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Consultant: Report indicates OMC, UW Medicine partnership doable

Claims disputed by surgeon, who says conclusions aren’t based on patient visits

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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe staffers and colleagues help Liz Muel­ler (center) celebrate her 2025-26 Lee Ann Miller Award in Spo­kane in early May. Pictured, from left, are Cassie An­derson, Chad and Jessica Payne, Vicki Wallner, Dustin Brenske, Loni Greninger, and Ricky Johnson.

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Tribal elder Mueller receives Lee Ann Miller Award

Honor bestowed by Children’s Justice Task Force

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Port Angeles man arrested after vehicle pursuit into Sequim

A Port Angeles man has been arrested on investigation of attempting to elude a police vehicle and possession…

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Virginia Reitsma, left, in orange shirt, director of administration and coordinator of the Sequim Food Bank’s Teen Program, holds a brief huddle with a group of young volunteers on a recent Saturday just prior to the 9 a.m. start of the drive-through food distribution line. The Teen Program currently has a roster of 50, Reitsma said. Although there is adult supervision, the young people manage the entire food distribution operation every Saturday.

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Some of Sequim Food Bank’s most committed volunteers aren’t old enough to drive

Early every Saturday morning, something unusual happens at the Sequim Food Bank.

Gloria Dahlquist, center, hugs Kaylee Torres, a Sequim senior, and provided her a scholarship on behalf of the Sequim Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.). Looking on is Maribeth Kelly, on left.

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More than $3.87M in scholatships awarded to Sequim seniors

A total of $3,873,489 in scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors at Sequim High School for 2026. Here…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Responder Blotter — June 17, 2026

The weekly blotter includes calls in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County in the Sequim-Dungeness…

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Sequim city councilors chose RRM Design Group to lead the design for the renovation of Margaret Kirner Park. City staff report the consultant’s work is funded and construction is included in the city’s 2027 Capital Improvement Plan.

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Designer selected for Margaret Kirner Park playground revamp

The City of Sequim continues to make progress towards a renovation of Margaret Kirner Park at the corner…

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
KSQM’s Al Brady, program director, Jennifer Pettit, development specialist, and Tama Bankston, administrative director, stand together by the radio station’s prized “RESPECT” piano, which was created for and used in the movie by the same name. The Aretha Franklin biopic starred Jennifer Hudson.

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KSQM’s second act: Veteran DJ takes over as program director as station seeks critical audio upgrade

When Al Brady walked into KSQM-FM’s Sequim studios earlier this year carrying a résumé built over five decades…

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COMMUNITY NEWS — June 17, 2026

GOP women host candidate event

Photo courtesy City of Sequim
Christopher Goins

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Sequim’s new public works director led Alaska transportation projects

Christopher Goins, a former regional director for the Alaska Department of Transportation, has been hired as the City…

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Teachers and staff wave goodbye to the buses as they drive away for the last time of the 2025-26 school year.

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A send-off for Sequim schools for summer

The summer season of camps, fun in the sun, and Popsicles is now here for Sequim School District’s…

In 2025, Soroptimist International of Sequim allocated funds to the Boys and Girls Club in Sequim for its Great Futures Preschool, with the aim of providing scholarships to assist parents. Last week, President Roxann Harr, left, attended the preschool graduation, where many parents expressed appreciation for the support provided for their children. Pictured with Harr is Alexandria Souza with her preschool-aged son Carson, and her older son Caleb.

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Photo: Supporting great futures

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The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday, June 1. Mike Doherty, from the board, and Pete Pettit, far right, were part of one group of 10 who climbed a ladder to the room where the clock mechanism is. The clock’s workings were manufactured in 1880 in Boston, purchased by Clallam County and installed in the courthouse in 1914. Jefferson County has a similar clock mechanism. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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A look inside the Clallam County clock tower

The Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board provided tours of the Clallam County Courthouse clock on Monday.