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Red Parsons, left, Kitty City assistant manager who will help run the Bark House, and Paul Stehr-Green, Olympic Peninsula Humane Society board president and acting executive director, stand near dog kennels discussing the changes they are making to the Bark House to ensure dogs are in a comfortable, sanitary environment when the facility reopens in February. (Emma Maple/Peninsula Daily News)

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Humane Society officials plan to reopen Bark House

Facility, closed since last July, could be open by Valentine’s Day

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Attorney General Nick Brown at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.
Attorney General Nick Brown at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. (Ryan Berry/Washington State Standard)

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New state AG pushes back on Ferguson’s plan to drain $35M from agency

Washington’s new governor, Bob Ferguson, has targeted his own former office as ripe for budget savings as he…

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Members of the Rental Housing Association of Washington await the first reading of the rent stabilization bill last week. Many of them travelled hours to Olympia for the chance to testify.

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Proposed rent caps met with pushback

Landlords and property owners gathered under the Capitol dome last week to protest a bill that would cap…

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Police blotter — Jan. 22, 2025

The weekly police blotter includes incidents that occurred in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County…

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Applications open to fill vacant city council seat

Downer resigns from office to spend more time with family

Photo by Dow Lambert/ The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society continues its Backyard Birding series on Saturday, Feb. 1.

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Community News Briefs — Jan. 22, 2025

Story Slam returns

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Council to consider letter of support for schools’ bond, levy

Following a request from Sequim School District officials to write a letter of support for its proposed construction…

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Animal Disaster planning group to meet

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management will host a planning committee kickoff meeting for the…

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FD3 refurbishes fire risk sign in Diamond Point

Residents of Diamond Point will have a clearer picture of the fire danger level thanks to a recent…

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Fraudsters pose as local law enforcement, first responders

Scammers are once again posing as law enforcement and first responders in phone calls to local residents.

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Police blotter — Jan. 15, 2025

The weekly police blotter includes incidents that occurred in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County…

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Fire District 3 sees record call load in 2024

Firefighters/medics respond to 9,000-plus calls

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If a construction bond is approved, Sequim High School’s open campus could be enclosed to increase safety and update the older facility, Sequim School District staff said.

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School bond: a look at HHE, SHS (part two in a series)

Feb. 11 special election ballots go out Jan. 22