Jeff Chew

Peninsula stations ready for 5-cent state gas tax hike

Service station owners across the North Olympic Peninsula are advising customers that, effective Tuesday, the state's new five-cent gas tax will likely be passed along… Continue reading

Peninsula: Group places Hyer Farm, Jefferson tower on “endangered” list

SEQUIM -- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has placed historic Hyer Farm on the group's "10 Most Endangered Properties List" for 2003. Larry Cort, a… Continue reading

A Port Angeles landmark will get a new face

PORT ANGELES -- One of the city's oldest and tallest structures is about to get a partial face lift to better showcase its ornate style… Continue reading

Derelict gear removal begins today in two bays, then Port Angeles Harbor

A project to clean up derelict fishnets and crab pots lost in the Strait of Juan de Fuca's major waterways begins today in Sequim and… Continue reading

Trip of the Week: Where modern works meet mother earth — in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- It's a unique Northwest art exhibit -- a walk in the park, framed in nature. Port Angeles Fine Arts Center's Art Outside… Continue reading

Clallam: County moving ahead on Dungeness land buyout

Clallam County commissioners today are expected to approve signing the warranty deed to the first of several proposed property acquisitions intended to improve salmon habitat… Continue reading

Jefferson: Military exercise a boon for business in Hadlock

PORT HADLOCK -- Hookup Corner & Deli owner Barb Gillespie stood at the open doorway of her business Sunday, flashing a quick double thumbs up… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fluoride opponents hire attorney in possible fight with City Hall

PORT ANGELES -- A citizens group opposing fluoridation of the city water supply has retained a Seattle environmental attorney to explore possible legal action. Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Make way for graving yard, city councilman says

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Transportation graving yard proposed on the city's industrial waterfront is unlikely to be stopped by Northwest shipbuilding titan… Continue reading

Clallam: Transit board OKs funds for more consulting on Gateway project

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit board members on Monday approved an agreement with the city of Port Angeles to pay $223,446 more in consulting services… Continue reading

Gov. Locke views Port Angeles graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- With his "Jobs Now" economic development campaign touching down on the North Olympic Peninsula, city and Port leaders pressed Gov. Gary Locke… Continue reading

Clallam: Mosquito infestation worries Salt Creek residents

Howard Sprouse says the mosquito population in his Salt Creek-area neighborhood is the worst he has experienced in 10 years. "The area down there is… Continue reading

Locke brings “Jobs Now” push to Port Angeles today

PORT ANGELES -- Gov. Gary Locke visits the city today in the latest stop on his statewide "Jobs Now" tour to promote his economic recovery… Continue reading

CLALLAM: SEQUIM BUSINESSWOMAN RUNS FOR COUNTY SEAT

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioner candidate Sue Forde on Tuesday lambasted the Olympic Discovery Trail as a waste of tax dollars. "I believe that… Continue reading

Clallam: Tharinger to seek re-election to county seat

PORT ANGELES -- Saying he has worked hard and made progress to improve Clallam County's economy, its residents' health and the environment, county Commissioner Steve… Continue reading

Forks: One of five injured in all-terrain-vehicle crash dies

FORKS -- The driver of an all-terrain-vehicle which plummeted over an embankment near Forks early Sunday died from severe injuries Monday in Seattle. Ryan Decker,… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman runs for breast cancer cause in D.C.

Denise Brennan of Port Angeles weathered heavy rains Saturday, joining 7,000 other breast cancer survivors among 40,000 participants in the Komen National Race for the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Group revisits fluoride issue

PORT ANGELES -- A group of residents concerned about city leaders' approval of fluoridating city water gathers Tuesday to inform others of the chemical additive.… Continue reading

Clallam must compensate sign owners under code, judge rules

PORT ANGELES -- A judge's recent ruling that invalidates part of Clallam County's sign code has sparked calls for a wholesale review of the controversial… Continue reading

Clallam: Planners hear pros, cons of proposed stormwater regulations

PORT ANGELES -- A stream of voices supported Clallam County's proposed stormwater management ordinance at a Clallam County Planning Commission hearing Wednesday. But some also… Continue reading