Brenda Hanrahan

Joyce: Ballots coming in for Crescent School District election

JOYCE -- Less than half the ballots have been returned in the Crescent School District's second attempt to pass a maintenance and operations levy with… Continue reading

West End: Wellness, healing focus of five-day event in LaPush

LAPUSH -- The Quileute tribe will host an event entitled "Peninsula Family Healing Gathering" featuring community meals, drum making clinics, drumming performances, a health fair… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Choice High School to remain despite budget woes

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board will not consider closing Choice Alternative High School as a way to save money and balance its 2003-04 budget.… Continue reading

Clallam: Haller Foundation donates $50,000 to Skills Center

PORT ANGELES -- A foundation in the name of a Port Angeles pioneer has awarded a $50,000 grant to furnish and equip the first floor… Continue reading

Coast Guard officials say member fabricated racial incident

PORT ANGELES -- A black Coast Guardsman who alleged three racially tinged incidents to his superiors has admitted to fabricating a note containing a racial… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rayonier, Ecology officials discuss mill site cleanup effort

PORT ANGELES --Barring significant and unexpected public comments, Rayonier Inc. and state Department of Ecology officials say they are on schedule for beginning the next… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New Coast Guard allegations of racism emerge

PORT ANGELES -- The Coast Guard command has reported new alleged racial incidents -- including a written epithet -- against a black serviceman. The three… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public gets chance to find up to $1 million in school cutbacks

PORT ANGELES -- Keeping Choice Alternative High School open, increasing recycling and facility rental fees, and reducing busing costs topped the list of budgeting suggestions… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District conducts first public forum tonight

PORT ANGELES -- The public will have an opportunity to ask questions, make suggestions and voice concerns about possible school budget cuts during the first… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board receives recommendations on budget cuts; public forums scheduled

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board on Monday received a list of 39 recommendations from its blue ribbon fiscal advisory panel to cut up to… Continue reading

Easter weekend full of egg hunts, bunny visits and events

Hundreds of children are expected to participate in Easter egg hunts, be photographed with the Easter Bunny and share community breakfasts with their families this… Continue reading

Group to ask Port Angeles for dog park

PORT ANGELES -- A man who believes every dog should have a place to run, play and socialize with other dogs is leading a campaign… Continue reading

Peninsula College refunding tuition to students tapped for military service

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College students called to active military duty will receive refund of their tuition and book fees. Peninsula College Enrollment Services Manager… Continue reading

Forks: Alaskan musher to speak to about sled dog racing

FORKS -- An Alaskan musher will be in town April 14 to talk about sled dog racing in the icy tundra. Doug Ruzicka, who leads… Continue reading

Forks science teacher receives $9,400 grant

FORKS -- Quillayute Valley School District Science Coordinator Sherry Schaaf was awarded a $9,400 grant for innovative teaching. The grant, called the Toyota TAPESTRY Science… Continue reading

Peninsula: Research large part of sanctuary activities

During the late spring and summer, researchers for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary take to the water to explore the uncharted depths of the Pacific… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary coming of age

Nearly 10 years after being established, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is emerging from its infancy. When the sanctuary was designated July 16, 1994, its… Continue reading

West End still hammered by winter storm; more wet weather on the way

Heavy rains continued to saturate the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday, with Clallam County getting the brunt of the storm. National Weather Service forecasters in… Continue reading

Parts of Peninsula pounded by winds, rains

Gusty winds and heavy rains knocked out power and caused localized flooding in Clallam and Jefferson counties Wednesday. Wind ripped through Forks and along U.S.… Continue reading

Clallam: Refuge system celebrated at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Friday

DUNGENESS -- The public is invited to celebrate a century of wildlife conservation Friday at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. Events at the refuge located… Continue reading