Arwyn Rice

Forks woman wins $1,000 Santa Bucks

FORKS — Forks resident Misty Mate won the $1,000 top prize in the West End Business and Professional Association’s annual Santa Bucks drawing last weekend.… Continue reading

Food drives successful in Forks; bank good through end of year

FORKS — Food drives in Forks have been successful this year, netting the Forks Community Food Bank enough in cash and food to get its… Continue reading

Departing Peninsula College president remains focused on work at hand

PORT ANGELES — Departing Peninsula College President Tom Keegan, who oversaw massive upgrades for the college during the last decade, is keeping his attention on… Continue reading

Family reeling after vehicle death, then burglary of Christmas gifts

PORT ANGELES — Friends and family of a Port Angeles woman hope to return some Christmas cheer to a family devastated by both a death… Continue reading

Neighbors cooperate in nabbing of alleged mail thieves

PORT ANGELES — Two people were in custody Tuesday for investigation of mail theft after a string of disappearances of holiday cards, packages and other… Continue reading

Neighbors suspect theft ring of baby Jesus figures from Nativity scenes

PORT ANGELES — Two Port Angeles women told police they suspect a baby Jesus theft ring is in operation after the lit plastic statues of… Continue reading

Incoming interim president praises Peninsula College

Peninsula College is Brinton Sprague’s kind of school. “Peninsula College has a strong community presence,” said Sprague, a Port Ludlow resident with more than 40… Continue reading

Peninsula College president receives standing ovation from Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce

PORT ANGELES — Tom Keegan, outgoing president of Peninsula College, received a standing ovation of 100 members of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce… Continue reading

Float from Japanese oyster farm in earthquake/tsunami region

A big black float that was thought to be in the first wave of tsunami debris to be found on beaches in the U.S. has… Continue reading

More Japanese floats reported — now that West End residents know what they are

Now that beachcombers know what they are seeing, coastal residents have reported finding several pieces of suspected Japan tsunami debris on Clallam County beaches. A… Continue reading

Musicians band to aid Port Angeles woman

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles musician Joe Jester and 30 other local musicians and bands have teamed up to help the mother of a woman… Continue reading

WEEKEND: All aboard for Washington Inn express

PORT ANGELES — It may be only a narrow gauge, but it still will be the first passenger train operating on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Lower Elwha Gallery exhibit to showcase native art

PORT ANGELES — The spirits of the native people of the Strait of Juan de Fuca will be unleashed in an art exhibit Saturday. Opening… Continue reading

First debris from Japanese earthquake/tsunami reaches Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The first piece of debris that could be identified as washing up on the West Coast from the March 11 tsunami in… Continue reading

Application made for demolition of restaurant that burned five months ago

PORT ANGELES — The wreckage of the landmark New Peking restaurant is one step closer to being removed, five months after burning to the ground.… Continue reading

Family presented with new Habitat for Humanity home

PORT ANGELES — The first home in a Habitat for Humanity subdivision has been presented to a Port Angeles family hoping to move in before… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board votes to keep Franklin School open — for now

PORT ANGELES — Franklin Elementary School has received a temporary reprieve by the Port Angeles School District board, which decided Monday night to reject a… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to get a lesson on water rights following action linked to boat race track

PORT ANGELES — A state Department of Ecology representative will clarify water rights law for Port of Port Angeles commissioners today after the department found… Continue reading

Missing Sequim girl found in San Diego; mother in police custody

SEQUIM — A Sequim girl allegedly taken from her school Nov. 30 by her mother was located Monday in San Diego and has been reunited… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Franklin School recommended for closure

PORT ANGELES — A task force has recommended closing Franklin Elementary School and continuing to offer kindergarten-through-sixth-grade classes at the four remaining elementary schools. The… Continue reading