James Casey

Fifth measles case confirmed in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County public health authorities have confirmed a fifth case of measles. The patient is an adult man living in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Platypus Marine management

Platypus Marine looks to buy 5 acres for expansion; Port of Port Angeles prefers lease for site

PORT ANGELES — Platypus Marine Inc. wants to employ 75 more people in new and refurbished buildings on 5 acres of waterfront property adjacent to… Continue reading

Platypus Marine management
Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Port commissioner: Passenger airline expresses interest in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This time, it just might fly. At least one passenger airline has expressed “an absolute interest” in connecting Port Angeles with Seattle,… Continue reading

Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Port Angeles Utility Advisory Committee told to delay water measures

PORT ANGELES — Scanty snowpack in the Olympic Mountains hasn't prompted city officials to consider immediate conservation measures. The city siphons off too little water… Continue reading

Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Port commissioner: Passenger airline expresses interest in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This time, it just might fly. At least one passenger airline has expressed “an absolute interest” in connecting Port Angeles with Seattle,… Continue reading

Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Port of Port Angeles representatives attend Paris conference on composite materials

PORT ANGELES — How’re you gonna bring ’em back to Port Angeles after you’ve found them in Paris? That’s the question two Port of Port… Continue reading

Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Port commissioner: Passenger airline expresses interest in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This time, it just might fly. At least one passenger airline has expressed “an absolute interest” in connecting Port Angeles with Seattle,… Continue reading

Runway 26 at William R. Fairchild International Airport is shown in this aerial photo taken July 29

Sequim City Council debates terms for future civic center plaza artwork

SEQUIM — City Council members ran rings around a public arts squabble Monday before coming around, well, full circle. At issue were words that will… Continue reading

Sequim putting proposed rezoning plan into higher gear

SEQUIM — Think of it as a tugboat maneuvering the city into the future, Sequim community development director Chris Hugo told the City Council on… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Property crime, flame-retardants measures advance

OLYMPIA — With perhaps an apology to Frank Sinatra, Jim Hargrove could be singing, “It Was a Very Good Week.” The state senator from Hoquiam… Continue reading

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Makah whale hunting permit effort, a long-fought controversy, would see debate resume

NEAH BAY — Makah whale hunters plied the Pacific Ocean for centuries. It may seem like they've hoped that long to return to the high-seas… Continue reading

Click map to enlarge (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is  brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)

Will Makah whaling return? New federal study proposes as many as 24 kills within 6-year period [* With Photo Gallery *]

NEAH BAY — The public has until June 11 to comment on a draft environmental impact statement on the Makah tribe's long-pending request to resume… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is  brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)
Click map to enlarge (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Makah whale hunting permit effort, a long-fought controversy, would see debate resume

NEAH BAY — Makah whale hunters plied the Pacific Ocean for centuries. It may seem like they've hoped that long to return to the high-seas… Continue reading

Click map to enlarge (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is  brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)

Will Makah whaling return? New federal study proposes as many as 24 kills within 6-year period [* With Photo Gallery *]

NEAH BAY — The public has until June 11 to comment on a draft environmental impact statement on the Makah tribe's long-pending request to resume… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it is  brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press)
Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it's brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press (Click on photo to enlarge))

2ND UPDATE — Makah whaling on the way back? Study proposes as many as 24 kills over 6-year period

NEAH BAY — The public has until June 11 to comment on a draft environmental impact statement on the Makah tribe's long-pending request to resume… Continue reading

Makah tribal members celebrate on the back of a gray whale killed in the 1999 hunt as it's brought to the beach in Neah Bay. (The Associated Press (Click on photo to enlarge))
Click map to enlarge (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Makah whale hunting permit effort, a long-fought controversy, would see debate resume

NEAH BAY — Makah whale hunters plied the Pacific Ocean for centuries. It may seem like they've hoped that long to return to the high-seas… Continue reading

Click map to enlarge (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Bulletin board greets visitors to Heart o’ the Hills campground. ()

Official: Head wound from crossbow bolt killed man found dead at campground south of Port Angeles in February

PORT ANGELES — A 54-year-old Joyce man found dead in Heart o’ the Hills campground Feb. 4 died of a head wound caused by a… Continue reading

Bulletin board greets visitors to Heart o’ the Hills campground. ()

Olympic Medical Center eyes expansion of Sequim campus

SEQUIM — At 13 years old, Olympic Medical Center’s Sequim campus hurts with growing pains. Like a teenager outgrowing his or her clothes, for the… Continue reading

Comment sought on study of Makah request to resume whaling

NEAH BAY — The public has until June 11 to comment on a draft environmental impact statement on the Makah tribe's request to resume hunting… Continue reading

Bulletin board greets visitors to Heart o’ the Hills campground. ()

Official: Head wound from crossbow bolt killed man found dead at campground south of Port Angeles in February

PORT ANGELES — A 54-year-old Joyce man found dead in Heart o’ the Hills campground Feb. 4 died of a head wound caused by a… Continue reading

Bulletin board greets visitors to Heart o’ the Hills campground. ()