Sequim, WA news, sports, business and classifieds from Sequim Gazette

MAT application on hold for special city council work session

New councilor Tenneson seeks moratorium to review process

4 days ago
by Matthew Nash

Port Angeles bears brunt of snowstorm

But impacts spread across entire Peninsula

5 days ago
by Rob Ollikainen

Snowstorm cancels flurry of Sequim events

This may come as a surprise to only those without access to a window, but a blistering winter storm and… Continue reading

5 days ago
by Michael Dashiell

Jamestown Tribe files MAT clinic application with city

Decision on type of application not announced yet

6 days ago
by Matthew Nash

Sequim city councilors elected William Armacost as its new mayor on Jan. 13. He was appointed in 2018 and reelected to city council in 2019. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim elects salon owner as new mayor

Councilors seek rotation of positions

6 days ago
by Matthew Nash

Lavender Meadows, a 217 manufactured home park, moves forward this year after Sequim city councilors reconsidered their decision from 2019 to deny it. Photo courtesy of City of Sequim

Council approves Lavender Meadows manufactured home park

Project plans to be filed in coming weeks for 217 homes

6 days ago
by Matthew Nash

Robotics take knee surgery to the next level

Knee pain sufferers on the Olympic Peninsula have new options at Jefferson Healthcare

20 hours ago
by Jefferson Healthcare

Sequim scout Biehler puts finishing touches on Eagle project

Somewhere between his first and last step — perhaps a “baby step,” as the teen might call it — of Continue reading...

6 days ago
by Michael Dashiell

Sequim’s Lisa Preston’s latest mystery hits shelves, online with ‘Dead Blow’

As she explores the trails across the Olympic Peninsula on her horse, Sequim author Lisa Preston continues to shape a Continue reading...

6 days ago
by Matthew Nash

‘White wings of winter’ return to Olympic Peninsula

Wintering trumpeter swans and occasional snow geese arrive around Thanksgiving to a warm welcome on the North Olympic Peninsula. Their Continue reading...

5 days ago

@SequimSchools — Jan. 15, 2020

DISTRICT The next school board meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Olympic Peninsula Academy classrooms. The public Continue reading...

6 days ago

News

Clallam County seeks to spur Ecology to act on dump site, permits

Clallam County commissioners will consider on Jan. 21 a letter to the state Department of Ecology seeking support for the… Continue reading

3 hours ago
by Rob Ollikainen

Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, the primary sponsor of SB 5323, speaking on the bill. Photo courtesy of Hannah Sabio-Howell/communications specialist, Sen. Mona Das

Proposed law adds a fee to plastic bags at check out

Senate passes bill that would ban single-use plastic bags, place 8-cent fee on reusable plastic bags

10 hours ago
by Leona Vaughn

Business

Business news — Jan. 15, 2020

Paradise changes hours Paradise Restaurant, 703 N. Sequim Ave., has changed hours, offering dinner from 4-9 p.m. Early bird specials Continue reading...

6 days ago

Sports

Sequim Wolves guard Erik Christiansen rises up for a 3-point shot in the second quarter of the Wolves’ 74-54 loss to the North Kitsap Vikings on Jan. 7. Christiansen lead the Wolves in scoring with 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including making two of six shots from 3-point range. Sequim Gazette photo by Conor Dowley

Boys basketball: Wolves split with Olympic, NK

Wolves get rocked by Vikings, hold on to narrow win over Trojans

6 days ago
by Conor Dowley

Sports briefs — Jan. 15, 2020

Anglers to meet The featured speaker at the Puget Sound Anglers-North Olympic Peninsula Chapter’s January meeting is John Beath, an… Continue reading

6 days ago

Life

Milestone: Voices for Veterans group picks board for 2020

Voices for Veterans announced in early January its elected 2020 Board of Directors: president John Braasch; vice president Dick Stumbaugh;… Continue reading