Paige Dickerson

Port Angeles School Board urges city to keep pool open — at least into spring

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District board is urging the city to come up with an approach to keep William Shore Memorial Pool… Continue reading

West End effort given seed funds

FORKS -- A $50,000 donation from First Federal will help Sarge's Place to purchase a building to be used as transitional housing for veterans in… Continue reading

Home of great pumpkins: Landmark patch returns for another harvest season

CARLSBORG -- The landmark Pumpkin Patch along U.S. Highway 101 has returned for another harvest season, but the future remains unclear. Theresa Lassila, manager of… Continue reading

Hunter killed in accident

CHELAN -- A 36-year-old Port Angeles man has died in what authorities in Chelan County say was a freak hunting accident. Timothy Neal Cook was… Continue reading

Port of PA eyes 4.9% rate hike in new year

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles will look at raising most of its rates in 2009 according to the inflation rate -- about… Continue reading

Dishing the Dungeness: Culinary students get feel of real-world eating at Crab Festival

PORT ANGELES -- Students from the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center honed their crab cracking skills over the weekend as they shelled thousands of crustaceans… Continue reading

PA council nixes public comment curbs; Mayor Braun offers sole vote in favor

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council has agreed not to limit what the public can say during comment periods at council meetings. The council voted… Continue reading

Forks chamber seeks nominations for top citizen, business

FORKS — The Forks Chamber of Commerce is looking for the best. Nominations for citizen of the year, volunteer of the year and business of… Continue reading

Port Angeles gains title to water plant linked to Elwha River dam removal

PORT ANGELES — The National Park Service on Tuesday night formally transferred ownership of a new water treatment plant to the city of Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Boys & Girls Club unit looks to lose to win

PORT ANGELES — The Boys & Girls Club staff hope to win big by losing big. Following in the footsteps of the Sequim unit of… Continue reading

Port Angeles to be site of new border air and marine substation

PORT ANGELES — A homeland security base for air and water protection along the saltwater border between the U.S. and Canada will be based in… Continue reading

A tale of three cities: Port Angeles supporters hope to save public pool

PORT ANGELES —Supporters of keeping financially strapped William Shore Memorial Pool open are trying to rally the public by collecting signatures on a petition, waving… Continue reading

Frustrated eatery owner stuck between bridge projects comes up with offbeat contest

PORT ANGELES — After weeks waking up in a miserable mood, Steven Bridge decided to make lemonade from his lemons. The Port Angeles entrepreneur owns… Continue reading

Madsen gets nearly $18,000 vacation pay on top of $37,000 severance

PORT ANGELES — Former City Manager Mark Madsen walked away from City Hall with about $55,000, which included severance and unused vacation time, after his… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ newest police vehicle — and it has a flashing light and siren

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Police Officer Duane Benedict took his new Segway scooter for its first ride on Tuesday. And many people wanted to… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles on verge of seizing KPly mill

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles can take possession of KPly facilities once court papers are served to Klukwan Inc. of Alaska, which… Continue reading

Peninsula College in national magazine

PORT ANGELES — When prospective college students flip through the two college editions of US News & World Report, they will see a full-page ad… Continue reading

Those targeted for Port Angeles city cuts left wondering

PORT ANGELES — Funding cuts given the nod by the City Council on Wednesday slice resources for organizations already pinched by a tight economy, said… Continue reading

Pool could close in December, Port Angeles City Council warns

PORT ANGELES — The city's public pool will close Dec. 31 unless some other agency steps up to support it. With a firm plan for… Continue reading

Port director to figure out how to do job with less help, commissioner says

PORT ANGELES — One of the Port of Port Angeles commission's expectations of Executive Director Bob McChesney as he is evaluated will be to figure… Continue reading