Paige Dickerson

Group for young professionals to hold first gathering Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- Young professionals are invited to network, mingle and socialize at the first gathering Thursday for those 21 through 45 years old who… Continue reading

Missing man found dead of apparent suicide

QUILCENE -- A search for a man who went missing Saturday morning in Quilcene ended when rescuers found him dead in a wooded area near… Continue reading

First Federal donation goes to pocket park, sign renovations in Forks

FORKS -- First Federal's $25,000 donation to the Forks Revitalization Committee is already at work in Forks' downtown area. The donation to the Forks Revitalization… Continue reading

Go green in the Hoh

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The Hoh Rain Forest is clocked in more shades of green than one can imagine. From the dark-green mosses to the… Continue reading

Lockheed grant to fund college training for Angeles Composite employees

PORT ANGELES -- A $10,000 grant from Lockheed Martin will fund training programs at Peninsula College to help Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. to expand. Grant… Continue reading

Elephant seal found molting on Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES -- A juvenile female elephant seal was found molting on Ediz Hook near the Coast Guard station this week. The seal was on… Continue reading

Facility part of Olympic Peninsula expansion

PORT ANGELES -- The building the federal Marine and Air Operations Office is renting from the Port of Port Angeles will be part of an… Continue reading

Young elephant seal molting on Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES -- A juvenile female elephant seal is molting on Ediz Hook near the Coast Guard station. The seal is to the south side… Continue reading

Extended-day model helps kindergartners; 12 students at each school can stay for full day of class

PORT ANGELES -- Although kindergartners will be in school next year about half the hours as this year, the extended-day model is a proven method… Continue reading

Department of Homeland Security to lease airport-area building from Port of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The three Port of Port Angeles commissioners approved a lease Monday with the Department of Homeland Security for a building in the… Continue reading

Forks vehicle licensing office to close in July

FORKS -- The Forks vehicle licensing office will formally close July 13, Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand announced Monday. Sandy Williams, the licensing subagent serving… Continue reading

Bands offer tribute book through “Twi-Rock”

FORKS -- Some Twilight fans rock. Bands inspired by the Forks-based fable are popping up all over the nation, and three of them will be… Continue reading

Parody pair garners giggles while making light of Twilight’

FORKS -- What could be more fun for some Twilight fans than talking about the books and movies that inspired their devotion? Well, making fun… Continue reading

Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary to stop funding for community fireworks show

PORT TOWNSEND -- Although this year's fireworks will continue as planned, the Sunrise Rotary Club announced that it will not fund next year's show, citing… Continue reading

Buffalo, elk and bears, oh yes — game farm to hold fundraiser; ‘Grizzly Adams’ star to attend

SEQUIM -- Dan Haggerty, the actor who played the title role in the 1970s TV series "Grizzly Adams," will be at Olympic Game Farm as… Continue reading

First ‘Twilight’ actor to visit Peninsula expected next month

LAPUSH — Look out Twilight fans, the leader of “the pack” will be in LaPush for Quileute Days next month. Solomon Trimble, who played Sam… Continue reading

Panel urges rebuilding Port Angeles High School — and a big bond issue before voters

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles High School should be rebuilt and Franklin Elementary School should be sold. And voters should be asked to pass a… Continue reading

Actor from first ‘Twilight’ movie to attend Quileute Days next month

LAPUSH -- Solomon Trimble, who played Sam Uley in the movie "Twilight," will attend Quileute Days on July 17-19. Trimble, who is Mascalero Apache and… Continue reading

Half-day free kindergarten option still there, Port Angeles School Board president says

PORT ANGELES -- The discussion about how the fee-based full-day kindergarten at Port Angeles School District will work is far from over, says Steve Baxter,… Continue reading

Lincoln High helps student finish school

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Spicher will be proud to receive his diploma today, especially after all the turbulence along the way. Spicher, 19, said that… Continue reading