James Casey

Gov. Inslee pledges $712,000 to develop Peninsula carbon-fiber composites center if Port of Port Angeles lands grant

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles is $712,000 closer to making its proposed Composites Recycling Technology Center a reality. The port received Gov.… Continue reading

Platypus to Port Angeles port: Vote yea or nay on land [with clarification]

CLARIFICATION: To clarify, the terms of a lease the Port of Port Angeles has offered to Platypus Marine calls for 50 years “with a combination… Continue reading

Sarah Lee

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Hargrove says contempt sanctions for state Legislature from high court are a possibility

OLYMPIA — The Legislature is courting sanctions from the state Supreme Court for failure to fund basic education, said the senator representing the North Olympic… Continue reading

Sarah Lee
A construction crane gets prepared for use on the site of a new sewage pump station on the west end of downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Pile driving to jump-start on west side of downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — With luck, there'll be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on. Without it, the west side of downtown will echo to decidedly heavy… Continue reading

A construction crane gets prepared for use on the site of a new sewage pump station on the west end of downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Environmentalist Darlene Schanfeld talks to Peter deFur of Environmental Stewardship Concepts during a community meeting about KPly cleanup. —Photo by James Casey/Peninsula Daily News ()

State Department of Ecology: Cleanup of former plywood mill site in Port Angeles could be finished by September 2016

PORT ANGELES — Cleanup of the former KPly mill site on the Port Angeles Harbor could be finished as soon as September 2016, although pollutants… Continue reading

Environmentalist Darlene Schanfeld talks to Peter deFur of Environmental Stewardship Concepts during a community meeting about KPly cleanup. —Photo by James Casey/Peninsula Daily News ()
Environmentalist Darlene Schanfeld talks to Peter deFur of Environmental Stewardship Concepts during a community meeting about KPly cleanup. —Photo by James Casey/Peninsula Daily News ()

State Department of Ecology: Cleanup of former plywood mill site in Port Angeles could be finished by September 2016 [Corrected]

PORT ANGELES — Cleanup of the former KPly mill site on the Port Angeles Harbor could be finished as soon as September 2016, although pollutants… Continue reading

Environmentalist Darlene Schanfeld talks to Peter deFur of Environmental Stewardship Concepts during a community meeting about KPly cleanup. —Photo by James Casey/Peninsula Daily News ()
In this May 2014 photo

Owner of shuttered Olympic Animal Sanctuary admits 48 violations of state fundraising law

PORT ANGELES — The owner of a shuttered dog shelter in Forks that drew protests from across the nation in 2013 has admitted violating the… Continue reading

In this May 2014 photo
In this May 2014 photo

Owner of shuttered Olympic Animal Sanctuary admits 48 violations of state fundraising law

PORT ANGELES — The owner of a shuttered dog shelter in Forks that drew protests from across the nation in 2013 has admitted violating the… Continue reading

In this May 2014 photo
In this May 2014 photo

Owner of shuttered Olympic Animal Sanctuary admits 48 violations of state fundraising law

PORT ANGELES — The owner of a shuttered dog shelter in Forks that drew protests from across the nation in 2013 has admitted violating the… Continue reading

In this May 2014 photo
A pair of log loaders operate at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Commissioner: Log shipping slump erodes Port of Port Angeles revenue; 40 percent to 60 percent decline expected at terminal

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles faces dwindling revenue from its log shipping terminal even as it encounters environmental challenges on the harborfront,… Continue reading

A pair of log loaders operate at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A pair of log loaders operate at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Commissioner: Log shipping slump erodes Port of Port Angeles revenue; 40 percent to 60 percent decline expected at terminal

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles faces dwindling revenue from its log shipping terminal even as it encounters environmental challenges on the harborfront,… Continue reading

A pair of log loaders operate at the Port of Port Angeles log yard near William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Partisan dust-up over budget irks 24th District senator

OLYMPIA — How many votes make a majority? And how long does it take to make one? In the political workshop that’s the state Senate,… Continue reading

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Measles outbreak prompts hundreds on Peninsula to take their best shot

Measles: It’s the rash that sparked the rush for shots on the North Olympic Peninsula. More than 1,000 in Clallam County from December through February… Continue reading

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Port Angeles council stays the course for marketing, visitor center as Chamber of Commerce keeps both contracts

PORT ANGELES — The city will stick with what four council members called a tried-and-true agency to run its tourism marketing campaign and operate its… Continue reading

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Measles outbreak prompts hundreds on Peninsula to take their best shot

Measles: It’s the rash that sparked the rush for shots on the North Olympic Peninsula. More than 1,000 in Clallam County from December through February… Continue reading

Graphic by The New York Times News Service ()

Olympic Medical Center to present plans for new facility later this month

PORT ANGELES — The public can take a sneak peek in two weeks at how a new medical office building will look. Olympic Medical Center… Continue reading

The Port Angeles RadioShack store at Port Angeles Plaza

RadioShack puts Port Angeles store on closing list

PORT ANGELES — The RadioShack store at 1940 E. First St. has begun a clearance sale prior to closing. “As of today, this store is… Continue reading

The Port Angeles RadioShack store at Port Angeles Plaza

Clallam County’s Serenity House trims hours, services, staff to fill gap in finances

PORT ANGELES — Serenity House has trimmed hours at its main Housing Resource Center while it tries to fill a $400,000 hole in its finances.… Continue reading

Clallam County’s Serenity House trims hours, services, staff to fill gap in finances

PORT ANGELES — Serenity House has trimmed hours at its main Housing Resource Center while it tries to fill a $400,000 hole in its finances.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Business Association members query value of chamber reorganization

PORT ANGELES — A bottom-up reorganization of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce got a mostly thumbs-down reception Tuesday from another business group. While… Continue reading