Brenda Hanrahan

Port Angeles: Archaeology contract still unsigned, tribe reports

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials say they are still waiting for a contract to be signed between the state and the archaeologist… Continue reading

Port Angeles: That ‘president message’ no longer sewn into Tom Bihn Inc. bags, President Bihn says

PORT ANGELES -- The label sewn into bags made at a Port Angeles factory may take a swipe at a "president," but not for much… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Tribal chairman outlines how $3.4 million in ‘mitigation’ funds will be spent

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribal chairman says $3.4 million in "mitigation" money paid to the tribe by the state will be used… Continue reading

Straight from the Easter Bunny: Your North Olympic Peninsula guide to this weekend’s egg hunts, other Easter events

Visits from the Easter Bunny, hunting for colorful eggs, gardening lessons and community breakfasts are planned to celebrate the Easter weekend on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Peninsula College founding president mourned; hailed as visionary

PORT ANGELES -- People who knew Peninsula College's founding father described him as a visionary who helped build the college from a single building to… Continue reading

Joyce: Crescent School District seeks federal funding in wake of classroom suicide

JOYCE -- Crescent School District leaders are seeking federal funding to continue support for seventh-graders who witnessed the suicide of a classmate last month. Schools… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe parents vow to fight plans to close their children’s school

PORT ANGELES -- Monroe Elementary School parents reaffirmed Tuesday that they will continue to fight the School Board's proposal to close their children's school. "This… Continue reading

Forks: Students see horrors of DUI driving with mock crash

FORKS -- About 425 high school students and eighth-graders have been shown the impact teenage drinking and driving can have by watching the impact of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe parents planning to picket in support of keeping school open

PORT ANGELES -- Monroe Elementary School parents say they will attend a public hearing Tuesday to voice their opinion that the school should not be… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Full skeleton uncovered on graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- A man who lived hundreds of years ago along the shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was found carefully wrapped… Continue reading

Port Angeles: More delay on graving yard until DOT contracts with archaeologist

PORT ANGELES -- Archaeological excavation at the graving yard -- flagged last month to begin by now -- cannot start until state officials contract with… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Puget Sound-area tribe donates $26,000 for Makah van

NEAH BAY -- The Makah Senior Citizens Program has received $26,000 from the Muckleshoot tribe to purchase a new 15-passenger van to provide transportation for… Continue reading

Olympic National Forest: Road maintenance switches to private sector beginning Thursday

Olympic National Forest is switching the maintenance of Forest Service roads to a private contractor for three years starting Thursday. The switch from using government… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula College to close 34-year-old dormitory building

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College officials have decided to permanently close the college's two-story dormitory at the end of the summer. College officials say low… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha complete cemetery expansion with burning rite

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials completed an expansion of the tribe's cemetery with an ancient burning ceremony Sunday afternoon. Tribal members have… Continue reading

Port Angeles: First money for $20 million science-technology building arrives at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College officials have received $1.13 million from the state Legislature to begin designing a $20 million science and technology building. Within… Continue reading

Joyce: Another try for the Crescent school levy?

JOYCE -- Crescent School Board members will meet Thursday to consider asking voters for the fourth time to support a maintenance and operations levy. Final… Continue reading

Peninsula: News of student’s classroom suicide travels to other schools

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The talk at schools across Clallam County on Thursday was about the tragic suicide of a 13-year-old Crescent School student the day… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area leaders pleased, relieved that graving yard back on track

PORT ANGELES -- Area leaders say they are thrilled that construction of the graving yard will resume in August. "I think this is probably the… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute Valley auction to raise scholarship money this weekend

FORKS -- Organizers of the 41st annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction are hoping West End residents will once again open their wallets to help local… Continue reading