Paige Dickerson

Thursday forum to discuss state of Port Angeles school buildings

PORT ANGELES — Few Port Angeles schools have sufficient numbers of smoke detectors, many have plugged leaks, and most electrical systems are at maximum use.… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road contract awarded

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK— A $12.7 million contract to repair 12 miles of Hurricane Ridge Road has been awarded to Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Movie casting call this weekend for film ‘Twilight’ set in Forks

PORTLAND, Ore. — Extras Only Casting Co. is summoning anyone who wants to be an extra, a stand-ins or a photo double of a lead… Continue reading

Mayor’s ‘State of City’ speech marked by questions about personnel issues

FORKS — Tensions in Forks resulting from three Forks Police Department employees who are on paid administrative leave surfaced momentarily at Mayor Nedra Reed's "State… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools to seek tech tax levy election in May

PORT ANGELES — A technology levy for the Port Angeles School District to purchase computers and related ware for students will go before the voters… Continue reading

Victoria Express to fill in on Bremerton-Seattle ferry route

PORT ANGELES — Victoria Express, a Port Angeles-based ferry business with two vessels, will help fill in on the Bremerton-Seattle ferry route starting today as… Continue reading

What’s going on in Forks — suspended employees, a recall attempt and . . .?

FORKS — The key players are three Forks Police Department employees, the mayor of Forks, the Forks police chief — and the police chief's former… Continue reading

They’re poor little sheep that have lost their way . . .

CARLSBORG — Clallam County Humane Society workers rounded up 122 head of sheep this week and put them into foster care after some of them… Continue reading

Beef stays off school menus until all-clear given

North Olympic Peninsula school districts continue to use poultry and other meat products until they get an all-clear from the federal Department of Agriculture on… Continue reading

Services set for Peninsula College soccer player killed while snowboarding

SALEM, Ore. — Funeral services for a Peninsula College soccer player killed last weekend while snowboarding in the Cascades will be held Saturday in his… Continue reading

Fire sprinkler damage forces Port Angeles fudge shop to relocate

PORT ANGELES — Northwest Fudge and Confections will open on Tuesday in a temporary location after upstairs fire sprinklers doused the store and inventory last… Continue reading

Port commissioners approve landing fee waiver for Kenmore Air

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners extended a landing fee waiver for Kenmore Air Express through 2008 and 2009. In a letter to… Continue reading

Snow disrupts some schools, motorists; rest of week likely to be rainy

Students didn't go to school Monday in Port Angeles and Sequim, and others had early-outs in Forks. But only one school district — Port Angeles… Continue reading

Crescent School levy to go before voters

JOYCE — Citizens For Crescent Kids Levy Committee will hold a public question and comment meeting to discuss the upcoming levy election, at 7 p.m.… Continue reading

Rare fishers released into Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Nearly a dozen fishers leapt out of their cages and into the forests of Olympic National Park on Sunday. The cat-sized… Continue reading

Acclaimed poet Gallagher gives reading of new short story book at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — As Tess Gallagher read from her new book — a collaboration with Irish painter Josie Gray called Barnacle Soup and Other Stories… Continue reading

Forks plunges into future of empty public pool

FORKS — What do you do with an empty pool that voters don't want to pay to fill? A meeting on Wednesday night to discuss… Continue reading

Coast Guard assists sinking tugboat’s crew

LAPUSH — Coast Guard Station Quillayute River personnel assisted a crew of three on a 45-foot tugboat on Sunday before it sank near Tillamook Bay… Continue reading

Slips in short supply at John Wayne Marina

SEQUIM — Large boat slips are filled up at the John Wayne Marina, and waiting lists to get into the 50-foot slips can be up… Continue reading

Sequim Chamber of Commerce president discusses ouster of executive director at meeting — a little

SEQUIM — The president of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce opened the floor on Tuesday to questions about the recent firing of Executive Director… Continue reading