Tom Callis

Port Angeles mural a homage to artist as well as mountains

PORT ANGELES -- The mural behind the Conrad Dyer Memorial Fountain at First and Laurel streets is, in part, an homage to the two former… Continue reading

Anti-fluoride groups want state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling

PORT ANGELES -- Two anti-fluoride groups are asking the state Supreme Court to review its September ruling that upheld the city of Port Angeles' argument… Continue reading

Port Angeles council to mull license, with fee, for all businesses

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council at its Tuesday meeting will once again consider requiring all businesses to pay for a license more than three… Continue reading

‘They tore apart everything …’: Vandals trash mountain bike staging area

PORT ANGELES -- A couple of broken signs and few busted pieces of lumber are mostly all that's left of a mountain bike staging area… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced in shooting plans appeal; court costs will be paid by public

PORT ANGELES -- A 54-year-old man who was sentenced Thursday to nearly 13 years in prison for shooting and wounding his roommate plans to appeal… Continue reading

Ex-care home owner convicted of three counts, acquitted of four in theft from client

PORT ANGELES -- The former owner of an assisted living facility was found guilty Wednesday of stealing $7,000 from one of her clients who had… Continue reading

Methadone overdose cause of girl’s death at Beaver campsite

PORT ANGELES -- A 13-year-old girl found dead at a Beaver campsite in August overdosed on methadone pills, a toxicology report has concluded. The Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles Utility Advisory Committee nixes proposed water connection fee hike

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed water pipe connection fee increase failed to get the approval of the city's Utility Advisory Committee on Tuesday. The five-member… Continue reading

4 are finalists to be director of pool in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The William Shore Memorial Pool District has selected four finalists in its search for a new pool director. Mike Chapman, president of… Continue reading

Medical marijuana dispensary legal in Port Angeles, city says

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall staff members have given the green light to a proposed medical marijuana dispensary that the owner said would service the… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council nixes hike on electrical permit fee

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed electrical permit fee increase was given the thumbs down from the City Council earlier this week. The Port Angeles City… Continue reading

Port Angeles mulls budget without service cuts

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall is proposing a 2011 budget that includes no cuts to services or staff and increases funding for infrastructure improvements despite… Continue reading

Coalition appeals challenges Nippon biomass approvals

PORT ANGELES -- A coalition of seven environmental groups -- including a group that has protested a proposed biomass facility in Port Townsend -- filed… Continue reading

Environmental coalition appeals Nippon biomass project approvals

PORT ANGELES -- A coalition of seven environmental groups filed an appeal today against Nippon's proposed energy-producing biomass project. The appeal filed with the city… Continue reading

Rayonier tank purchase delayed in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will have to wait another two weeks before completing the purchase of nearly 12 acres of the former Rayonier… Continue reading

Port Angeles waterfront plans sketched out

PORT ANGELES -- A vision for remaking the waterfront started to come into focus last week and will be presented to the City Council later… Continue reading

Forks police chief selection expected by year’s end

FORKS -- The selection of a new police chief is taking longer than previously expected, but it will be complete by the end of the… Continue reading

Alleged Shane Park shooter arrested

PORT ANGELES -- A 20-year-old man from Seattle alleged to have participated in a shooting at Shane Park in 2009 was booked into Clallam County… Continue reading

Bill OK’d to expand oil-spill protection in Strait of Juan de Fuca

Congress passed a bill last week that will better protect the Strait of Juan de Fuca from oil spills. The Coast Guard authorization bill, sponsored… Continue reading

Ninth person arrested for allegedly shoving, spitting on homeless man

PORT ANGELES -- Police have arrested another juvenile alleged to have assaulted a homeless man last week after he declined to give a group of… Continue reading