Paige Dickerson

Port Angeles Dixieland jazz festival future hazy

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board has voted to no longer run the annual Jazz in the Olympics Festival, sounding… Continue reading

PenPly electricians’ work gives hope for quick recovery

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula Plywood electricians worked overnight Saturday and the plant could be well on the road to recovery from a fire by midweek… Continue reading

Creating artwork from glass not as smooth as it looks

PORT ANGELES -- Paul Labrie effortlessly spins the long metal bars with red-hot glass at the end at a constant pace. I am not so… Continue reading

Blown glass, metal sculpture gallery to open on Port Angeles waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- A gallery filled with a mixture of metallic and glass art -- and a studio that will offer an opportunity for customers… Continue reading

First Beach a winner in Quileute photo contest

LAPUSH -- Three images of First Beach took top honors out of more than 600 entries in a Quileute tribal photo contest. Daniel Kelley of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Schoool District plans to map strategy for next five years

PORT ANGELES -- In light of a trend of declining funding, the Port Angeles School District needs to develop a strategic plan, Superintendent Jane Pryne… Continue reading

Surprise oil spill drill sprung on Peninsula responders

Oil spill responders in Port Angeles and Neah Bay were put to the test Monday morning in a surprise drill initiated by the Department of… Continue reading

Accused teen mom to receive psych evaluation

PORT ANGELES -- Court proceedings for a teenager accused as an adult of drowning her newborn infant have been halted as she undergoes a mental… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles OKs engineering contract for work at Black Ball Ferry Line terminal

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles took the first step Monday in an eventual $9 million project to revamp the Black Ball Ferry… Continue reading

Good weather to thank for big crowd at Irrigation Festival

SEQUIM -- About 10,000 flocked to the Sequim Irrigation Festival this year, thanks to the good weather, said Joe Borden, festival director. The 115th annual… Continue reading

Team to probe Port Angeles for the paranormal

PORT ANGELES -- A group of paranormal investigators will hunt for signs of ghosts in some of Port Angeles' historic haunts. Paranormal Investigations of Historic… Continue reading

Peninsula College to offer two new four-year degrees

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College will offer two new four-year degrees, one starting this summer and one beginning next year. A Bachelor of Arts degree… Continue reading

Visitor bureau takes pains to sell Peninsula to tourists

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau will continue working to draw tourists, especially from Puget Sound, the Portland, Ore., area and southern Vancouver… Continue reading

West End residents on ‘Oprah’ for ‘Twilight’ special

FORKS -- Anna Rose Counsell-Geyer, chairwoman of the Quileute tribe, and Forks resident Diane Winters were among the special audience guests who will be featured… Continue reading

Port Angeles Port Commissioner McEntire eyes Kessler’s seat

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Jim McEntire announced Tuesday that he will run for the state House of Representative seat now held… Continue reading

Charles re-elected to tribal council; she’ll seek re-election as chairwoman of Lower Elwha Klallam tribe

PORT ANGELES -- Frances Charles, chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, was re-elected to her position on the council Saturday night. Now that she… Continue reading

Project Lifesaver soon able to cover Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Sheriff's Office is expanding a program to help find those who have cognitive problems that cause them to wander… Continue reading

Forks Logging and Mill Tours begin season Wednesday

FORKS -- Tours featuring the West End's roots in trees and the logging industry will kick off Wednesday for the summer season. The Forks Logging… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim, Blyn prepare for cruise ships

PORT ANGELES -- Volunteers and business leaders want to ensure that cruise passengers disembarking in town later this month will be saying, "There is no… Continue reading

Police, firefighters cooperate to help those with heart attacks in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An initiative putting defibrillators in police vehicles has already helped people suffering heart attacks. An automatic external defibrillator delivers a shock to… Continue reading