James Casey

Clallam tops 70,000 population; Jefferson nears 30,000

Things to give thanks for while you're stalled in the daily traffic tie-up: The United States' other 301,442,484 people don't live on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff considers law-enforcement sales tax

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County taxpayers' nickels and dimes could become the silver bullets in the fight against crimes, Sheriff Bill Benedict said Monday. Benedict,… Continue reading

DNR will manage timber at shooting range

PORT ANGELES - The Department of Natural Resources will continue to manage timber on land it will convey to Clallam County for a shooting range… Continue reading

Septic plan could cost owners $20 per year

PORT ANGELES - Citizens whose homes or businesses use septic systems could be assessed $10 to $12 a year to support a septic education/inspection program… Continue reading

Neah Bay teen remembered for his love of basketball

NEAH BAY - Members of the Makah tribe call themselves "people of the water," but Friday found them on a sea of tears for a… Continue reading

Health care providers line up to praise Buck

PORT ANGELES - Jim Buck's back may be smarting from all the pats it received Wednesday night from a grateful Olympic Medical Center and other… Continue reading

One-stop housing center planned in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's first one-stop Housing Resource Center could open as early as May in the Tempest Building, 535 E. First St. The… Continue reading

Make development director appointed again, citizens urge charter review panel

SEQUIM - It's not broken, but fix it anyway, citizens told the Clallam County Charter Review Commission on Monday, and make the development director an… Continue reading

‘Shellfish garden’ planned at Dungeness County Park

DUNGENESS - A chorus of "Acres of Clams" would overstate the case, but would you believe 1,250 square feet of Pacific oysters, geoducks and Manilas?… Continue reading

Owners of 70-year-old resort hope to preserve it for public

SEKIU - On a clear day, you can see all the way to 1936. That's when Arlen Olson's father, Alvin, built his namesake resort for… Continue reading

Doctors close to hospital contracts

PORT ANGELES - Primary care clinic physicians moved from "optimistic" to "confident" about a contract with Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday. "I think we're close… Continue reading

Any North Peninsula veteran eligible for new VA clinic in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - A "virtual VA clinic" will come to Clallam County next month to serve eligible veterans throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. The Veterans… Continue reading

OMC chief optimistic about pact with docs

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center sent detailed three-year contracts to its primary care providers Wednesday, and hospital CEO Eric Lewis said he was optimistic… Continue reading

Clallam County inventory totals $37.3 million . . .

Clallam County: What's it worth to you? Although it's impossible to evaluate every asset down to the penny, a good guess is $37,318,611. Stan Creasey,… Continue reading

Ecology seeks input for oil-spill responses

PORT ANGELES - Persons with expert knowledge of Washington's coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca have until April 1 to share it with… Continue reading

Clallam jail expansion project set for spring

PORT ANGELES - A $3.33 million remodeling of the Clallam County jail will go to bids next month, and completion of its first phase is… Continue reading

Rayonier mill closure, 10 years after: Couple weathers misfortunes of job loss

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rayonier Inc.'s Port Angeles pulp mill closed forever 10 years ago this week. A total of 365 workers lost their jobs, not to… Continue reading

Ex-workers recall day when Rayonier mill closed 10 years ago

In a lunch pail town in a one-horse way You can live like a king and queen; Let's steal away in the noonday sun, It's… Continue reading

Hospital, physicians still at odds

PORT ANGELES - A way out of a dead end for Olympic Medical Center and its primary care physicians remained undiscovered Thursday. The doctors met… Continue reading

‘Virtual VA clinic’ nears reality

PORT ANGELES - Although it's not official, a "virtual Veterans Affairs clinic" may open as early as mid-April on the North Olympic Peninsula. Marty Melcher,… Continue reading