James Casey

Congress fails to extend bill for timber counties, but similar bills still in play

WASHINGTON — The ax fell Thursday on a bill that would have restored federal aid to counties once rich in timber but now strapped for… Continue reading

OMC commissioners stymied with no written resignation

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center commissioners missed Jim Cammack at their meeting this week — in more ways than one. Cammack, who verbally resigned… Continue reading

Timber rescue bill facing ax from Bush could cost Peninsula millions

WASHINGTON — A threat to veto a bill that provides funds to timber counties endangers more than $1 million in each North Olympic Peninsula county.… Continue reading

Businesses urged to support Port Angeles clinic

PORT ANGELES — Businesses can help themselves by supporting the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Olympics, Larry Little, the clinic's executive director, said Tuesday.… Continue reading

Cammack resigns from Olympic hospital board

PORT ANGELES — Jim Cammack, president of Olympic Medical Center's board of commissioners, unexpectedly resigned from the board Monday. The retired owner of Jim's Pharmacy… Continue reading

Filing for elected offices opens today

PORT ANGELES — Filing for Clallam County elected offices opens today, with at least three candidates expected to seek a single county commissioner's seat. Incumbent… Continue reading

Two Peninsula hospitals on ‘aggressive’ list toward Medicare patients

PORT ANGELES — Two North Olympic Peninsula hospitals are looking upward happily from the bottom of the barrel. Jefferson Healthcare hospital ranks in the second… Continue reading

Passions stay peaceful at meeting on whaling

PORT ANGELES — Makah tribal members and passionate anti-whalers gathered Wednesday night in the Vern Burton Center, and the result was . . . "Calmness,"… Continue reading

3 candidates, including 2 Republicans, vie for Clallam commissioner

PORT ANGELES — Businessman Terry Roth made it a three-man race Tuesday for Clallam County commissioner. That's three candidates — two of them Republicans who… Continue reading

Public meeting will focus on Makah whaling impact

PORT ANGELES — Almost three years in the writing, the environmental-impact statement on Makah whaling will make its live public debut today in the Vern… Continue reading

New program source of jobs for vets

From the sun-scorched Iraqi desert with deadly enemies all around to a misty forest glade surrounded by silent trees — the transformation sounds too good… Continue reading

Higher gas prices probably won’t deter travel this holiday weekend

For many, having fun over the Memorial Day weekend includes packing up the car, gassing up and hitting the road. And as the summer driving… Continue reading

It’s official: Olympic Medical Center will seek first tax increase in 51 years

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will ask voters to quadruple property tax payments to the public hospital district in a special election that will… Continue reading

Measles threat ‘worrisome trend,’ health officer says

PORT ANGELES — Measles could come to Clallam County. They won't be the same childhood ailment many older residents remember. They could be deadly, said… Continue reading

Rough roads lie ahead, says transportation chief

PORT ANGELES — Paula Hammond has no problem with moving a proposed U.S. Highway 101 rest stop from Sequim to Deer Park above the Morse… Continue reading

Retiree endows $50,000 to Humane Society for new animal shelter

SEQUIM — A lifetime of thrift will buy a bit of immortality for Edward Markusen. The 88-year-old retired high school teacher has donated $50,000 to… Continue reading

Ceremony honors fallen peace officers

PORT ANGELES — Lisa Davis hugged her daughter Jessie as the young woman wiped away her tears. In front of them, an honor guard of… Continue reading

Tribal trial angers animal advocates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's not just the one whale that died off Neah Bay on Sept. 8. It's not even the maximum five whales the… Continue reading

Cadavers already stored at Carlsborg warehouse

CARLSBORG — The man seeking to install a crematory in a Carlsborg warehouse has stored cadavers there for the past several months. Jason Linde of… Continue reading

OMC may seek vote on $2.5 million tax boost

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center plans to ask voters to hike their property taxes by 33 cents per $1,000 to produce an additional $2.5… Continue reading