Jeff Chew

Warm weather, busy crowds boost StreamFest event

PORT ANGELES -- An estimated 600 people flocked to Ennis Arbor Farm on Sunday for music, food and knowledge shared at the second annual StreamFest,… Continue reading

New balloting system gets resounding “no” vote from some

Some Clallam and Jefferson County voters are using their primary ballots as blackboards to voice their displeasure with the new voting system. In both counties,… Continue reading

West End: Owner of Kalakala says he”ll meet deadline to move vessel

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Natural Resources and the Makah tribe are pressuring him to move the old Kalakala ferry out of Neah… Continue reading

Clallam: Appeal unlikely in critical areas clash

A prominent North Olympic Peninsula environmental group that has battled Clallam County's critical areas ordinance in Superior Court over the past four years is unlikely… Continue reading

Clallam: West End project to cut off Highway 112 for six weeks

CLALLAM BAY -- If motorists get caught in the roadblock at the state Highway 112 Jim Creek project today through the next six weeks, it… Continue reading

2 survive crash of small plane outside Port Angeles

FRESHWATER BAY -- Two men in search of a Sequim dentist missing off the Pacific Coast walked away from a plane crash Sunday afternoon, shaken… Continue reading

Clallam: Watershed plan open for public review

PORT ANGELES -- It addresses Clallam County's water conflicts between people and fish, a growing issue in an area with a growing population. County leaders,… Continue reading

Mannequin head from ill-fated rocket launch off Queets takes on new life – — – in a parody video

"We can rebuild her . . ." the narrative boldly states. If you recognize that as a gender-modified line from the introduction to the 1970s… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center commissioners select Smith to fill board vacancy

Port Angeles School District's new information technology director is also the newest Olympic Medical Center commissioner. Gary R. Smith, 61 and the hospital's former chief… Continue reading

Clallam: County considers quarter-percent real estate sales tax increase to pay for projects tied to population growth

Cash-strapped Clallam County's commissioners are seriously studying adding a second quarter-percent excise tax on real estate sales to generate revenues for such projects as sewer… Continue reading

Forks: Rocketeer says launches are environmentally friendly, but marine sanctuary may prosecute over Aug. 8 launch

FORKS -- Space Transport Corp.'s Rubicon 2 rocket can be launched at its site near Queets without causing environmental damage or violating fly-over restrictions of… Continue reading

Clallam: Fallout over four-ballot primary spurs emergency meeting of county election canvassing board

Primary election voters who fail to vote for candidates or issues because of confusion over the new balloting system cannot recast their ballots, the Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam: Workshops, warnings in offing as defense against tsunamis

Blue and white warning signs going up on the Peninsula's Pacific coast beaches infer a simple message: In the event of a major earthquake or… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland: Shoreline residents approve taxing district to fight pesky water weed

PORT ANGELES -- Lake Sutherland voters have approved formation of a management district, enabling them to pay for eradication efforts toward a non-native water weed… Continue reading

Briton’s investment keeps West End rocketeers’ eye on the X Prize

FORKS -- Two West End rocket engineers' attempt at launching the first privately owned manned spacecraft is getting a boost from Europe. Space Transport Corp.'s… Continue reading

Peninsula: Federal marine sanctuary officials less than thrilled with rocket launch into sanctuary waters

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary officials have informed Space Transport Corp. that the Forks-based company's rocket launches are in violation of federal laws protecting the… Continue reading

Clallam: High number of autopsies stretches coroner’s budget

PORT ANGELES -- An inordinate number of autopsies this year has prompted Clallam County's prosecuting attorney to ask county commissioners to declare a budget emergency… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland: Property owners voting until Friday on whether to be taxed over pesky water weed

PORT ANGELES -- Lake Sutherland property owners have until Friday afternoon to vote for or against formation of a lake management district to fund control… Continue reading

Hoh River land trust group wants to open talks with Rep. Buck

An official with a Portland, Ore.-based conservation group wants to open talks with state Rep. Jim Buck about the lawmaker's issues with public funding to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Discussions to continue on who owns revitalized Elwha River land after Lake Aldwell is drained

PORT ANGELES -- Who owns the land left behind when the 112-foot Elwha Dam is removed and Lake Aldwell drains down to a flowing Elwha… Continue reading