Tom Callis

Clallam families affected by domestic violence have day of Christmas

PORT ANGELES -- Healthy Families of Clallam County will bring holiday cheer to survivors of domestic violence Saturday. The group's fourth annual "Family Day of… Continue reading

Brrr! Record cold for the North Olympic Peninsula

The cold snap that gripped the North Olympic Peninsula in its icy claws this week set several records for low temperatures in Clallam County. Even… Continue reading

Traffic study to decide Port Angeles road paving dispute between city, Habitat

PORT ANGELES -- The city and Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County are leaving it up to a third party to resolve a dispute between… Continue reading

Nippon mill in Port Angeles to furlough 150 through Christmas

PORT ANGELES -- The Nippon paper mill on Marine Drive will furlough 150 workers beginning Monday in a two-week shutdown that will run through Christmas.… Continue reading

Recovering from flood, Plunkin Shack owner is ‘glad to be back’ in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The Plunkin Shack reopened Tuesday after three weeks of pumping and scrubbing to get the Marine Drive eatery in shape following a… Continue reading

Clallam Economic Development Council might manage Business Incubator

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Economic Development Council may take the reins of the financially strapped Clallam Business Incubator in hopes of keeping the… Continue reading

Forks poised to approve ‘bare bones’ city budget

FORKS -- Next year will be another "bare bones" year for the city, and the City Council is considering a 1 percent property tax increase,… Continue reading

No joke: Call of ‘officer-involved shooting’ is a hoax; authorities miffed

PORT ANGELES -- A hoax involving a false report of an "officer-involved shooting" over a police radio frequency Saturday evening sent law enforcement from several… Continue reading

Public comment may stifled due to lawsuit, says Jefferson County commissioner

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County commissioners' chairman said he may propose eliminating the public comment period at meetings -- even though he would prefer… Continue reading

Former Sequim chiropractor accused of defrauding state agency

SEQUIM — The state Attorney General’s Office alleges that a chiropractor defauded the state of more than $11,000 by double-billing the state Department of Labor… Continue reading

2 arrested on drug charges after stop on U.S. 101 near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY -- Two Port Angeles area residents were arrested Thursday on narcotics charges after a State Patrol trooper recognized the car from a Port… Continue reading

Calhoun wins Port of Port Angeles election; crumb cast in recount role

With the help of a crumb, incumbent John Calhoun won the Port of Port Angeles District 3 commission race Thursday morning after a hand recount… Continue reading

Elwha fish hatchery project back on track after bidders’ protests dismissed

PORT ANGELES -- A fish hatchery -- one portion of the project that will result in the removal of two dams on the Elwha River… Continue reading

Calhoun wins PA port race

With the help of a crumb, incumbent John Calhoun won the Port of Port Angeles commission race this morning after a hand recount was completed.… Continue reading

Traffic stop blocks Highway 101 briefly

DISCOVERY BAY — A traffic stop blocked a portion of U.S. Highway 101 near the intersection with state Highway 20 briefly today, and Port Angeles… Continue reading

Governor’s budget includes money for PenPly mill in Port Angeles; hope is for January opening

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula Plywood president Josh Renshaw said he hopes to open the shuttered mill the company acquired this year with about 125 employees… Continue reading

Port Angeles council passes $99 million budget

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a 2010 budget that includes some utility rate increases but no new taxes. It is… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool remains under city management as agreement extended

PORT ANGELES -- The city will continue to manage the William Shore Memorial Pool through March on behalf of the metropolitan park district created last… Continue reading

100 vehicles in procession for fallen state highway worker

111About 250 people attended a memorial service held at the Elks Naval Lodge in Port Angeles that afternoon to remember the recently remarried father of… Continue reading

Festival of Trees fundraising auction nets $90,000

PORT ANGELES -- An auction of flamboyantly decorated Christmas trees raised about $90,000 for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation and Port Angeles Exchange Club during… Continue reading