Paul Gottlieb

Public Works and Utilities Director Glenn Cutler stands with a display at City Hall showing an aerial schematic diagram of the city’s combined sewer outflow project

Glenn Cutler, Port Angeles public works director, to retire

PORT ANGELES — Public Works and Utilities Director Glenn Cutler, who oversaw a vigorous expansion and upgrade of the city’s infrastructure over the past decade… Continue reading

Public Works and Utilities Director Glenn Cutler stands with a display at City Hall showing an aerial schematic diagram of the city’s combined sewer outflow project
PenPly stack now set to fall April 8

PenPly stack now set to fall April 8

PORT ANGELES — Demolition of a 175-foot chimney stack that towers over the city has been delayed for two weeks. The project, set for March… Continue reading

PenPly stack now set to fall April 8
Judge Rick Porter is taking community service off the table of his pay-or-appear program.

Clallam court’s pay-or-appear program scaled back

PORT ANGELES — A pay-or-appear program that has been a cornerstone of Rick Porter's 13-year tenure as Clallam County District Court judge has been scaled… Continue reading

Judge Rick Porter is taking community service off the table of his pay-or-appear program.
Peninsula Housing Authority Executive Director Pam Tietz

Peninsula agencies brace for possible sequestration cuts

PORT ANGELES — It will be business as usual this week for hundreds of housing and low-income assistance program recipients on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Peninsula Housing Authority Executive Director Pam Tietz

Port amends cleanup agreement with Ecology

PORT ANGELES — Formation of a draft cleanup plan is the next step for industrial property off Marine Drive that is contaminated by an underground… Continue reading

Work continues on razing the former Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Demolition nearing end on PA’s PenPly mill

PORT ANGELES — Workers are in the last stages of demolishing the former Peninsula Plywood site as they finish tearing up the salvageable, rough-cut-timber and… Continue reading

Work continues on razing the former Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
All American Willy's hotrod burns rubber as it takes off from the starting line during a West End Thunder event at Forks Municipal Airport last season.  -- Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

The Thunder rolls: Popular Forks drag races OK’d for next five years

FORKS — The growls and roars of fast cars piloted by daring drivers can continue to erupt at Forks Municipal Airport for up to five… Continue reading

All American Willy's hotrod burns rubber as it takes off from the starting line during a West End Thunder event at Forks Municipal Airport last season.  -- Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon

‘Wake’ planned in Forks for blaze-leveled building

FORKS — As plans are made to replace the city-owned Rainforest Art Center building in the city's downtown core, residents continue to wrestle with losing… Continue reading

Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon

Rural area around Sequim focus of 2012 burglaries

PORT ANGELES — Burglary activity in 2012 in Clallam County shifted to the unincorporated Sequim area, increasing 36 percent in the area around the city… Continue reading

Man who kidnapped teen remains at large

Man who kidnapped teen remains at large

CHIMACUM — A man who kidnapped a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon south of Chimacum and left her unharmed a terrifying half-hour later on… Continue reading

Man who kidnapped teen remains at large

Photos of your property: Clallam County assessing Port Angeles-area houses

PORT ANGELES — Appraisers from the Clallam County Assessor's Office are snapping photos of homes and conducting property-tax-related physical inspections of about 8,550 parcels in… Continue reading

Political party leaders spar at Port Angeles Business Association meet

PORT ANGELES — Two top Clallam County Republican and Democratic Party leaders sparred over national issues but found some common ground on the ongoing, lengthy… Continue reading

Last August

Sen. Murray to resurrect Wild Olympics bill

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray plans to reintroduce “Wild Olympics” legislation that would expand wilderness in Olympic National Forest by more than 126,000 acres and which… Continue reading

Last August
Sen. Paty Murrray

Sen. Murray to resurrect Wild Olympics bill; Kilmer holding off on taking a stand

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray plans to reintroduce “Wild Olympics” legislation that would expand wilderness in Olympic National Forest by more than 126,000 acres… Continue reading

Sen. Paty Murrray
Attorney Karen Unger was upset with a letter she got regarding the value of her property. Diane Urbani de la Paz

Clallam assessor’s letter raises concern

PORT ANGELES — A Jan. 31 letter from the Clallam County Assessor's Office asking Karen Unger for her gross income and myriad business expenses caught… Continue reading

Attorney Karen Unger was upset with a letter she got regarding the value of her property. Diane Urbani de la Paz

No fooling: April 1 is Jefferon’s split from Puget Sound Energy

PORT TOWNSEND — The divorce, amicable though it may be, is almost final, and preparations are under way for the final split. In seven weeks… Continue reading

Ballots tiptoe in for Tuesday’s elections

Ballots trickled in last week for Tuesday’s special election, but don’t be fooled into thinking returns will stay slow, an election officials said. The final… Continue reading

Record number listens to phone-in town hall forum

OLYMPIA — A record-setting 11,000 listeners dialed into a telephonic town hall forum this week with state Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege… Continue reading

Stephanie Austin checks her mail at the Port Townsend Post Office on Wednesday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Saturday mail delivery may be cut, but not post offices

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County's four post offices — in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, Chimacum and Quilcene — will remain immune from closure or Monday-through-Friday… Continue reading

Stephanie Austin checks her mail at the Port Townsend Post Office on Wednesday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam commissioners grilled on Dungeness water rule

PORT ANGELES — Concerns over a new water-management rule for the Dungeness Valley that began Jan. 2 dominated a breakfast meeting appearance by Clallam County… Continue reading