Paige Dickerson

Motor home crashes in gully; 15 people taken to hospital

PORT ANGELES - A motor home containing a Missouri family of six and a family friend raced down Mount Angeles Road onto Race Street on… Continue reading

Cougar paws at 8-year-old in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Dane Bradow, 8, was playing in his driveway with brothers Bo, 6, and Ty, 3, on Saturday when a cougar came out… Continue reading

Forks pool taxing district topic of Wednesday meeting

FORKS - The Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation District Board members will answer questions about a proposed new taxing district to fund the Forks Aquatic… Continue reading

Forks bilingual program offers summer school classes

FORKS - When Christine Ballard and Elena Velasquez, both bilingual teachers in the Quillayute Valley School District, began a summer school program six years ago,… Continue reading

Archaeological students check out wreckage site at Cape Alava

CAPE ALAVA - Five students from Central Washington University in Ellensburg are getting their feet wet in the field of archaeology. Literally wet, in fact.… Continue reading

Hiker to head home today

PORTLAND, Ore. - Mary O'Brien, the hiker lost last week in Olympic National Park, and her sister, Anne, are making plans to go back to… Continue reading

Peninsula kids, others getting taste of jazz at lakeside retreat

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - The hills are alive with the sounds of jazz near Lake Crescent this week. Jazz tunes waft through the air as… Continue reading

Soldier comes home on leave after 10-month tour in Iraq

PORT ANGELES - When Todd Blevins was a little boy, he wanted to be just like John Wayne. But not the cowboy Duke. He liked… Continue reading

Two injured in crash where crashes have gone before

SEQUIM - A third crash on U.S. Highway 101 in as many months has left some motorists wondering whether a bend in the road has… Continue reading

Forks principal, superintendent wrap up final days with school district

FORKS - Two Quillayute Valley School District leaders will be taking their leave after work on Friday. Forks High School and Middle School Principal Ray… Continue reading

Proposed Olympic National Park fee increases would go toward deferred projects, spokesperson says

PORT ANGELES - If proposed fee increases for the National Park System are approved, the funds generated would probably be used to fund back-logged projects,… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools superintendent gets $10,000 per year raise

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles School Board has approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent Gary Cohn that includes a raise of about $10,000… Continue reading

New computer system speeds Clallam inmate transactions

PORT ANGELES - A new computer program at the Clallam County Corrections facility will allow inmates a faster way to pay bail, medical bills and… Continue reading

Tribe, visiting professor work on language program

PORT ANGELES - Timothy Montler, a linguistics professor at the University of North Texas, has been spending summers in the North Olympic Peninsula for more… Continue reading

Couples to take the plunge on 7-7-7 – for luck

When Jenny Bryson and her fiancé, Scott Iredale, both of Port Angeles, set a wedding date, they picked the luckiest day they could imagine -… Continue reading

Curtain falls on Fairview Elementary, Roosevelt Middle schools in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - The day seemed a lot like the last day of any other year of school at Roosevelt Middle School and Fairview Elementary… Continue reading

‘Survivor’ auditions at 7 Cedars

BLYN - Are you a survivor? If you think you are, then you may want to audition for a part in the next season of… Continue reading

Drag races this weekend in Forks

FORKS - Both drag racers and residents are revving up for the beginning of the racing season at the Forks Municipal Airport this weekend West… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Clubs board names Boy Scouts exec as new director

SEQUIM - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula has a new executive director. Bob Schilling, who has been the senior executive for Clallam… Continue reading

Lincoln High School to hold its first graduation ceremony this week

PORT ANGELES - Lincoln High School will hold its first independent graduation Thursday at 7 p.m. at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center. The school,… Continue reading