Brenda Hanrahan

Port Angeles: Pharmacy pair retires

Few people on the North Olympic Peninsula haven't heard of Jim's Pharmacy in Port Angeles. After serving the local community for nearly 20 years, the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Monroe students release inch-long coho in Tumwater Creek

PORT ANGELES -- After two months of rearing coho, Monroe Elementary School students on Thursday released 500 salmon fry into Tumwater Creek. Fourth-grade and fifth-grade… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teachers preparing for budget cuts

PORT ANGELES -- Three days after school district officials announced budget cuts, teachers are preparing for effects they expect on salaries and class sizes. Union… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School, union try to minimize effect of staff cuts

PORT ANGELES -- School district officials and union representatives met Tuesday to hammer out a way to minimize the impact of looming staff cuts. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School cuts made official, but still $100,000 to go

PORT ANGELES -- Public pleas to keep teachers on staff and cut administrative office positions instead were unanswered as School Board members approved budget cuts… Continue reading

West End: Makah fisherman recounts harrowing days at sea

NEAH BAY -- After two days battling harsh seas, three Makah tribal long-line fishing boats have returned safely to the Makah Marina. Long-line fisherman Don… Continue reading

West End: Makah fishing trawlers struggle to get back home

NEAH BAY -- Two Makah fishing boats were struggling to return to port late Thursday after severe weather west of Cape Alava blew out their… Continue reading

Forks: “Positive” turnout expected for big auction fund-raiser

FORKS -- With the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction only three days away, organizers said planning is in full swing and they expect a "positive" turnout… Continue reading

Joyce: Small sign creates big debate

JOYCE -- A small sign is causing a big debate between residents and Crescent School District officials. Officials want to replace the district's existing reader… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board hears more budget woes

PORT ANGELES -- School Board members were told Monday night that the Port Angeles School District's projected million-dollar budget deficit will be worse. "The $1… Continue reading

Sequim: Building and Remodeling Expo begins Saturday

SEQUIM -- The fifth annual Building & Remodeling Expo promises to offer information relevant for anyone planning to remodel or build a new home. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Independent investigation upholds findings of jail suicide

PORT ANGELES -- A Kitsap County deputy coroner has upheld the initial finding of suicide for a man found dead in a Clallam County jail… Continue reading

Forks: Girl, 7, wins national reading contest

FORKS -- A girl who used paint to express her love for reading won a national contest and 500 books for her classroom. First-grader Elizabeth… Continue reading

New Olympic Park Institute executive director plans community involvement

LAKE CRESCENT -- Olympic Park Institute's new executive director says he hopes to contribute his nonprofit experience and energy to the institute's hands-on nature and… Continue reading

West End: Forks gearing up for scholarship auction

FORKS -- Organizers are gearing up themselves and their communities for the annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction. The auction -- which raises scholarship money for… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Peninsula downtowns profiled

Downtown representatives of the four cities on the North Olympic Peninsula say their business districts are stable, but have room to grow. Port Townsend, Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School board member, parents spar over proposed budget cuts

PORT ANGELES -- School Board member Charlie McClain defended district staff Tuesday after parents called for budget cuts to start "at the top." More than… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Alternatives to budget cutbacks proposed by Monroe parents

PORT ANGELES -- Parents called on school district officials to sell the Central Services Building and move administrative offices to a school campus instead of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Parents, grandparents of Monroe School students develop own list of budget cutbacks

PORT ANGELES -- Parents and and grandparents of Monroe Elementary School students outlined budget alternatives to proposed school closings during a meeting Wednesday. The meeting… Continue reading

Frustrated parents voice concern over proposed Port Angeles school closures, other proposed cutbacks

PORT ANGELES -- Frustrated parents, community members and district officials debated budget cutback proposals Tuesday that include two school closures. The session was the first… Continue reading