James Casey

Olympic Medical Center awards contract for $9.2 million hospital expansion

PORT ANGELES -- After six months of searching for a contractor, Olympic Medical Center approved a $9.2 million agreement Wednesday to expand the hospital at… Continue reading

It’s the flu season

Oh, no! Not another "'Tis the season" story? Well, yes, but here we're speaking of influenza. Winter vacations, holiday travel and family gatherings make Christmas… Continue reading

Clallam: Humane Society shelter clarifies free food issue

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Humane Society again will accept donated pet food, despite turning down an offer of 5,600 pounds of dry dog… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Voting today for Makah Tribal Council

NEAH BAY -- Healthcare has emerged as a prime issue among five candidates seeking one position on the Makah Tribal Council in today's election. Blanchard… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Revered pastor to retire

PORT ANGELES -- Pastor Charlie Mays, Port Angeles' best-known clergyman and arguably the one most involved in local social issues, received best wishes from parishioners… Continue reading

Environmentally astute ‘green’ homes go mainstream in Clallam

It's not easy building green. You need to preserve trees on your lot, use nontoxic materials, install energy-efficient appliances, build with recycled components when possible… Continue reading

Doherty asks governor to intervene in talks with tribe over floating bridge anchors in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has asked Gov. Christine Gregoire to involve the state in formal negotiations with the Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Clallam: Public invited to view development, economic plan

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has decided what it wants to be when it grows up. From an economic-development standpoint, at least, it dreams of… Continue reading

Last glimmer for graving yard work appears to vanish

PORT ANGELES -- It's anchors away -- as in anchors for the Hood Canal Bridge and away from Port Angeles. The chance that the city… Continue reading

Year-end cash crunch affecting OlyCAP

The Olympic Peninsula's largest nonprofit organization is sailing in shallow financial water, but its command crew says it is unlikely to run aground. Olympic Community… Continue reading

Port Angeles: OMC proposes solution to Virginia Mason pullout

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center will avert the primary-care health crisis threatened by the impending sale of Virginia Mason's Eighth Street clinic by supporting… Continue reading

County commissioner will run for sheriff in 2006

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman will run for sheriff in 2006. Chapman, 42, made the announcement Tuesday after what he said were… Continue reading

Clallam weighs road funding

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County will charge Peter to pay Paul, so to speak, so Paul can make sure Peter isn't being overcharged. If you… Continue reading

Radio telethon to aid children, families in need

Christmas can be the cruelest season for foster children. They're often forgotten at the best of times -- forsaken by their parents (who usually are… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge pontoon work originally slated for Port Angeles starts in Tacoma

PORT ANGELES --Almost a year after graving yard construction halted in Port Angeles, work has started in Tacoma to build concrete pontoons for the Hood… Continue reading

Clallam County budget review draws few interested individuals, comments

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County reviewed a $73.3 million budget Tuesday without so much as a raised eyebrow in the audience. In fact, there was… Continue reading

Lower Elwha, Department of Transportation take different strategies toward graving yard resolution

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has requested formal mediation of its lawsuit against the state for reburial of ancestral remains at the… Continue reading

Clallam County’s $73.3 million proposed budget ready for public review

Clallam County will offer its $73.3 million 2006 budget for public inspection in a pair of hearings Tuesday. The first will start at 10:30 a.m.… Continue reading

Streamkeepers win battle to use bugs for monitoring

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Streamkeepers have won their battle of the bugs with the state Department of Ecology over which creeks in the region… Continue reading

Martin plans re-election bid in 2006; ‘I take care of business first,’ sheriff says

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin said Wednesday he will seek re-election in 2006, confident he has done "the right thing" in accepting… Continue reading