Tom Callis

Van De Wege, Tharinger support same-sex marriage; Hargrove opposed

OLYMPIA — North Olympic Peninsula Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege support same-sex marriage, while Sen. Jim Hargrove, who also represents the Peninsula… Continue reading

MV Coho ferry owner sold to its senior managers

PORT ANGELES — Black Ball Ferry Line, owner-operator of the MV Coho car-passenger ferry service between Port Angeles and Victoria, announced today that the company… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council takes new seats — at $450 a pop

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles City Council members returned after the new year to take their new seats — literally. The city purchased brand new… Continue reading

Port Angeles continues to seek seat on Rayonier panel

PORT ANGELES — The city is still seeking a seat on a multiagency committee tasked with assessing damages the former Rayonier pulp mill caused to… Continue reading

Gig Harbor paraglider breaks back crashing into bluff

PORT TOWNSEND — A 58-year-old Gig Harbor man broke his back Friday afternoon when he crashed into a bluff at Fort Flagler State Park on… Continue reading

Man arrested for Lower Elwha Klallam tribal center crimes

PORT ANGELES — Joseph L. Johnson, alleged to have burglarized the Lower Elwha Klallam tribal center and stolen a car Wednesday, was arrested Saturday at… Continue reading

Lower Elwha to rebury skull found on beach near mouth of river

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe plans to rebury a skull found on a beach near the mouth of the Elwha River. Tribal… Continue reading

Port Angeles council backs Gregoire marijuana request

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council is backing Gov. Chris Gregoire’s request to have marijuana reclassified as a Schedule 2 drug. The council… Continue reading

State probe of city finance director determining whether laws broken on ‘cash out’ of unused leave

PORT ANGELES — The State Patrol will investigate whether the head of the city’s finances broke state law by authorizing $28,862 in payments to herself… Continue reading

State Patrol to investigate Port Angeles city finance director vacation leave cashout

UPDATED to include that the administrative leave is paid. PORT ANGELES — The State Patrol will investigate whether the head of the city's finances broke… Continue reading

Kidd becomes new Port Angeles mayor

PORT ANGELES — The City Council came under new leadership Tuesday evening with Councilwoman Cherie Kidd taking over as mayor. Councilman Brad Collins became the… Continue reading

Port Angeles man surrenders after police outside house for two hours

PORT ANGELES — Police arrested a man Tuesday after spending two hours persuading him to come out of his west-side house for allegedly threatening to… Continue reading

Port Angeles council backs governor on marijuana reclassification

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council is backing Gov. Chris Gregoire’s request to have marijuana reclassified as a Schedule 2 drug. The council… Continue reading

Part of Port Angeles waterfront to change in 2012

PORT ANGELES — By the end of this year, the Port Angeles waterfront will have a mix of the new and old. The city expects… Continue reading

Clallam County leaders vow self-improvement in new year

Clallam County civic and community leaders made both personal and professional pledges in their New Year’s resolutions, vowing everything from spending more time with family… Continue reading

Court cuts Port Angeles woman’s sentence for threatening family outside Walmart

PORT ANGELES — The state Court of Appeals has reduced the sentence for Teresa N. Dumdie, who threatened a family with a gun outside the… Continue reading

New deadline for Chinook Motel owners: City eventually could own condemned property

By Tom Callis Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — City Hall is inching closer toward evicting the owners of the condemned Chinook Motel, a step… Continue reading

Volunteer firefighters would pay to serve under proposed state law

PORT ANGELES — Volunteer firefighters, the backbone of many fire agencies on the North Olympic Peninsula, may soon have to pay to serve their communities.… Continue reading

With replacement of aging water pipe, road improvements on tap for C Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A five-year effort to replace 19,000 feet of aging water pipes will begin next year on a small stretch of C Street.… Continue reading

Port Angeles reviewing ways to get PenPly utilities paid

PORT ANGELES — City Hall is not ready to write off the $315,272 bill Peninsula Plywood owes for utilities, City Manager Kent Myers said. Myers… Continue reading