Silver linings for SHS’s purple, gold at drive-in commencement ceremony

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Silver linings for SHS’s purple, gold at drive-in commencement ceremony

With plenty of pomp and circumstance without the “Pomp and Circumstance,” members of Sequim High School’s Class of…

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Health officer: No mask mandate for Clallam

While Jefferson County has mandated masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and is considering criminal and…

Clallam County law enforcement condemns action that killed Floyd

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Clallam County law enforcement condemns action that killed Floyd

Force to be used only when necessary, they say

An illuminated drone show on July 4, 2021, remains a possibility but Sequim city councilors likely would need to pay for it with general funds. City staff are also exploring other celebration ideas for next year, too. Photo by Barbara Hanna/City of Sequim

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Drone show remains possibility for Independence Day 2021

Sequim city councilors ask staff to explore funding, fireworks options

Mary Givins, a student librarian at the Port Angeles Public Library, takes part in a trial run to initiate curbside drop-off of returning books in the drive-in front of the library on June 16. The four North Olympic Library System libraries began curbside returns on June 17. Photo by Keith Thorpe/Olympic Peninsula News Group

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Peninsula libraries offering returns, hold pickups

As Clallam County reopens to Phase 2 standards, public libraries across the North Olympic Peninsula are slowly restarting…

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More than 30 homeless in COVID-19 shelter

A social distancing homeless shelter funded with state COVID-19 relief funds has yet to house a person with…

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Clallam rechecks ‘suspect positive’ at long-term care facility

Clallam County health officials are awaiting results of a second COVID-19 test after discovering a “suspect positive” test…

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Masks are necessary, board says

As COVID-19 cases increase in Clallam County, the board of health this week recommended residents wear cloth face…

Volunteers Nancy Elwert and Bruce Leigh with Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) ready to place food boxes in a trunk on June 10 at Sequim High School. Free food boxes are available through the USDA from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 19. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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Volunteers distribute weekly food boxes on Wednesdays

Effort continues through Aug. 19 at Middle School

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No date set for MAT’s hearing examiner review

Injunction hearing in Clallam Superior Court set for June 19

In March, Nicole Clark, left, and Vicki Lowe, right, along with Shenna Younger asked Sequim City Council to draft a resolution against systemic racism after seeing Facebook posts on the Save Our Sequim Facebook page. Page organizers deleted and denounced the comments, they said. Now Younger seeks a resolution from the city council to denounce racism, discrimination and hate speech. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

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City councilors to discuss race, police brutality resolution

Council originally opted to wait on talks

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Sequim looks to add Dungeness Virtual School

Prior to a statewide shutdown in March that forced youths into remote learning situations, dozens of Sequim-area students…

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Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Clallam County

Clallam County has surpassed Jefferson County in confirmed COVID-19 cases with two more positive tests reported Tuesday, health…