Brenda Hanrahan

Port Angeles: Does community need six elementary schools?

PORT ANGELES -- School district officials say the next step in a Budget Review Committee recommendation to close an elementary school is to determine if… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Choice High School students stunned by closure proposal

PORT ANGELES -- Choice High School students and staff say they are shocked by a recommendation to close their alternative school. Closing the B Street… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board asked to close elementary school — while another is being built

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board is being asked to consider closing an elementary school because of a projected $1 million budget districtwide deficit --… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Elwha tribe’s plans for marina slowly progressing, chamber told

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials say plans on their "megayacht" marina on Ediz Hook are slowly progressing. Tribal officials told the Port… Continue reading

Peninsula pooch goes Hollywood

One North Olympic Peninsula resident got to hobnob with the Hollywood set -- even carrying a studio security badge -- during the filming of "The… Continue reading

West End: Cape Flattery school levy passing

CLALLAM BAY -- Preliminary results from Tuesday's all-mail election show the Cape Flattery School District's four-year, $1.4 million maintenance and operations levy is passing. At… Continue reading

Clallam: Sequim, Cape Flattery schools’ elections end today

Two school districts in Clallam County are encouraging residents to return mail-in ballots today for school levy elections. The elections will decide tax levies for… Continue reading

Hundreds of jellyfish washed up on Port Angeles beaches

PORT ANGELES -- Hundreds of jellyfish on the shores of the inner harbor of Ediz Hook took many wildlife officials by surprise Monday. The mostly… Continue reading

Clallam: United Way donors, volunteers recognized during banquet

PORT ANGELES --Volunteers and contributors with the 2001 United Way of Clallam County campaign were honored during an awards banquet Thursday night. Agency officials also… Continue reading

Grocers, eateries reap benefits from movie filming

PORT ANGELES -- It takes a lot of food to feed the cast and crew of "The Hunted." Caterer Peter Starkman feeds about 200 people… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Most laid off K Ply workers back on the job

PORT ANGELES -- K Ply Inc. officials said Tuesday that all but five of the mill's workers laid off in November have returned to work.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Officials monitoring filming of major motion picture

Olympic National Park officials monitoring production of "The Hunted" on federal land west of Port Angeles said Saturday that inclement weather has slowed work on… Continue reading

Sequim: Kosovo teen may be forced to return home

SEQUIM -- After raising $26,000 to retain student visas and attend Peninsula College, one of two teen-age students from Kosovo may be forced to return… Continue reading

Star-struck women hope to meet movie stars in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Two burger purveyors have been rubbing elbows with crew members of "The Hunted," but they have yet to meet the movie's stars.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Postmaster named best in state

PORT ANGELES --Local postmaster Ron Gates has been named Washington state Postmaster of the Year. Gates has served as Port Angeles postmaster since 1989 and… Continue reading

Sequim: Sequim Christian Academy to close

SEQUIM -- One of the North Olympic Peninsula's religious schools is closing its doors at noon Friday because of low enrollment. Sequim Christian Academy, formerly… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Schools, assisted living center locked down while police search for alleged burglars

PORT ANGELES -- Two young men are in Clallam County jail facing possible burglary charges following a manhunt and school lockdown. Police booked Michael Moyle,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Visitor bureau meets, discusses past personnel issues

PORT ANGELES -- The new North Olympic Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau board has only met once and it's already facing a potential personnel dispute.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Input sought on Graves Creek Road reconstruction

Olympic National Park officials are hoping the public can help develop a plan to repair or relocate Graves Creek Road. The six-mile road, located in… Continue reading

Peninsula: Costco contemplating expansion

Officials from Costco Wholesale Corp. say they are contemplating expanding their Carlsborg warehouse. But there are no concrete plans to do so because the store… Continue reading