Sequim Gazette file photo by Michael Dashiell
Memorial Day ceremonies , such as this one at Sequim View Cemetery in 2021, have long been held throughout Clallam County, including Port Angeles and Forks.

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Memorial Day events scheduled

City of Sequim, veterans groups host tribute on Friday, May 22

Photo courtesy Sequim Soroptimists 
The public is invited to an Open House on June 6 where they can learn about the Medical Loan Closet stocked and operated by Soroptimists International of Sequim.

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COMMUNITY NEWS — May 20, 2026

Medical Loan Closet Open House

Suzy Ames.

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Peninsula College drops programs, lays off 12 staff to close $1.8M budget gap

Cuts come amid declining enrollment, state funding

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Car wreck causes power outage Tuesday morning

A vehicle crashing into a power pole along Port Williams Road north of Sequim led to an area…

The Peninsula Crisis Response Team was called Thursday to assist in the arrest of a Port Angeles man in connection with a February homicide on Deer Park Road. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

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Law enforcement arrests man in Deer Park homicide case

Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Port Angeles man in connection with a homicide that occurred in February…

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Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge staff and volunteers make their way preset European green crab traps set on the Dungeness Spit.

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Jamestown Refuge Management, volunteers remove invasive European green crab

Dungeness Nature Alliance aids effort to preserve eelgrass habitat on Dungeness Spit

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Despite positive audit, concerns remain for Olympic Medical Center

Commissioner Gerald Stephaz calls audit a ‘very sobering report’

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PUD increases drought response to Stage 2 with voluntary water conservation measures

Clallam County PUD announced on Tuesday, May 12 that it’s encouraging water utility customers in the Carlsborg, Evergreen,…

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Ten honored at Clallam County Community Service awards event

Three teens — two from Sequim — receive new youth awards

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Responder Blotter — May 13, 2026

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

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Carlsborg Fire Station 33 at 70 Carlsborg Road, pictured, is slated to be replaced and rebuilt down the road at Clallam County Fire District 3’s Training and Operations Center, 255 Carlsborg Road. Fire district staff estimate design, project management, and construction will tentatively cost about 
$6 million for the larger fire station.

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Fire district agrees to designer, manager contracts for new Carlsborg station

Clallam County Fire District 3 has taken the next steps toward a new Carlsborg Fire Station 33.

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COMMUNITY NEWS — May 13, 2026

SEF seeks board members

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Sequim Junior Soccer was one of 118 entries in the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Grand Parade on May 9. Passing a soccer ball along Washington Street were, from left, Rowan McCreary, a U6 player, Logan Ralston, a U8 player, and Alyx Smith, a U8 player, with referee Emma Ralston behind them.

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Irrigation Festival wraps up with sun and fun

The weather held up nicely for the last two weekends as another Sequim Irrigation Festival rolled on to…