Rob Ollikainen

Clallam County Public Utility District supports legislation addressing renewable energy

PORT ANGELES — Should the Clallam County Public Utility District be required to purchase expensive renewable energy if it doesn’t need more electricity to serve… Continue reading

Clallam, Sequim mull Grant Road agreement near busy west Sequim businesses

SEQUIM — Clallam County will grant easement to the city of Sequim next week for a new road that will tie Washington Street into Grant… Continue reading

Ground Zero relic to be dedicated 9/11 at Port Angeles park

PORT ANGELES — A piece of Ground Zero is expected to be erected in a 9/11 memorial at Francis Street Park in time for a… Continue reading

Union members, supporters picket Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES — Union members picketed to draw attention to their demands about staffing levels and the cost of health care Thursday at Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Foot pursuit ends in arrest near Sol Duc River

FORKS — A 20-year-old Forks man fled from a State Patrol trooper by jumping into the Sol Duc River after a routine traffic stop Thursday.… Continue reading

Appeals Court overturns Clallam County conviction involving alleged murder-for-hire try

TACOMA — The state Court of Appeals has overturned the 2009 conviction of an Oregon man who the court said tried to hire someone to… Continue reading

Border Patrol agents address Forks City Council about ‘huge national puzzle’

FORKS — The U.S. Border Patrol station in Port Angeles is part of a “huge national puzzle” that serves the local community by keeping the… Continue reading

Fire destroys home east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A two-story house was destroyed Monday in a fire in the hills east of Port Angeles. No one was injured in the… Continue reading

Sequim man’s organized-theft charge from Black Friday dismissed

PORT ANGELES — A second-degree organized retail theft charge against Tony A. Cortani of Sequim has been dismissed. The case stemmed from alleged thefts that… Continue reading

Union plans to picket Olympic Medical Center on day it wanted to strike

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center union-represented employees plan to picket the hospital Thursday to protest proposed labor contracts that raise health care costs and… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Shane Park fundraiser set at Swain’s

PORT ANGELES — Members of the Shane Park Playground Committee will be stationed at Swain's General Store at 602 E. First St., Port Angeles, on… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center management, union resume mediated talks in wake of voided strike

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center and a union bargaining team resumed contract talks Thursday in the wake of a court ruling that declared a… Continue reading

Court sides with Olympic Medical Center against Aug. 11 strike; talks resume today

PORT ANGELES — A Kitsap County Superior Court judge has granted Olympic Medical Center an injunction to stop an Aug. 11 union strike. The 14-day… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center chief details hospital proposal

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center's chief executive told Port Angeles business leaders Tuesday that the hospital has offered its union employees a fair and… Continue reading

County’s $25,000 pull Hurricane Ridge Road fund to $10,000 of goal

PORT ANGELES — Community donations for winter access to Hurricane Ridge Road climbed to within $10,000 of the target after Clallam County commissioners approved a… Continue reading

Unionized Olympic Medical Center employees threaten one-day strike; would cost $600,000 extra, CEO says

PORT ANGELES — Unionized Olympic Medical Center employees say they will go on a single-day strike Aug. 11 if the union representing 369 nurses and… Continue reading

The once and future river: Elwha already reclaiming path through declining reservoirs [**Aerial gallery**]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Seven weeks before the ceremonial start of the razing of the Elwha River dams, the historic river channel is already taking… Continue reading

SPORTS: Huskies gather for OMC fundraiser at 7 Cedars Casino

BLYN — Husky fever swept 7 Cedars Casino on Thursday night. A pep band played “Bow Down to Washington,” cheerleaders danced and University of Washington… Continue reading

SPORTS: Washington Husky football legends tee off in Sonny Sixkiller Golf Classic

SEQUIM — Steve Emtman strolled up to the tee, kicked off his sandals and belted a drive down first fairway like he crushed opposing quarterbacks… Continue reading

Forums discuss possible pact with Swedish Medical Center

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center can’t stay the same and expect to survive, its top administrator said Thursday. “Doing it by ourselves is going… Continue reading