Brenda Hanrahan

Joyce: Voting ends Tuesday in Crescent School levy election

JOYCE -- Voters in the Crescent School District have until Tuesday to decide whether a $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy will help supplement the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Girl with a transplanted heart celebrates fourth birthday on Monday; ‘she has come so far’

PORT ANGELES -- For Haille Alley and her family, placing four candles on a birthday cake Monday holds extra meaning. When Haille was diagnosed with… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Remains of more than 50 Klallam ancestors uncovered at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- Less than a month after archaeological excavations started at the graving yard site, Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials say hundreds of artifacts… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Longtime flower-grower hangs up her tools

PORT ANGELES -- Standing in rows of poppies, lilacs and daisies, 90-year-old flower grower Fran Meyers says it is time to retire. "It is hard… Continue reading

Port Angeles: More remains, artifacts found on graving yard site

State Department of Transportation officials say work continues at the graving yard and at the Hood Canal Bridge to refurbish and replace the aged bridge.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sole dissenter on School Board still tries to keep Monroe open

PORT ANGELES -- The process to close Monroe Elementary School continues, but School Board member Cindy Kelly says she will continue working to keep the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board stays on course toward closing Monroe

PORT ANGELES -- School Board members decided late Wednesday night to stay on course toward closing Monroe Elementary School in June. After a two-hour study… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Either/or choices face School Board at special meeting tonight

PORT ANGELES -- If Monroe Elementary School isn't closed in June, the Port Angeles School District will be forced to make budget cuts throughout the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board to rethink whether to close Monroe School on Wednesday, board president confirms

PORT ANGELES -- School Board members may decide Wednesday to continue closing Monroe Elementary School or find other ways to offset a $300,000 budget deficit… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State education officials to laud Native American schoolteacher tonight

PORT ANGELES -- A teacher who teaches Native culture in Port Angeles schools will be recognized tonight by Washington Education Association officials for her dedication… Continue reading

Joyce: Ballots distributed for fourth school levy try

JOYCE -- Ballots for a Crescent School District four-year, $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy should be making their way into voters' households. The special… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board members to study alternatives to closing Monroe School this week

PORT ANGELES -- the Port Angeles School District board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to consider alternatives on how to avoid a $300,000 budget… Continue reading

Peninsula: Activities abound this weekend

The North Olympic Peninsula enters May with events celebrating seafood, the irrigation process, plants, classic cars, medieval times and mountain biking. The events: * In… Continue reading

West End: Vandalism damages rocks near petroglyphs, but ancient carvings untouched

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Park service officials are investigating vandalism to rocks near centuries-old Makah petroglyphs, which offer a window into the tribe's history. Park… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tickets go on sale for May 23 rubber duck charity race

Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks are now ready for adoption. The 15th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby will be held May 23 and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High school custodian arrested for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos of students

PORT ANGELES -- A 54-year-old Port Angeles High School custodian arrested for secretly taking photos under girls' skirts will be arraigned May 7 in Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Longtime resident turns 104 with party at her convalescent center

PORT ANGELES -- A lifelong Clallam County resident celebrated her 104th birthday with flowers, friends, cake, a teddy bear and balloons Monday afternoon. When Ada… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School administrators looking into alternatives to closing Monroe School

PORT ANGELES -- School officials say they are looking at alternatives to prevent the closure of Monroe Elementary School, but they say choices are limited… Continue reading

Peninsula: Red Cross in need of disaster volunteers

Officials from the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross say they are in desperate need of disaster volunteers. "Each Red Cross chapter is… Continue reading

Port Angeles: People of all ages plead with School Board to keep all schools open

PORT ANGELES -- Keep all schools open was the message more than 200 parents, students and community members delivered Thursday to the Port Angeles School… Continue reading