Darrick Meneken

Sports: Four young sailors gearing up for national competition next month

PORT ANGELES -- Four teenage sailors from Port Angeles High School are preparing for the Great Oaks Regatta near New Orleans. The team and two… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Paralyzed teen tackles new life

PORT ANGELES -- Alex Ralston is 17 years old and paralyzed below the neck. A marina accident last spring crushed part of his upper spinal… Continue reading

Wild steelhead ban overturned; fish commission instead implements strict limit

The state Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to overturn a two-year ban on keeping wild steelhead, instead implementing a one fish annual… Continue reading

Public casts steelhead views to commission; Forks mayor in middle of debate at Bremerton meeting

BREMERTON -- Supporters of a two-year statewide ban on keeping wild steelhead outnumbered opponents three-to-one at Saturday's meeting of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission,… Continue reading

Sequim man appointed to wildlife board; first North Olympic Peninsula member in a decade

A marine mammal veterinarian from Sequim who is helping to shape federal killer whale protection has been named the ninth and final member of the… Continue reading

Olympic National Park gears up for summer

Hikers are reaching the backcountry of Olympic National Park earlier than usual this year, but in many cases they're finding missing bridges, downed logs and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Campgrounds expected to fill up over Memorial Day weekend

Many campgrounds around the North Olympic Peninsula will be at or near capacity this Memorial Day weekend. Those looking for a last-minute site would be… Continue reading

Sequim: Athletes, coaches ‘numb’ after sports eliminated by School Board

SEQUIM -- At least one student is already considering the possibility of leaving the Sequim School District if a May 18 maintenance and operations tax… Continue reading

West End: Elwha restoration head delivers project update

FORKS -- Requests for construction bids for water treatment facilities associated with removal of the two Elwha River dams should start going out late this… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Concession delays continue

PORT ANGELES -- Efforts to fill concession contracts inside Olympic National Park continue to drag on, and the National Park Service shows no sign of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Elwha kill gets a little help from Dungeness

PORT ANGELES -- Salmon eggs from the state Dungeness Hatchery are now in the Elwha watershed in an attempt to lessen impacts from an accidental… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles girls come from behind to win

PORT ANGELES -- Nicole Morgan scored 15 points in the second half and the Port Angeles High School girls basketball team stormed back from a… Continue reading

Sports: Peninsula College wins division title

PORT ANGELES -- One by one the players on the Peninsula College men's basketball team cut down the net. And many of the 400 or… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pump malfunction kills 600,000 young salmon at Elwha hatchery

PORT ANGELES -- A water pump malfunction at the Lower Elwha Klallam tribal fish hatchery in late January led to the death of 70 percent… Continue reading

Competition likely in fight to run Olympic National Park concession at Hurricane Ridge

PORT ANGELES -- As Olympic National Park officials work to eliminate a backlog of expired concession contracts, the Hurricane Ridge Public Development Authority anxiously awaits… Continue reading

Sports: Steelhead retention ban will affect North Olympic Peninsula the most

OLYMPIA -- The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a two-year ban on wild steelhead retention late last week. Steelhead anglers on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles High School football coach heading for southern (Washington) climes

PORT ANGELES -- Head football coach Dan Novick will leave Port Angeles High School at the end of the school year. He's accepted the same… Continue reading

Millions up for grabs with ONP concession deals

Look west from Kalaloch Lodge and you'll see the Pacific Ocean sweep time to the horizon. Take a peek inside the lodge's accounting office and… Continue reading

OPN: Here’s a breakdown of park concessions

National parks around the country are scrambling to fill expired concession contracts. Regulations for implementing the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998… Continue reading

Sports: Jubilant Peninsula College says, “We’re No. 1!”

PORT ANGELES -- This was just the kind of game the Peninsula College men's basketball team expected. The Pirates jumped out to a 15-point lead… Continue reading