Brian Gawley

Clallam: County to review request to change fire districts

A group of Freshwater Bay residents wants to switch fire districts, and Clallam County commissioners will consider their request Jan. 22. The residents say moving… Continue reading

Clallam: Salary schedule proposed for nonunion staff

Clallam County commissioners are considering three proposals to standardize salary increases for nonunion employees. County Administrator Dan Engelbertson proposed the salary schedule, saying it would… Continue reading

Peninsula: Freed orca still can’t be located

Scientists say they still don't know where the young male killer whale rescued from the Dungeness Spit's inner bay might be swimming. A small radio… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rain, snow dampen drought worries

PORT ANGELES -- The snowpack is deep at Hurricane Ridge and the ski area there is bustling with activity. If normal amounts of rain and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Third conference center proposal emerges

PORT ANGELES -- A third conference center proposal has emerged seeking the city's $2 million, 20-year operating subsidy, but it may be too late. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fund-raising for monument to begin at high school Jan. 12

PORT ANGELES -- Now that the City Council has approved the location of a proposed monument honoring the county's public safety employees, fund-raising efforts are… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Red Lion sale completed

The Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel is now part of WestCoast Hospitality Corp. The Spokane-based lodging, entertainment and real estate company has completed its purchase… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Business recovering at Fairchild International Airport

PORT ANGELES -- Business has picked up at William R. Fairchild International Airport since the terminal parking lot reopened in mid-November, Airport Manager Jeff Robb… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Commissioner wants to change executive’s contract

AND PAUL GOTTLIEB PORT ANGELES -- Three weeks after new Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Clyde Boddy's controversial one-year contract was approved, Port Commissioner… Continue reading

Clallam: County goes to reduced schedule

Cash-strapped Clallam County will begin 2002 with its new 37.5-hour workweek Wednesday. County offices will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30… Continue reading

Group urges Clallam County to oppose Makah scenic byway

Clallam County commissioners were urged by a whaling protest group leader Monday not to endorse a proposed Makah tribal scenic byway road designation. But commissioners… Continue reading

Clallam: Officials continue work on clogged culvert

PORT ANGELES -- It's time for "Plan D." Three attempts to get Jackson Creek flowing again haven't worked, so state engineers and local contractors will… Continue reading

Heart medicine delays HorizonAir flight

PORT ANGELES -- A Horizon Air flight was delayed Thursday afternoon at William R. Fairchild International Airport when airline employees initially refused to let a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council amends agreement for Ediz Hook parcel

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously approved an amended agreement Thursday morning that could lead to the creation of tribal trust land on Ediz… Continue reading

Civil Air Patrol still searching for missing plane

Volunteers continued searching Wednesday for a single-engine plane that disappeared from radar Dec. 11 in southern Oregon on its way from McKinleyville, Calif., to Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council may revise agreement for proposed marina

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. today to discuss revising its recent amendment to a 1992 agreement… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port commission will review executive director’s contract

PORT ANGELES -- The Port commission will discuss Executive Director Clyde Boddy's part-time contract next month -- and may revise his salary, commissioner Glenn Beckman… Continue reading

West End: Governor’s budget proposal includes funding for tugboat

NEAH BAY -- Gov. Gary Locke's proposed 2002 supplemental budget includes $1.4 million to keep the rescue tugboat Barbara Foss on station for 200 days… Continue reading

Final ship departs from Daishowa wood chip plant

PORT ANGELES -- It's the end of an era for the Daishowa America mill. The last ship carrying wood chips from the plant off Marine… Continue reading

West End: County budgets $16,000 for animal control

West End residents in unincorporated areas will have animal control services in 2002 after all. Clallam County commissioners have allocated $16,000 for animal control outside… Continue reading