Brian Gawley

Canada defends timber export rules

PORT ANGELES -- The government of Canada is reviewing the $25 million damage claim filed this week by Merrill & Ring but has no intention… Continue reading

Port Angeles declares Stage 2 water shortage

PORT ANGELES -- The city has a declared a Stage 2 water shortage, requiring immediate voluntary reductions in water consumption. The water shortage declaration was… Continue reading

Merrill & Ring seeks $25 million in damages from Canada for ‘unfair’ log export rules

PORT ANGELES -- Merrill & Ring is seeking at least $25 million in damages from the Canadian government. The Port Angeles-based forestry and land management… Continue reading

Port Angeles chamber hears pitch for pool bond

PORT ANGELES -- Potential cost increases were factored into a proposed $13.8 million aquatics center bond issue appearing before city voters in the upcoming election.… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown group looks at its future

PORT ANGELES -- After a three-hour membership meeting punctuated by loud discussions and finger-pointing, the president of the Port Angeles Downtown Association was cautiously optimistic.… Continue reading

Eighth Street bridges open house set for Oct. 4

PORT ANGELES -- An open house on the Eighth Street bridges replacement project is planned for Oct. 4. The one thing city officials want the… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council sends anti-fluoride petitions to county ahead of judge’s ruling

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously agreed Friday afternoon to deliver two anti-fluoride initiatives submitted Sept. 8 to the Clallam County auditor for signature… Continue reading

Sappho Gap isn”t closed after all

The Sappho gap isn't closed after all -- as people across the North Olympic Peninsula found out this week when a falling tree cut a… Continue reading

Port Angeles fluoride flap flows into courtroom

PORT ANGELES -- The city formally asked a Clallam County Superior Court judge on Monday to decide whether two citizen initiatives filed with the city… Continue reading

Tree knocks out cell phones, high-speed Internet on North Olympic Peninsula

Cell phone service, Internet service and most long distance telephone service was knocked out for hours after an alder tree fell into a high-capacity fiber… Continue reading

Couple seek help bridging Medicare “doughnut hole”

AGNEW -- President Bush signed the Medicare Act of 2003 on Dec. 8, 2003. It provided a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. They would… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles finally sells Oak Street property

PORT ANGELES -- It's official: European developer Harry Dorssers gave a check to Clallam Title Co. on Thursday afternoon on behalf of his company, Monte… Continue reading

Dorssers ready to present check for Oak Street property

PORT ANGELES -- Port officials are waiting one more day for the check. Port officials are to receive a $780,000 check today from European developer… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council sends anti-fluoride initiatives to judge for ruling

PORT ANGELES -- Two initiatives submitted to the city last week to stop fluoridation of city water will be sent to a Superior Court judge… Continue reading

Lincoln Street work to last two months

PORT ANGELES -- Traffic on Lincoln Street will be subject to "intermittent interruptions' during the next two months as a storm drain is installed between… Continue reading

PA council meeting Wednesday to discuss fluoridation initiatives

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss the two anti-fluoridation initiatives submitted to the city. The special meeting,… Continue reading

Port still waiting on, studying two land deals

PORT ANGELES -- Two major property sales by the Port of Port Angeles are hanging in the balance, but one could be resolved by Wednesday.… Continue reading

Sign marks 400-year-old madrona tree

PORT ANGELES -- The first Virginia Charter was drafted in 1606. It would govern the first English settlement in the New World, Jamestown, the next… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to seek $13.8 million bond issue for aquatics center alone

PORT ANGELES -- A $13.8 million bond issue for an aquatics center will appear on the Nov. 7 general election ballot after a 5-2 vote… Continue reading

Aquatics center bond campaign kicks off Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- A campaign in support of a proposed community aquatics center and field house bond issue begins Sunday at the fourth annual Dream… Continue reading