Brian Gawley

KPly mill signals its closure in 60 days

PORT ANGELES — The KPly Inc. plywood mill, which has been idled since November, told its 132 employees Friday that it would close, and they… Continue reading

Olympic National Park to warn anglers of mercury levels in fish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Park officials will find a way to notify anglers that elevated mercury levels were found in some fish from the isolated… Continue reading

151-foot girders coming to Port Angeles for Eighth Street bridges

PORT ANGELES — The details still are being worked out but sometime during five days in late March or early April, 25 precast concrete bridge… Continue reading

Bigger ferries would meet needs

OLYMPIA — The Island Home-class ferries being eyed as a model for new boats on the Port Townsend-Keystone route would meet state ferries system needs,… Continue reading

Another week of idle mills in Clallam County

Portac's Beaver sawmill will shut down for one week beginning Monday, idling its 54 employees for three of the last four weeks. Those workers join… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter Cuttyhunk back in service

PORT ANGELES — The Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk has been put back into service after an overhaul. "It is virtually a new ship," said Capt.… Continue reading

Graffiti testing patience of Port Angeles business owners

PORT ANGELES — The paint covering the graffiti hadn't yet dried when the Peaks Brew Pub was tagged again. "We got hit a couple of… Continue reading

Kingston man arrested following Discovery Bay wreck that closes U.S. 101

DISCOVERY BAY — A Kingston man was arrested for investigation of vehicular assault Saturday evening at Discovery Bay after the car he was driving crashed,… Continue reading

Downtown is hurting but ‘not dead,’ business association says

PORT ANGELES — To paraphrase Mark Twain, recent reports of the death of downtown Port Angeles are an exaggeration, according to the Port Angeles Downtown… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles businesses suffering from confluence of construction, City Council told

PORT ANGELES — The confluence of construction projects in downtown Port Angeles has crippled business among stores this winter, a city councilman says. "Some businesses… Continue reading

Port Angeles city steps up role in Rayonier site

PORT ANGELES — The state's redevelopment "community vision" project is the city's first opportunity to be involved in what happens to the waterfront site that… Continue reading

Kessler concedes defeat on taping bill — for this year

OLYMPIA — Rep. Lynn Kessler says that her bill requiring city councils and other local governing bodies to record their closed-door, or executive, sessions is… Continue reading

Council reaction to Port Angeles mayor’s prison idea mixed

PORT ANGELES — Mayor Gary Braun thinks it'd be a good idea for Port Angeles to consider hosting a prison — should the possibility ever… Continue reading

Port Angeles council to hear Rayonier update

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will hear an update Tuesday on a community redevelopment project for property owned by Rayonier Inc. The 75-acre site… Continue reading

Two mills to stay idle this week, but one to reopen

PORT ANGELES — K Ply and Interfor Pacific Inc. lumber mills will remain closed this week, leaving their combined 230 employees continuing to collect unemployment.… Continue reading

Missing Port Angeles man found dead near his property

PORT ANGELES — Cecil Olmstead, a 68-year-old Port Angeles man reported missing Monday, was found dead of apparent natural causes across the street from his… Continue reading

Breaking news: Missing man found dead

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Sheriff's Department announced that 68-year-old Cecil Olmstead was found dead Wednesday of natural causes. A full report will appear… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles projects continuing

PORT ANGELES — Another concrete pour for the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center is scheduled for today, but it won't require street closures as… Continue reading

Local sawmills silenced by housing slump

PORT ANGELES — Brutal market conditions have idled almost 160 workers at two sawmills in Clallam County, with the temporary shutown continuing for a second… Continue reading

Clallam Bay-Sekiu to stay on bottled water until Tuesday

CLALLAM BAY — Customers of the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Water System must continue using bottled drinking water until at least Tuesday, Doug Nass, Clallam County Public… Continue reading