Paige Dickerson

Forks High School building design process beginning

FORKS -- The $18 million addition to Forks High School -- replacing the 1925 portions that were taken off line at the beginning of this… Continue reading

Jazz Festival numbers down slightly

PORT ANGELES -- Attendance appeared to be down slightly at Jazz in the Olympics this year, but official numbers weren't yet in on Sunday. "Everything… Continue reading

Band to add swing to annual jazz festival

PORT ANGELES -- About 3,000 people are expected to listen and dance to jazz music during a three-day festival beginning today. Now in its 10th… Continue reading

Longtime YMCA executive director to step down; health reasons cited

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Maguire, who served as Clallam County YMCA executive director for 13 years and was instrumental in starting the Port Townsend branch… Continue reading

Clallam YMCA director Maguire to step down

PORT ANGELES — After leading the Clallam County YMCA for 13 years and starting up the Port Townsend branch of the organization, Dan Maguire announced… Continue reading

School districts unsure of impact of basic education bill

North Olympic Peninsula school district superintendents don't know how a bill overhauling public K-12 education will affect them. They know just one thing: The revamping… Continue reading

Clinic expects patient load to nearly double

PORT ANGELES -- Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics clinic officials expect to nearly double the number of patients seen this year compared with last… Continue reading

Work to start Wednesday on Eighth Street Bridge drainage repairs

PORT ANGELES -- The new Eighth Street Bridges aren't draining correctly, so construction crews this week will "grind" the pavement to fix the problem. The… Continue reading

Community garden prepping for seeding

PORT ANGELES -- The Vineyard Community Garden will begin to take shape within the coming weeks and be ready for those who snatch up plots… Continue reading

Forks council member resigns

FORKS -- The Forks City Council is seeking candidates to fill a vacant council position for the second time in the past six months. On… Continue reading

Ecology warns of canisters on beaches

Aluminum containers discovered on beaches in 2008 have continued to wash up on Pacific Coast shores, with three found at Strawberry Point south of LaPush… Continue reading

Port Angeles business given top Pentagon award

PORT ANGELES -- Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. officials celebrated receiving a Department of Defense award in a Tuesday ceremony attended by about 100 community members… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board begins budget-cut talks

PORT ANGELES -- Some music programs and all-day kindergarten were among areas recommended for cuts for the 2009-2010 school year at a Port Angeles School… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles executive director officially resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Bob McChesney tendered his resignation today after the Port of Edmonds commissioners approved a contract with… Continue reading

Survey determining if more Lincoln Park trees must be cut for airport

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles is waiting for results from the National Geodetic Survey that will determine if more trees need to… Continue reading

California man selected as Port Angeles High School principal

PORT ANGELES -- Garry Cameron, an assistant principal in Southern California, was named the new Port Angeles High School principal late Wednesday afternoon. Cameron, 42,… Continue reading

KPly deadline runs out; fate still in limbo

PORT ANGELES -- The fate of the shuttered KPly mill, which closed permanently almost one year ago, remains in limbo until the bank that holds… Continue reading

Harbor-Works public meeting set for Friday potentially to choose an executive director

PORT ANGELES -- A new director for Harbor-Works Public Development Authority might be chosen on Friday. The authority's board voted on Monday to hold a… Continue reading

Easter egg hunt makes big splash at William Shore Memorial Pool

PORT ANGELES -- Children of all ages were splish-splashing at the William Shore Memorial Pool in a battle to collect as many candy-filled eggs as… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles executive director offered Edmonds job

PORT ANGELES — Bob McChesney, executive director of the Port of Port Angeles, announced today that he has been offered the top job at the… Continue reading