Jeff Chew

Clallam: Tax proposed for emergency communications improvements

Clallam County's emergency communications center -- PenCom -- is "struggling" to fund its operations and has fallen behind in equipment technology, law enforcement officials say.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Proposed Gateway Center still without a final design, yet its cost keeps rising

The Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center's price -- now proposed at $11.5 million -- is still without a final design that satisfies city, Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Survey shows support for extending sewer service beyond eastern city limit

PORT ANGELES -- A proposal to extend sewer service to the growing commercial stretch along U.S. Highway 101 east of the city gained momentum Monday… Continue reading

Clallam: Sequim mayor give high marks to Lavender Festival

SEQUIM -- Mayor Walt Schubert on Sunday lauded the relocation of the seventh annual Celebrate Lavender Festival's Street Fair to Fir Street, saying the event's… Continue reading

Street fair relocation hurts business, Sequim merchants say

SEQUIM -- While thousands of lavender lovers packed Fir Street on Saturday to celebrate Sequim lavender, downtown merchants' moods -- and their cash registers --… Continue reading

Thousands flock to Sequim-Dungeness Valley to smell the lavender

SEQUIM -- Barbara Jannsen of Woodinville and Jesilyn Borman of Mill Creek had just polished off servings of lavender ice cream on a sunny afternoon.… Continue reading

Clallam: No West Nile virus found in dead birds tested

Laboratory tests of dead birds found in Clallam County have failed to turn up evidence of West Nile virus. But the county's epidemiologist said testing… Continue reading

Clallam lacks means to handle communicable diseases and public health threats, report says

The Clallam County Health Department lacks the staffing and resources to develop formal surveillance and reporting systems for communicable disease investigations, responses to disease outbreaks… Continue reading

Peninsula: Homeland Security grant of $1.2 million helps bolster local planning efforts

Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties will enhance their security planning efforts through a $1.2 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.… Continue reading

Clallam: Funding sought, new staffer hired to help hatch business incubator

Clallam County economic development officials are looking at several state, federal and local grant funding sources to help make the business incubator portion of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles-Sequim: Kirkland-based Wave buys Northland Cable TV

A Kirkland-based cable and broadband services company has completed the purchase of the Port Angeles-Sequim cable system from Northland Cable Television Northland serves about 10,500… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff’s return from Coast Guard reserve duty uncertain

When Clallam County Sheriff Joe Hawe returns from active duty as a U.S. Coast Guard reservist is anyone's guess -- including Hawe's. "He has no… Continue reading

Clallam considers settlement in billboard lawsuit with Viacom

Clallam County commissioners have met in closed session with staff officials to discuss whether to appeal or settle a lawsuit that resulted in a U.S.… Continue reading

Clallam: Fire destroys family’s home

EDEN VALLEY -- A 5-year-old boy set his little sister's bed on fire Sunday, burning his family's manufactured home to the ground in this isolated… Continue reading

Clallam: Group backs full disclosure in PA fluoridation

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water has asked the city of Port Angeles to adequately disclose to the public known adverse… Continue reading

Sailboat runs aground in Discovery Bay

GARDINER -- Coast Guard Group Port Angeles assisted a 41-foot sailboat that ran ago aground Sunday in Discovery Bay. The captain of the vessel, whom… Continue reading

WEST END: BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY CLOSES IN FORKS

FORKS -- The city's mayor hopes that the closing of the city's only full-fledged building supply business will be a temporary loss -- one that… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fishnet cleanup dollars awarded for Clallam, Jefferson

The Salmon Recovery Funding Board on Wednesday awarded a $150,000 grant to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative to fund cleanup of derelict fish nets,… Continue reading

Derelict gear removal wraps up in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- More than a ton of derelict gear was pulled from the bottom of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday. The retrieval of crab… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sawmill to remain operating despite Crown Pacific’s bankruptcy filing

PORT ANGELES -- Crown Pacific Partners filed Monday for reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws, but the company's state-of-the-art Port Angeles mill will remain running, a… Continue reading