Paige Dickerson

PenPly hiring more, ramping up production in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Fifteen more employees are expected to begin work today at Peninsula Plywood as part of the company's plan to gear up to… Continue reading

Button, button — who’s got the ‘dam’ button? Olympic National Park, that’s who! (SEE GALLERY)

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park is gearing up for the "Last Dam Summer," and park officials have begun distributing 5,000 buttons with the message… Continue reading

Nothing fishy about success of food bank tuna drive

PORT ANGELES -- Supporters of the 16th annual Tuna Drive for local food banks were hoping their can-do attitudes and fishy costumes would help the… Continue reading

Cultural exchange: Makah representative sees similarities with Ainu of Japan during visit

11Parker was a representative of the Makah in a delegation of Native Americans from Western Washington who traveled to Japan in March to learn about… Continue reading

Peninsula gets last estimates based on 2000 Census

The North Olympic Peninsula's population increased by 1,100 between 2008 and 2009, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Jefferson County grew by about… Continue reading

Clallam library system considering August tax vote

PORT ANGELES -- While public libraries throughout Clallam County are dark this week, North Olympic Library System officials are eyeing the possibility of asking voters… Continue reading

Healthy food: Some like it, some don’t

PORT ANGELES -- Jefferson Elementary School tested a new healthy-food strategy on its students this week. Several months of semi-weekly taste tests culminated with a… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District mulls what to cut; possibilities include sports, teachers

PORT ANGELES -- A list from which final cuts will be made -- which was brainstormed by a committee evaluating the Port Angeles School District… Continue reading

Authorities ID teen killed in truck wreck south of Sequim

SEQUIM -- The teenager killed when he swerved his new pickup truck to miss a deer was identified Monday as Sequim High School student Tyler… Continue reading

Port Angeles teen now faces 2nd-degree murder in death of newborn

PORT ANGELES -- The teenage mother who allegedly drowned her newborn in a toilet, then placed the body in an alley trash container, will now… Continue reading

Industrial accident victim identified; Labor and Industries, Port Angeles police investigate

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Labor and Industries and the Port Angeles Police Department this week will investigate the death of 38-year-old Timothy… Continue reading

Teen dies in crash after swerving to avoid deer; 2 others injured

SEQUIM -- A teenage driver died after swerving to avoid a deer on a gravel road off Slab Camp Road late on Sunday evening. His… Continue reading

Peninsula schools take state honors

Two North Olympic Peninsula Schools were honored with Washington Achievement Awards, while another won a language arts award and a fourth was honored in the… Continue reading

Harbor-Works forum set for Thursday; two new Rayonier site options to be presented

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Harbor-Works Development Authority executive director will present two new possibilities for development of the now-fallow Rayonier site at a… Continue reading

Police still searching for knife-wielding robber after restaurant manager injured in crime

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles restaurant manager was injured while being robbed by a man with a 6-inch knife late Sunday night. The robber… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to examine boat moorage rates at John Wayne Marina, Port Angeles Boat Haven

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles staff will examine moorage rates at John Wayne Marina on Sequim Bay and Boat Haven in Port… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley Scholarship auction brings in $69,000

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction burst past last year's total of $61,000 by almost $8,000 more. A Native American basket donated by longtime… Continue reading

Blockbuster now Movie House owned by Port Angeles couple

PORT ANGELES -- The Blockbuster Video closed and reopened just a few days later as the Movie House -- owned and operated by a Port… Continue reading

Coast Guard, fishing vessel help troubled craft to safety at Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- After nearly five hours of late-night work, the Coast Guard helped a fishing vessel into Neah Bay after it began taking on… Continue reading

For Port Angeles woman, tryout for TV show an adventure

PORT ANGELES -- The job description for a host of an outdoor adventure television show couldn't have been written better for Ashley Hankins. Hankins, 28,… Continue reading