Paige Dickerson

Port Angeles City Council will hold forum, but getting interim manager comes first, it says

PORT ANGELES — The public will get a forum — but it won't be a free-for-all, the Port Angeles City Council decided Tuesday. On Friday,… Continue reading

Couple, their dog escape fire that razes house

PORT ANGELES — A fire possibly started from a barbecue grill on a porch destroyed a house early Monday. The house, 1218 W. 11th St.,… Continue reading

Forks School Board to decide tonight on whether to put bond measures on ballot

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School District will decide tonight whether to put a bond before voters in November. The bond would be to complete… Continue reading

Additional dollars needed for additional repairs on high school track

PORT ANGELES — An additional $85,000 of repairs is required before the Port Angeles High School track can be resurfaced. The project was approved in… Continue reading

New Olympic National Park superintendent on the job

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Karen Gustin has a pleasing view from her new superintendent's chair, but what charms her is the idea of getting out… Continue reading

City Council issues mea culpa, but gives no names, specifics

PORT ANGELES — "We pledge to this community — as one body — to immediately and radically alter the current situation and state of affairs."… Continue reading

It’s not me, says Councilwoman Rogers

PORT ANGELES — The City Council formally accepted Mark Madsen's July 9 resignation on a 5-2 vote at Tuesday's special council meeting. Veteran council members… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council speaks out today; city manager contracts outline raises amounting to $43,000 in three years

PORT ANGELES — A special City Council meeting today should include the first public discussion by council members of the "hostile work environment" issues raised… Continue reading

Sequim City Council ponders plans for future city buildings

SEQUIM — The City Council is looking into businesses who might be willing to build to suit for a new City Hall and possible lease-to-buy… Continue reading

Lavender Festival not hurt by high gas prices, organizer says

SEQUIM — High gasoline prices might have had a positive effect on the Sequim Lavender Festival, director Scott Nagel said as the three-day festival wrapped… Continue reading

Pink Paddlers to spread the word on cancer detection during Tribal Canoe Journey

In a journey that already connects to a deep sense of community and spirituality, the Tribal Canoe Journey that stops in Port Townsend today connects… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council vows public statement Tuesday; Madsen contract gives him $37,000 for quitting

PORT ANGELES — The City Council promises to make a public statement after staying mum about conflicts that City Manager Mark Madsen said prompted his… Continue reading

Small fire foamed out at KPly mill

PORT ANGELES — A fire fed by oil that started in an inaccessible area in a crawl space in the shuttered KPly mill smoked for… Continue reading

Grand opening planned for Forks skateboard park

FORKS — The skate park — which has been in use for about six weeks — will be ceremonially opened today, Saturday. The park designed… Continue reading

Council wants port to delay sale of acreage near airport

PORT ANGELES — The City Council agreed Tuesday that the Port of Port Angeles should wait to sell a 113-acre plot near the airport because… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council approves four-year business incubator pact

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council has approved a four-year contract with the Clallam Business Incubator on a 4-0 vote, with three members… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council unsure when it will discuss community concerns

PORT ANGELES — Mayor Gary Braun said he doesn't know when the City Council will discuss its problems publicly. "We have no time frame set,"… Continue reading

Woman scratched by rabid bat receives treatment

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Seattle-area woman is undergoing preventative rabies treatment after she was scratched by a rabid bat near the Ozette Campground last… Continue reading

Horror at dinnertime: Car plows into restaurant

PORT ANGELES — A woman backed a car through a wall of the Fairmount Italian Restaurant, injuring three people who were seated at a booth… Continue reading

Clallam Bay/Seiku celebration often a reunion

CLALLAM BAY — A weekend of fun is planned for Clallam Bay/Sekiu in celebration of the area's heritage and as a belated Independence Day event.… Continue reading