Tom Callis

Auditor’s Office: Myers acted within his authority in handling of probe report

PORT ANGELES — City Manager Kent Myers’ decision to give Karen Rogers a draft report that involves alleged wrongdoing by the former mayor brought him… Continue reading

‘My trust is badly shaken’: Two Port Angeles council members blast city manager for giving draft investigative report to ex-mayor

PORT ANGELES — City Manager Kent Myers defended his handling of a draft report on alleged improprieties at City Hall on Tuesday amid criticism from… Continue reading

Clallam PUD, city of Port Angeles to consider Bonneville Power’s settlement offer

Clallam County's two electricity utilities will both consider whether to agree to a settlement with the Bonneville Power Administration that would affect rates over the… Continue reading

Puget Sound habitat restoration bill sent to governor

OLYMPIA — Habitat restoration in the Puget Sound basin would be expanded under a bill that cleared its last legislative hurdle last week. The bill,… Continue reading

To build or not to build? Rayonier site’s future appears at crossroads

PORT ANGELES — City, port and Jamestown S’Klallam officials are seeking state help in ensuring that the Rayonier property on the Port Angeles waterfront will… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Van De Wege opposes bill that would save museums: bad timing

OLYMPIA — A North Olympic Peninsula lawmaker says he opposes legislation that would attempt to save three museums and create a new overarching state arts… Continue reading

Dispensary owner slams medical marijuana lottery proposal

PORT ANGELES — A proposed law that would give additional legal protection to medical marijuana users and remove dispensaries from a legal gray area has… Continue reading

Autopsies planned for Joyce couple who died together

JOYCE — Autopsies will be performed on a Joyce couple who died Wednesday to determine what caused their deaths. Charles Lorme, 60, died while apparently… Continue reading

Five arrested in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock for investigation of dealing methamphetamine

PORT TOWNSEND — Authorities have arrested five people for investigation of selling methamphetamine. The Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement team made the arrests Friday at three… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown tour shows what’s hidden upstairs

PORT ANGELES — When it comes to history, Port Angeles has a habit of keeping itself hidden in plain sight. For instance, its fabled underground,… Continue reading

Update: Man dies while trying to revive dead wife

JOYCE — A Joyce man died Wednesday evening while apparently trying to save his wife's life with CPR after she collapsed, the Clallam County Sheriff's… Continue reading

Twilight fans return to Forks after winter slump

FORKS — They're back. The Forks Visitor Center is seeing its Twilight fan visits return to normal after taking a four-month downturn. Visitor center manager… Continue reading

Sprint boat track in Port Angeles gets green flag; Sept. 17 racing eyed

PORT ANGELES — Start your engines. The North Olympic Peninsula's first sprint boat racetrack cleared its final regulatory hurdle Wednesday evening, allowing A2Z Enterprises to… Continue reading

Elwha River dam removal project cost estimate shrinks

PORT ANGELES — The National Park Service has reduced the cost estimate for the mammoth Elwha River Restoration Project, which includes the removal of the… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam sewer work delayed

PORT ANGELES — The construction of a sewer system on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation has been delayed by up to two months. Work was… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ First Street project ahead of schedule, city says

PORT ANGELES — The First Street stormwater project is well ahead of schedule and could be done by May 24, said the city of Port… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley scholarship auction raises more than $60,000 in Forks

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley scholarship auction raised $60,100 last weekend. The money will be put into a scholarship fund available to any Forks High… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Gaming boost won’t ease deficit, Peninsula lawmakers say

OLYMPIA — The state’s budget deficit estimate topped $5.1 billion last week, but North Olympic Peninsula representatives say that’s not enough to get them excited… Continue reading

Visitors hear Lower Elwha tribal plans; funding for projects uncertain

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe took 17 people representing government agencies and local banks on a journey Friday through its past and… Continue reading

Money-laundering charge dropped after conviction on first-degree theft in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Rhonda Goudie may have the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to thank for not receiving a harsher sentence. Five months after the… Continue reading