Port Angeles Food Bank was the recipient of Jim’s Cares Monthly Charity at Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

 

“Sol Duc Solitude” by Kathie Cook of Sequim took first place in the PC Student Art & Digital Art division of the 2024 Tidepools Magazine contest. (Tidepools Magazine)

Tidepools Magazine announces contest winners

The 2024 Tidepools Magazine contest winners in the categories of art, photography, writing and music have been… Continue reading

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Sequim Valley Funeral Chapel provides dignified care to support the grief process
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New patients invited to explore full suite of counseling and wellness supports
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Opinion

PAT NEAL: Twilight forever and ever

THERE’S A DISTURBING trend in modern journalism for reporters to use fleeting celebrity references as an excuse for responsible reporting. Continue reading...