Paul Gottlieb

Aerial view of the Extreme Sports Park in west Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

SPRINT BOATS: Contentious wetlands cited by EPA not part of sprint boat track

PORT ANGELES — Let the sprint boat races continue. Extreme Sports Park co-owner Dan Morrison and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement… Continue reading

Aerial view of the Extreme Sports Park in west Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Selinda Barkuis

Clallam County Treasurer Barkhuis lightens stance on Opportunity Fund grants

PORT ANGELES — Selinda Barkhuis is backing off on her threat to challenge the Clallam County commissioners’ disbursement of Opportunity Fund proceeds in Superior Court.… Continue reading

Selinda Barkuis
Abi Moore

Port Angeles water users not heeding voluntary curbs despite drought

PORT ANGELES — Residential and business water usage is trending upward despite drought-inspired voluntary city water restrictions imposed June 17 to protect Elwha River fish… Continue reading

Abi Moore
Abi Moore

Port Angeles water users not heeding voluntary curbs despite drought

PORT ANGELES — Residential and business water usage is trending upward despite drought-inspired voluntary city water restrictions imposed June 17 to protect Elwha River fish… Continue reading

Abi Moore
A trio of storage tanks and a loading pier are among the few structures still standing on the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Waiting for . . . 2020. Official says cleanup at Rayonier pulp mill site in Port Angeles targeted to be completed in another five years

PORT ANGELES — Cleanup that began on the former Rayonier Inc. pulp mill site in 2000 should be completed by 2020, a top state Department… Continue reading

A trio of storage tanks and a loading pier are among the few structures still standing on the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
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Clallam commissioners to hold public hearing on grants, but obstacles could remain

PORT ANGELES — Will the impasse continue? Clallam County commissioners acquiesced in part to county Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis, deciding in a Monday work session to… Continue reading

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Nathan West

Clallam Opportunity Fund board approves city grant for second time

PORT ANGELES — For the second time, the Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory Board has voted unanimously to recommend $285,952 in grant funding for a… Continue reading

Nathan West
Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

PORT ANGELES — Two Clallam County commissioners already knew the answer to their question. But Commissioners Jim McEntire and Bill Peach kept their colleague, four-term… Continue reading

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review
Nathan West

Clallam Opportunity Fund board approves city grant for second time

PORT ANGELES — For the second time, the Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory Board has voted unanimously to recommend $285,952 in grant funding for a… Continue reading

Nathan West
Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

PORT ANGELES — Two Clallam County commissioners already knew the answer to their question. But Commissioners Jim McEntire and Bill Peach kept their colleague, four-term… Continue reading

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review
Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review

PORT ANGELES — Two Clallam County commissioners already knew the answer to their question. But Commissioners Jim McEntire and Bill Peach kept their colleague, four-term… Continue reading

Two Clallam County commissioners kept quiet on audit over Opportunity Fund debate even as they asked for another review
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Wednesday during a luncheon hosted by the Port Angeles Rotary Club. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

State attorney general talks of protecting youth from electronic cigarettes, marijuana during Peninsula visit

PORT ANGELES — State Attorney General Bob Ferguson urged stronger regulations to prevent teens from smoking electronic cigarettes during a visit to the North Olympic… Continue reading

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Wednesday during a luncheon hosted by the Port Angeles Rotary Club. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Construction continues on the 1.5-acre West End Park between Oak Street and Valley Creek in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Delayed Port Angeles waterfront park now ‘targeted’ for Sept. 5 completion

PORT ANGELES — The city's new 1.5-acre waterfront park has been held up by permitting delays, but it will be substantially complete in about seven… Continue reading

Construction continues on the 1.5-acre West End Park between Oak Street and Valley Creek in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Opportunity Fund Board to hear plea for city, port project funds

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Opportunity Fund Board will re-hear a $285,952 grant application Thursday for the city’s ongoing waterfront park project. But the… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles lets $3.57 million contract to complete cleanup of former plywood mill site

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners awarded on Monday a $3.57 million contract to finish cleaning up the abandoned KPly mill site in… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles gets $596,913 federal grant to study Lincoln Park trees, airport flightpath

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles has started the process of finding a solution to the ever-growing, obstructive Lincoln Park trees in the… Continue reading

Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish

Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish

PORT ANGELES — It's all about fish that are slowly returning to the Elwha River following the removal of two dams. They must be protected… Continue reading

Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish
A tractor-trailer emerges from the MV Coho during a stop in Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Upgrades for both ends of MV Coho run will idle ferry for two months in winter

PORT ANGELES — Black Ball Ferry Line’s MV Coho service to and from Victoria will be suspended for up to eight weeks beginning in January,… Continue reading

A tractor-trailer emerges from the MV Coho during a stop in Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A tractor-trailer emerges from the MV Coho during a stop in Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Upgrades for both ends of MV Coho run will idle ferry for two months in winter

PORT ANGELES — Black Ball Ferry Line’s MV Coho service to and from Victoria will be suspended for up to eight weeks beginning in January,… Continue reading

A tractor-trailer emerges from the MV Coho during a stop in Port Angeles. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish

Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish

PORT ANGELES — It's all about fish that are slowly returning to the Elwha River following the removal of two dams. They must be protected… Continue reading

Impending drought raises concerns about Elwha River fish