Tom Callis

Peninsula College president expects to interview for Florida position

PORT ANGELES -- The St. Petersburg College trustees has voted unanimously to accept Peninsula College President Tom Keegan as one of the final four applicants… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool workers to reapply for jobs

PORT ANGELES -- Last spring, voters saved the William Shore Memorial Pool. But what will happen to the jobs of those who work there? The… Continue reading

Rayonier cleaunup a priority but firm end date can’t be given, Ecology manager says

PORT ANGELES -- A senior staff member with the state Department of Ecology told a crowd of about 60 Wednesday that the environmental cleanup of… Continue reading

Ecology presents cleanup agreement with Rayonier today

PORT ANGELES -- State Department of Ecology staffers will present their new draft cleanup agreement with Rayonier Inc. -- an agreement they say will give… Continue reading

Joyce Fire Department wins levy lid lift approval

JOYCE -- Voters in the Joyce area had approved by 58.8 percent on Tuesday a nearly threefold increase in the levy rate for Clallam County… Continue reading

More than 80 percent approve Cape Flattery levy

The Cape Flattery School District's maintenance and operations levy will continue for another four years. Voters within the school district overwhelmingly approved the extension, with… Continue reading

House passes proposed no-bail constitutional amendment

By Tom Callis Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA -- A proposed amendment to the state's Constitution came one step closer last week to consideration by voters… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles could wind up with Rayonier mill site

PORT ANGELES -- Because of a less-than-promising market analysis for Rayonier Inc.'s former mill site, the public development authority responsible for ensuring its redevelopment may… Continue reading

PenPly mill to restart at end of month

PORT ANGELES -- After two years of mostly collecting dust, the idled machines of one of Port Angeles mills will roar back to life at… Continue reading

‘Tea party’ draws protesters from across Peninsula

CHIMACUM -- Jefferson County's first "tea party" protest drew about 125 people from across the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. The Jefferson County Republican Party… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool to close for month in June to all for transfer of management

PORT ANGELES -- The William Shore Memorial Pool is expected to close for the month of June while management of Port Angeles public pool transfers… Continue reading

Swain’s General Store president celebrates 50 years

PORT ANGELES -- There's nothing that Jack Little would change about the last 50 years. The 76-year-old president of Swain's General Store in Port Angeles… Continue reading

$164,800 to design footbridge? Port Angeles public works director defends cost, company’s history

PORT ANGELES -- The city's public works director found himself on the ropes at this week's City Council meeting defending the allotment of $5.68 million… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council wants faster Rayonier site cleanup

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council on Tuesday agreed to send the state a message: get on with it. That message is contained in a… Continue reading

Bill before Legislature would allow ads on school buses

OLYMPIA -- Advertisements would be allowed on school buses in Washington under legislation introduced last week. House Bill 3133, co-sponsored by Rep. Kevin Van De… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula 3rd in state for people who can’t always buy food

The congressional district that includes the North Olympic Peninsula has the third highest rate in the state of people who can't always buy food, says… Continue reading

American Marine Bank with 4 branches on Peninsula closes; under new ownership

Regulators closed the failed American Marine Bank, which had four branches on the North Olympic Peninsula, on Friday and are reopening each of its 11… Continue reading

Third arrest made in Peninsula-wide burglary investigation

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities have arrested a third person believed to be connected with a recent string of home burglaries in eastern Clallam and Jefferson… Continue reading

First Federal cuts staff — perhaps first time in its 87-year history

PORT ANGELES -- First Federal made a round of job cuts last week that are likely the institution's first in its nearly 90-year history on… Continue reading

American Marine Bank branches to convert Monday on Peninsula

Regulators have closed the failed American Marine Bank, which had four branches on the North Olympic Peninsula (including three in Safeway stores), and are reopening… Continue reading