Paige Dickerson

Dog trainer feted for her work in Japan

SEQUIM -- More than 100 people attended a celebration in Tokyo to honor Terry Ryan, president and founder of Legacy Canine Behavior and Training in… Continue reading

Maier Hall taking shape at Peninsula College (***GALLERY***)

PORT ANGELES -- With the exterior of the massive 61,750-square-foot Maier Hall at Peninsula College taking shape, the inside is getting wired and put together.… Continue reading

New building to start rising at Forks High School by end of month

FORKS -- The new Forks High School building will be "going vertical" by the end of the month. Workers with Carlsborg-based Primo Construction Inc. prepared… Continue reading

Old-timey radio drama draws listener accolades

SEQUIM -- The premiere radio drama for noncommercial radio station KSQM-FM received a resounding stamp of approval from what the station has heard in feedback.… Continue reading

One major Forks road to be fixed; another awaits funding

FORKS -- One major arterial street in Forks will be revamped this year while repair work on another is stalled until funding can be found.… Continue reading

Vehicles wrecked in separate incidents near same spot hours apart on Highway 112

Two vehicles were wrecked on state Highway 112 near Freshwater Bay in unrelated incidents Saturday and Sunday. The drivers were traveling in opposite directions on… Continue reading

Service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

To honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a host of groups throughout the North Olympic Peninsula are taking the holiday weekend as a time… Continue reading

Port Angeles native named Forks police chief

FORKS -- A Port Angeles native will fill the top position at the Forks Police Department starting Feb. 1. Doug Price, 53, a retired State… Continue reading

Planning, budgeting and use of facilities tops on Forks mayor’s list

FORKS -- Mayor Bryon Monohon gave the Forks Chamber of Commerce a peek inside his filing cabinet at its Wednesday luncheon. Monohon, giving the annual… Continue reading

Juvenile elephant seal beaches self in Port Angeles, appears to be OK

PORT ANGELES -- A beached elephant seal on Hollywood Beach is best left untouched, a Port Angeles scientist said. The juvenile seal appeared on Hollywood… Continue reading

Lincoln Park tree-clearing part of Port of Port Angeles work plan

PORT ANGELES -- Clearing Lincoln Park of trees that restrict flights to and from William R. Fairchild International Airport are part of a 26-page work… Continue reading

Schools chief paints tough fiscal picture for Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES -- A tax revenue increase of about $700,000 by the Port Angeles School District anticipates deep state cutbacks, school officials told a Port… Continue reading

Slipping, sliding away along Peninsula roads; more frigid weather on the way

GARDINER -- An odd wave of light snow aimed at the Dungeness Valley and Gardiner areas from the northeast left roads slippery enough for at… Continue reading

Sprint boats a-comin’: Track on track in Port Angeles, developer says

PORT ANGELES -- Vrooming, zooming sprint boat racing is on its way to a field in west Port Angeles. One last permit is left to… Continue reading

Port Angeles school levy measure debated before business group

PORT ANGELES -- Supporters and opponents of the Port Angeles School District maintenance and operations levy measure sparred over the costs of education and taxes… Continue reading

‘I threw him right in a mud puddle’: Mom recalls saving her children from home fire

SEQUIM -- Liz Countryman has lived the last several weeks in a haze. Although the smoky fog that she awoke to find on the afternoon… Continue reading

Red Lion exec gets ‘Extraordinaire’ award

PORT ANGELES -- Donya Alward's behind-the-scenes assistance to nearly every Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce event garnered her the chamber's 2010 Member Extraordinaire award.… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ still jolts Clallam tourism dollars — but Jefferson can’t get a bite

Collections of room tax revenues from Clallam County hotels and motels soared more than 10 percent last year, while Jefferson County's fell. Could Twilight have… Continue reading

Special February elections in Clallam to cost between $52,000-$60,000 — in Jefferson, $45,000

Special elections in February will cost public school districts in Clallam County between $52,000 and $60,000. Both the Port Angeles School District and the Quillayute… Continue reading

Clallam history buffs hear talk about Victoria’s secrets

PORT ANGELES -- The provincial capital across the Strait of Juan de Fuca has a past riddled with quirky, interesting and some not-so-savory characters. Ross… Continue reading