Tom Callis

Ocean View Cemetery to expand columbarium

PORT ANGELES — Ocean View Cemetery is expanding its accommodations for the departed. The cemetery's columbarium, which holds cremated remains, is full, and the city… Continue reading

Nippon mill manager unworried, unaffected by Shelton biomass pullout

PORT ANGELES — The head of Nippon’s Port Angeles paper mill said he’s not concerned that plans for a proposed biomass energy plant in Mason… Continue reading

Port Angeles council holds executive session on city manager situation

PORT ANGELES ­— City Manager Kent Myers said earlier this week that he is seeking a job as the head of Columbia, Mo., to be… Continue reading

Port Angeles to extend First Street paving another block

PORT ANGELES — City Hall will spend a little bit more money on the First Street stormwater project in order to repave more of the… Continue reading

State officially designates Port Angeles historical district

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles is officially historic. In a nod to the city’s past, the state Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved the creation… Continue reading

Pricetag for Port Angeles waterfront plan soars

PORT ANGELES — City Hall will have to spend an additional $700,000 to finish a portion of its Waterfront and Transportation Improvement Plan, after a… Continue reading

Tsunami illustrates tribes’ need for higher ground

Last week’s tsunami advisory highlighted the reasons two West End tribes, the Hoh and the Quileute, are seeking higher ground. The Hoh tribe is close… Continue reading

Weird tidal action seen in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — It was something that Don Rohde had never seen in his 26 years working at Tesoro’s oil terminal on Port Angeles Harbor.… Continue reading

First of new Port Angeles directional signs expected next month

PORT ANGELES — The delivery of the first of Port Angeles’ new directional signs will be about a month late. The city expects to have… Continue reading

Peninsula kin OK in Japan: Local residents wait, worry until finally making connection

Last week’s mammoth earthquake occurred more than 4,500 miles away, but for some North Olympic Peninsula residents, the tragedy in Japan couldn’t have hit closer… Continue reading

Tsunami scare results in low waves, no damage on Peninsula

A tsunami advisory ended Friday evening without much more than a splash felt on the North Olympic Peninsula’s shores. The magnitude 8.9 quake near Japan… Continue reading

5TH UPDATE (5:30 p.m.) — Small waves on the coast, but tsunami advisory continues after North Olympic Peninsula evacuations

EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE continuing to watch the North Olympic Peninsula coastlines for signs of more tsunami waves in the aftermath of the most powerful earthquake… Continue reading

Eight nabbed by drug enforcement team

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula’s drug law enforcement team has netted eight people alleged to have sold methamphetamine or prescription drugs as part… Continue reading

No decision on autopsy of Peninsula man, 78, found dead

PORT ANGELES — It remains unknown whether an autopsy will be conducted to discover the cause of death of Robert “Bob” Goss, a 78-year-old man… Continue reading

Port Angeles to begin installing ‘smart’ meters in May

PORT ANGELES — City Hall plans to have its new automated utility meters installed beginning this May. Port Angeles City Manager Kent Myers approved the… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill would set tax to fund drug take-back program

OLYMPIA — The state would tax the pharmaceutical industry in order to pay for a prescription drug take-back program under a bill introduced by a… Continue reading

Pain at the pump: Peninsula motorists find ways to deal with higher gas prices [**GALLERY**]

It's not hard to find drivers on the North Olympic Peninsula frustrated over the consistent rise in gas prices. From Neah Bay to Port Townsend,… Continue reading

Missing Clallam County man, 78, found dead near his car on River Road

SEQUIM — The body of a 78-year-old man missing from his Agnew home since Monday morning was found Saturday afternoon at the south end of… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman acquitted of vehicular homicide, guilty of DUI

PORT ANGELES — A jury acquitted Lovera M. Blackcrow of vehicular homicide last week, three months after the same charge was dropped against the other… Continue reading

Rayonier site cleanup plan to take a little longer

PORT ANGELES — A cleanup plan for the former Rayonier mill site will take slightly longer to create than the state Department of Ecology had… Continue reading