Jeff Chew

Clallam: Judge rules against critical areas buffers for pre-existing agriculture

PORT ANGELES -- Agricultural uses that existed near streams and waterways in Clallam County before the state Growth Management Act was approved are exempt from… Continue reading

Proposed Clallam stormwater rules irk builders, buoy environmentalists

More than a year in the making, Clallam County's proposed stormwater management regulations have builders railing and environmentalists hailing the document's basic messages: * Keep… Continue reading

Jefferson: Wrinkle resignation breaks new political ground for county commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Finding a replacement for Jefferson County's first woman commissioner is breaking political ground again. This time, it's for County Commissioners Dan Titterness… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Adoptive mom hugs Chinese daughter for first time after 10-day SARS isolation

PORT ANGELES -- After 10 days of longing to touch her newly adopted baby, Sherie Maddox's motherly anticipation was rewarded Sunday. Tears of joy flowed.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Support shown for eastside sewer line

PORT ANGELES -- Business and commercial landowners on the well-trafficked U.S. Highway 101 business corridor east of Port Angeles are showing early support for hooking… Continue reading

Brinnon: No clearcuts planned at Boy Scout camp, scouting official says

BRINNON -- Clearcutting is an unacceptable practice at Boy Scouts' Camp Parsons, and only a third of the 120-acre property will be thinned of diseased… Continue reading

County proposes Clallam Bay-Sekiu sewer rate increase

CLALLAM BAY -- Clallam County commissioners will present a proposed sewer rate increase to area residential and business customers during a 6:30 p.m. public hearing… Continue reading

West End: Search called off at Kalaloch

KALALOCH -- A 13-year-old Tacoma boy swept under water Monday in heavy surf is presumed drowned and the search for his body has been called… Continue reading

Brinnon: Pulali Point residents set “jamboree” to save Boy Scouts forestland

BRINNON -- Facing the possibility that trees in 80 acres of Boy Scouts forest near their homes will be felled, Pulali Point residents are mounting… Continue reading

Twin brothers keep Juan de Fuca Festival, jokes clean

PORT ANGELES -- Infectious belly laughter adds extra tickles to their quirky jokes. Make no mistake -- hilarious red-bearded twin brothers Randy and Rick Dickinson… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase New Forks entrepreneurs see starry future in satellite transport

Near massive stacks of fresh-dried lumber at the Portac mill in Forks, two young men quietly labor to reshape what they see as an aerospace… Continue reading

Proposed Coast Guard security measures could hit ferries hard

New anti-terrorism rules proposed by the U.S. Coast Guard could have a devastating financial effect on public and private ferries and tour boat services. As… Continue reading

Clallam County likely to enter Sequim shopping center fray

SEQUIM -- Clallam County's top planner is urging commissioners to call on Sequim officials to study the effects of two proposed shopping centers on roads,… Continue reading

Everything’s ducky — 28,264 of “em!

PORT ANGELES -- Hundreds enjoyed a sunny, windless Sunday afternoon with ideal rising tides to witness a record-smashing 28,264 numbered rubber ducks race down a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Low-income housing needs need new study, official says

PORT ANGELES -- With rental housing vacancies at less than 5 percent, the need for Clallam County's low-income housing must be re-evaluated, a county official… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Workers back on job at Crown Pacific mill

PORT ANGELES -- Logs are again running through the North Olympic Peninsula's most advanced sawmill after a two-week slowdown idled 20 workers. "They're running," said… Continue reading

Efforts under way to mark Clallam’s 150th birthday in 2004

PORT ANGELES -- Flash forward to a celebration of Clallam County's past: April 26, 2004, marks the 150th year since the county broke away from… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Hearing ends on controversial church camp plan

CARLSBORG -- Neighbors of a proposed retreat center and youth camp near Kitchen-Dick Road took their final stand Monday against the project. Clallam County Hearings… Continue reading

Peninsula: Groups protest scouts’ logging plan

BRINNON -- With support mounting to save Pulali Point, a group of neighbors is poised to take steps to prevent the regional Boys Scouts council… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Who’s that girl?

PORT ANGELES -- About 150 people are expected to attend 14th annual Esprit Gala, a convention that begins Monday and is partly intended to build… Continue reading