Emeline Cokelet

Forks: Contract let for construction of $2.2 million indoor pool

FORKS -- The West End's community pool is on its last lap toward completion. On Friday, Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation District Chair Barb Gronseth… Continue reading

Public relations campaign to be launched on site of Port Angeles graving yard

The state, Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and archaeologists will hold public tours, host a community meeting and produce an interpretive video of excavation at the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard command expansion delayed

PORT ANGELES -- A lack of action by Coast Guard officials in Washington, D.C., is delaying the addition of Coast Guard Station Bellingham to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family searches for lost pet bobcat that can sound like Tweetie Bird

PORT ANGELES -- Darby loves catnip, dines daily on raw meat and can easily jump over an adult's head. In place of a meow, the… Continue reading

Joyce: Nationally noted program with roots in Columbine shootings coming to Joyce in wake of suicide

JOYCE -- Members of a national program geared toward challenges faced by teenagers will give a presentation to Crescent School students and community members next… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rice’s testimony on 1999 terrorist arrest puts spotlight on Port Angeles again

National security adviser Condoleezza Rice's testimony Thursday about a terrorist's capture nearly two years before 9/11 rings true with Port Angeles customs inspector Mark Johnson.… Continue reading

Forks: New city councilman making his own mark

FORKS -- Bryon Monohon comes from a long line of politicians, "for better or for worse," he says. Now the Raymond native is making his… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Prospective reservists find that practices makes perfect

PORT ANGELES -- With their guns drawn, three police officers approached a door propped open by a broom handle. They slowly entered the dark warehouse.… Continue reading

Clallam: District Court adds procedure to help defendants with mental problems

People with mental health issues don't always respond to the traditional judicial system. That's the driving force behind a new mental health calendar established this… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Young men killed in wreck, construction accident mourned at school

CLALLAM BAY -- The thunderous roar of applause, cheers and feet stomping on wooden bleachers filled the Clallam Bay School gym Wednesday afternoon in honor… Continue reading

Port Angeles: PUD tells city of some customers’ concerns about fluoride in water

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District has forwarded more of its customers' concerns about fluoridation to City Hall as the city considers… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Friends weigh in on why four were taken from them

PYSHT -- Punctuating one of many hairpin curves that wind along state Highway 112, an eerily natural landmark sits carved out along the road's shoulder… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: School resumes today with grief counselors standing by

CLALLAM BAY -- Grief counselors will be ready to assist students today as they return to Clallam Bay High School after the weekend car crash… Continue reading

Clallam: Five honored for volunteerism

PORT ANGELES -- Five people who have made outstanding community accomplishments were honored Friday with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2004. Dr. Roger… Continue reading

Forks: Olympic National Park to keep visitor station open

FORKS -- Good news for Olympic National Park visitors who head to the West End on weekends this spring and summer: The Forks Park and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Dismal year of highway deaths continues

The number of people who have died on North Olympic Peninsula roads has become staggering following the Saturday deaths of four young friends from Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam: County fair royalty to be selected Saturday night

PORT ANGELES -- Three young women will be selected Saturday evening to represent the Clallam County Fair as its 2004 royalty. A queen and two… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire-damaged Elks Naval Lodge reconstruction begins

PORT ANGELES -- The downtown Elks Naval Lodge that was damaged in a December fire is on the road to recovery. A painting crew has… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Troupe to perform politically corrected ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ five years later

Members of the Port Angeles Light Opera Association know there's no business like show business. They also know it's not good business to offend your… Continue reading

Scores of mourners say goodbye to boy who shot himself in Joyce school classroom

PORT ANGELES -- Under a canvas awning sheltering the family and close friends of Joe Rogers, the boy's father laid his arms on the light… Continue reading