Tom Callis

City awards contract for stormwater project; amount less than expected

PORT ANGELES -- A stormwater project on First Street downtown will cost less than previously expected. The Port Angeles City Council awarded a nearly $1.2… Continue reading

$100 worth of food, beer, wine consumed by alleged squatter at Port Angeles home

PORT ANGELES -- A homeless man alleged to have lived in someone else's home while the occupant was on vacation has been charged with burglary.… Continue reading

Directional sign makers given another week to submit bids for Port Angeles project

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall is giving sign makers another week to submit bids for a contract to produce six directional signs as part of… Continue reading

Inmate allegedly attacks Clallam jail deputy

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jail inmate has been charged with custodial assault after an alleged attack on a jailer. Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts fluoride in water; Forks next?

PORT ANGELES -- The chemistry of Port Angeles' drinking water has changed a bit within the last week. The city began reducing the level of… Continue reading

City Council gives nod to Port Angeles waterfront beautification plan

To view additional graphics of the plan, visit www.pa-waterfront.org. PORT ANGELES -- After more than five months of planning and meetings, City Hall is now… Continue reading

Bill would allow samples of beer, wine at farmers markets

PORT ANGELES -- Farmers markets organizers on the North Olympic Peninsula are raising their glasses to toast a bill in Olympia that would allow vendors… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Multibillion-dollar shortfall faces Legislature

OLYMPIA -- State parks are again on the chopping block as the Legislature tries to fill another multibillion-dollar shortfall. The legislature in 2009 adopted a… Continue reading

Three rescued from raging Sol Duc River; drift boat snagged on rocks

FORKS -- Three fishermen were rescued Saturday from the Sol Duc River after their drift boat snagged on rocks and took on water. The men… Continue reading

Former Camp Fire director agrees to repay money she took from coffers

PORT ANGELES -- Charges of theft and forgery against the former director of Camp Fire USA Juan de Fuca Council will be dismissed if she… Continue reading

Sign makers say deadline too tight for new Port Angeles directional signs

PORT ANGELES -- The lead consultant for Port Angeles' Waterfront and Transportation Improvement Plan said he will consider extending the deadline for one of the… Continue reading

Dental clinic for low-income residents to close next month

PORT ANGELES -- A dental clinic for low-income residents will shut down next month because of state budget cuts and the rising cost of Medicaid.… Continue reading

Evidence theft case can proceed to trial, Clallam County judge rules

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County judge ruled Thursday that the case against a former Clallam County Sheriff's Office employee accused of stealing $8,644 from… Continue reading

Study to examine Peninsula’s potential for renewable energy

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Economic Development Council has taken the first step toward making the North Olympic Peninsula a hub for the renewable-energy… Continue reading

Environmental group appeals Port Angeles sewage overflow plan

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic Environmental Council is appealing the city of Port Angeles' plan to get control of its sewage overflow problem. The appeal,… Continue reading

Few attend so Port Angeles dog park meeting rescheduled

PORT ANGELES -- The second time may be the charm. A meeting to plan a fundraising campaign to create an off-leash dog area at Lincoln… Continue reading

Shane Park shooting plea deal reached; prison might be avoided

PORT ANGELES -- A 22-year-old man accused of participating in a shooting at Shane Park more than 15 months ago accepted a plea bargain earlier… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool ‘has a lot of life in it’

PORT ANGELES -- It may not be in the springtime of its life, but the William Shore Memorial Pool can last decades more with a… Continue reading

Keeping what Port Angeles has is focus of park master plan

PORT ANGELES -- Maintaining what the city of Port Angeles already has will be the focus of its new five-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan,… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bikers seek relief from unnecessary traffic stops

OLYMPIA -- Do police unfairly target motorcycle riders? Possibly, according to one of the North Olympic Peninsula's state representatives who introduced a bill last week… Continue reading