Rob Ollikainen

10 new pertussis cases reported on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Health officials reported 10 new whooping cough cases on the North Olympic Peninsula since June 16. The cases are part of a… Continue reading

Jefferson hospital moves accounts to First Federal

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare has teamed up with First Federal for its day-to-day banking. Hospital commissioners Wednesday voted 5-0 to transfer three depository accounts… Continue reading

Clallam salutes honor guard with World War I rifles

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has relinquished seven World War I rifles to the Marine Corps League honor guard. The Eddystone and Winchester rifles have… Continue reading

GOP congressional hopefuls debate on issues

SEQUIM — Lower taxes, individual liberty and the need to tackle the national debt were themes shared at a forum by four Republican candidates vying… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare may switch accounts to First Federal

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare commissioners will consider transferring three depository accounts from Union Bank to First Federal — and one payroll account from U.S.… Continue reading

Clallam County fairgrounds to get fresh paint, lighting

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fairgrounds are getting a touch-up. County commissioners will bid out two projects today… Continue reading

Chris Duff is shown in this photo from his blog

Port Angeles adventurer calls off attempt for unprecedented row to Iceland

VESTMANNA, Faroe Islands — The sun has set on Chris Duff’s plans to be the first modern person to row to Iceland this year. On… Continue reading

Chris Duff is shown in this photo from his blog
Richard Drum enters Clallam County Superior Court with court-appointed attorney Karen Unger on Friday. Drum

Accused double-murderer wants a lawyer after all

PORT ANGELES — Accused double-murderer Patrick B. Drum has reversed his decision to represent himself at trial, which has been postponed from August to October.… Continue reading

Richard Drum enters Clallam County Superior Court with court-appointed attorney Karen Unger on Friday. Drum

Authorities tracking leads on Peninsula home invasions

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is following up on leads on a home-invasion robbery in Gales Addition and an attempted home invasion… Continue reading

This unusually fat lightning bolt over the Strait of Juan de Fuca was taken from Port Angeles on Friday evening. Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook are visible in the foreground.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Lightning strikes over Peninsula all over for now

The lightning show has finished on the North Olympic Peninsula, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Five slow-moving thunderstorms shook the North Olympic Peninsula from… Continue reading

This unusually fat lightning bolt over the Strait of Juan de Fuca was taken from Port Angeles on Friday evening. Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook are visible in the foreground.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Mayor urges thank-you letters to parks comptroller

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Port Angeles Mayor Cherie Kidd is calling on North Olympic Peninsula residents to write to National Park Service Comptroller Bruce Sheaffer… Continue reading

Panel tackles health care access at forum

PORT ANGELES — Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 ruling, the health care debate continued in… Continue reading

Vehicular homicide trial postponed to September

PORT ANGELES — The trial of a Port Angeles woman accused of vehicular homicide has been postponed to mid-September. Amber Steim, 25, was scheduled to… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Chief Sam Phillips

$422,140 grant to fund salaries for four new Clallam firefighters

PORT ANGELES — In a historic announcement, Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Chief Sam Phillips said the volunteer organization has received a $422,140 federal… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Chief Sam Phillips

Local contractor wins Clallam County culvert project bid

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has awarded a $255,988 bid to Bruch & Bruch Construction to replace the culverts on Fuhrman Road south of Forks… Continue reading

Flowers are tied to the west Eighth Street Bridge in Port Angeles

Woman leaps to death off Eighth Street bridge

PORT ANGELES — A 20-year-old Port Angeles woman jumped to her death off the west Eighth Street bridge Tuesday night, city police said. The Clallam… Continue reading

Flowers are tied to the west Eighth Street Bridge in Port Angeles
The sun sets behind Port Angeles City Pier Monday night. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Smoke from Asian wildfires makes for cool sunsets

If the sunsets have looked especially colorful in recent days, the National Weather Service says it's probably because of smoke originating from wildfires in Siberia.… Continue reading

The sun sets behind Port Angeles City Pier Monday night. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Armed homeowner foils 2nd home invasion in Clallam County in 2 days

Armed homeowner foils 2nd home invasion in Clallam County in 2 days

AGNEW — An attempted home invasion eerily similar to one closer to Port Angeles 24 hours before was thwarted early Sunday by a resident who… Continue reading

Armed homeowner foils 2nd home invasion in Clallam County in 2 days

Murder charge dismissed against DUI driver

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County judge has dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a Port Angeles woman accused of being nearly three times over… Continue reading

The defunct Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles will be torn down. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port puts PenPly demolition out for bid

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles has gone to bid for the demolition of the defunct Peninsula Plywood mill on the waterfront just… Continue reading

The defunct Peninsula Plywood mill in Port Angeles will be torn down. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News