James Casey

Covered fairgrounds arena needs feasibility study, commissioners told

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed covered arena at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, which county commissioners last discussed about six months ago, returned to their radar… Continue reading

Clallam: Survey to count homeless, aid housing

PORT ANGELES -- Everyone counts in Clallam County -- including those who have no homes -- for volunteers in the third annual Point in Time… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fans howl as Seahawks demolish Panthers, earn Super Bowl berth

BLYN -- There was only one thing to say Sunday in the Club Seven lounge at the 7 Cedars Casino as the Seattle Seahawks demolished… Continue reading

Rental rates in Clallam County increasingly too much for average workers to pay

PORT ANGELES -- People on the brink of renting an apartment are watching the chasm widen between them and their dream. According to information from… Continue reading

Robertsen announces plan to seek re-election, but thinks post should revert to being appointed

PORT ANGELES -- Rob Robertsen will seek re-election in November as Clallam County director of community development. The nation's first elected county development director, he… Continue reading

Clallam considering loosening some new state smoking regulations

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County health commissioners today will consider options to allow smokers to light up closer to buildings than the 25 feet established… Continue reading

Lodging tax receipts rise in Clallam, fall in Jefferson

They love you out there, Clallam County. With receipts from the hotel/motel room tax totaled, Port Angeles' take from out-of-town tourists climbed 4.3 percent to… Continue reading

Sequim mayor happy to change mind, lead City Council

SEQUIM -- A mind is a wonderful thing to change. Just ask Sequim Mayor Walt Schubert. Back in late October, Schubert promised he wouldn't serve… Continue reading

Port Angeles: PA man tells of Medicare nightmare

PORT ANGELES -- John Robertson followed all the directions, crossed all the Ts, connected all the dots. So why can't he get the $3,000 worth… Continue reading

Rural family escapes fire caused by unpredictable voltage surge

SEQUIM -- God may make the scenery in our mountain greenery, but you'd best buy a surge adapter for protection from electrical fires. Far up… Continue reading

Olympic National Forest unaffected by judge’s old-growth ruling

OLYMPIA -- Loggers in Olympic National Forest needn't worry about a federal judge's reinstating rare-species regulations in stands of old-growth timber. U.S. District Judge Marsha… Continue reading

Big audience attends forum on Medicare prescription drug problems

Here's a pharmacist's advice on Medicare Part D, the federal government's new prescription-drug benefit for senior citizens: It's can cause dizziness, headaches and even nausea,… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners set to OK contract to study jail expansion

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners will take the first step today toward easing chronic overcrowding in the county jail. Meeting at 10 a.m. in… Continue reading

Governor’s aide briefs local officials on Tse-whit-zen negotiations

PORT ANGELES -- City, Clallam County and Port of Port Angeles officials have received briefings on negotiations over the future of Tse-whit-zen and the former… Continue reading

Peninsula postal customers take postage increase in stride

Most North Olympic Peninsula residents who offered their two cents about today's 2-cent postal increase agreed that a stamp is still a bargain. "It's still… Continue reading

Gregoire aide opens talks with tribe over ex-graving yard; meetings with elected officials set today

PORT ANGELES -- An emissary from Gov. Christine Gregoire visited Port Angeles Thursday to begin building a framework for negotiations over Tse-whit-zen and the former… Continue reading

Storms continue eating away at Angeles Point

PORT ANGELES -- Angeles Point is pointless today. The Strait of Juan de Fuca has washed it away and left a rounded lump of land.… Continue reading

Martin hires former California police chief as new Clallam undersheriff

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's new undersheriff, Rich Sill, calls himself "the guy with a thousand questions." The queries, he says, are those he'll ask… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council sworn; Rogers named mayor

PORT ANGELES -- Karen Rogers is Port Angeles' new mayor, City Council members decided Tuesday, and Larry Williams is deputy mayor. Rogers, 47, a self-employed… Continue reading

State, Lower Elwha agree to negotiations over graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- Gov. Christine Gregoire and Lower Elwha Klallam Chairwoman Frances Charles agreed Thursday on formal negotiations of all issues that separate the state… Continue reading