Tom Callis

The transformation of Port Angeles’ waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- It's not the waterfront as we know it. After three months of work and several public meetings, consultants hired by the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles hires firm for metering project marketing blitz

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall will spend $44,801 to gain the public's confidence in its plan to replace utility meters with "smart," computerized versions. The… Continue reading

PA business owners warned that stormwater project scheduled next spring will disrupt downtown.

PORT ANGELES -- A downtown stormwater project set for next year will be more disruptive to traffic than the paving of Front Street last July,… Continue reading

Wind aftermath: Power restored to 8,200 in Clallam County, 6,000 in Jefferson (**Gallery**)

Electrical power was restored to all Clallam County residents and most Jefferson customers Tuesday after a sudden windstorm hit the night before. The heavy winds,… Continue reading

Power lines that figured in deadly copter crash won’t be replaced

LAPUSH -- The electrical cables that took down a Coast Guard helicopter in July, killing three of the four crewmen, will not be replaced. The… Continue reading

‘Before this, I would literally put a torch to it’: Tour highlights biomass availability

PORT ANGELES -- In the misty hills south of here, the rumbling of large machinery reverberating out of a clearing offered a telltale sign of… Continue reading

Mobile home destroyed in spectacular fire was unoccupied (**Video**)

PORT ANGELES -- A fire destroyed an unoccupied mobile home Saturday in Gales Addition. The blaze was reported at 3:26 p.m. and had fully engulfed… Continue reading

Olympic Visions mural rededicated (**GALLERY**)

PORT ANGELES -- The last dabs of paint -- provided by Mayor Dan Di Guilio, artist Jackson Smart and former Nor'Wester Rotary Club President Kurt… Continue reading

One appeal of two filed against Nippon biomass project withdrawn — until later

PORT ANGELES -- Seven environmental groups who are challenging Nippon Paper Industries USA's proposed biomass power project have withdrawn one of their two appeals filed… Continue reading

Port Angeles ceremony honors veterans ‘from the greatest generation to the latest generation’

PORT ANGELES -- When acknowledging how much this country owes to its men and women in the armed forces, it helps to take a look… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeks to sell public on new utility meters

PORT ANGELES -- With a price tag of about $5 million, the city of Port Angeles' advanced metering project is no small expense. But since… Continue reading

Lake Mills channel ‘doing its job’

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Lake Mills, now 18 feet lower than usual, is a bit murkier than it was a few weeks ago, but that's… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool director choice to be a ‘do-over; Open Meetings Act is factor

PORT ANGELES -- The William Shore Memorial Pool District's commissioners last week chose pool advocate Steve Burke as the likely successor for outgoing director Jayna… Continue reading

Distress Express offers glimpse of foreclosed opportunities

PORT ANGELES -- When he moved to Port Angeles in the early 2000s, Doug Timmons found it was a good time to buy real estate.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Hardwood mill for sale

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Hardwood mill is up for sale. Its owners, Washington Alder and Cascade Hardwood, began advertising the sale of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles gets $3.7 million to replace Lauridsen bridge

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles has been granted about $3.7 million in federal funds to replace the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge, a project… Continue reading

Port Angeles business license idea dies at council meeting

PORT ANGELES -- A new proposal to require all businesses in Port Angeles to register with City Hall has been rejected. The Port Angeles City… Continue reading

GOING UP!! Port Angeles City Council OKs utility fee hikes

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved utility fee increases that will cost each household and business $55.80 next year. The ordinance… Continue reading

Harbor-Works dissolves; returns $168,734.29 to city, Port of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Harbor-Works officially dissolved Friday and returned $168,734.29 to the city of Port Angeles. Half of that money will go to the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool board picks top candidate

PORT ANGELES -- The William Shore Memorial Pool District announced Tuesday that Steve Burke is its "candidate of interest" for its new executive director. Burke,… Continue reading