Tom Callis

Group works to open Port Angeles food co-op

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles shoppers may soon have another option for locally grown food. A group of five is working to open a food… Continue reading

New shellfish toxin prompts closing Sequim Bay to harvests

SEQUIM — The state Department of Health closed Sequim Bay to shellfish harvesting this week after three people became ill from a marine toxin never… Continue reading

Teen accused of killing son expects decision on viability of statements to police in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Arguments over whether Lauryn Last's statements to police can be used during her trial concluded Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court, and… Continue reading

Captured escapee was tired, hungry after three nights in woods

QUEETS — An escaped Olympic Corrections Center inmate was “tired, cold and hungry” when he was returned to the facility Tuesday night after spending three… Continue reading

Escaped convict back in custody

QUEETS — An escaped Olympic Corrections Center inmate was apprehended Tuesday night 25 miles south from the minimal-security work camp. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office… Continue reading

Border Patrol officer says in D.C. that agency has ‘no purpose’ on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — A U.S. Border Patrol agent said the Port Angeles station is a “black hole” where agents have “no purpose, no mission,” yet… Continue reading

Organized labor gearing up for boycott of Elwha River dam festivities in September

PORT ANGELES — Organized labor is raising its collective voice against the management of the Elwha River Restoration project just as the National Park Service… Continue reading

New group to give small-business loans

PORT ANGELES — Small-business owners having trouble attaining financing in this struggling economy will soon have another place to go: the Olympic Finance Development Authority.… Continue reading

Sanction against Clallam County prosecutors reversed on appeal

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will not have to pay a $500 penalty handed down by a Superior Court judge last… Continue reading

Piece of Ground Zero inspires tears, memories, awe as it’s carried across Clallam County [**Gallery**]

An elderly man gingerly walked up to the 9-foot-long rusty I-beam parked on a Port Angeles street, with each step as careful as the last.… Continue reading

City Hall to spend $14,500 to spruce up downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — City Hall is dipping into a projected surplus to help spruce up downtown for the Elwha River dams removal celebrations in September.… Continue reading

Magna Force plans magnetic track in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Magna Force is building a new magnetic exhibition track at its main office near William R. Fairchild International Airport, according to officials… Continue reading

Part of World Trade Center going on tour on North Olympic Peninsula

A World Trade Center I-beam destined to become the centerpiece of a monument in a Port Angeles park will be escorted around Clallam County for… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to reconsider Ecology stormwater permit

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will once again consider paying up to $224,500 for a new permit for its sewage overflow elimination project after… Continue reading

Treasurer’s Office theft prompts new policies, scrutiny

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Treasurer's Office has adopted a new policy manual aimed at increasing accountability in the wake of the 2009 discovery… Continue reading

Sequim drunken driver who killed pedestrian on sidewalk gets 4-year sentence

PORT ANGELES — Gene S. Mensik was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in prison for the death of Scott Franklin, a pedestrian he… Continue reading

Clallam County judge denies change of venue in vehicular homicide

PORT ANGELES — Amber Steim will face trial on charges of vehicular homicide and witness tampering in Clallam County, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Ken… Continue reading

$866 or $617,467? Theft amount issue in trial of former Treasurer’s Office cashier

PORT ANGELES — A state prosecutor and Catherine Betts’ attorneys started their opening arguments in agreement on one thing Wednesday: The former Clallam County Treasurer’s… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to continue to fight power provider

PORT ANGELES — City Hall is not backing down from a dispute over Bonneville Power Administration’s residential exchange program. The Port Angeles City Council voted… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam chairman continues work on Salish Village idea

PORT ANGELES — Jamestown S’Klallam Chairman Ron Allen has not given up on redeveloping Rayonier Inc.’s waterfront property. Allen told the Port Angeles Business Association… Continue reading