Rob Ollikainen

Clallam PUD rolls out proposal for water rate increase

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News CARLSBORG — The Clallam County Public Utility District went before the public Monday to discuss the reasons why it… Continue reading

Lower Dam Road closure looms for dam removals

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners said Monday they will consider a three-year closure of Lower Dam Road to… Continue reading

Rally against new Border Patrol site in Port Angeles draws dozens

PORT ANGELES — Dozens flocked to a Port Angeles rally against the expansion of the Border Patrol headquarters at the site of the planned building… Continue reading

Eagle that was shot moves from hospital to rehabilitation center in Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A bald eagle found shot in December was transferred from Sequim’s Greywolf Veterinary Hospital to the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center on… Continue reading

Port Angeles man witnesses Alabama twister

PORT ANGELES — Douglas Ticknor of Port Angeles had a close encounter Wednesday with one of the twisters that swept through the South, killing hundreds… Continue reading

Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center hires first new director in nearly 20 years

SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center has hired a new director. Taylor McDonald of Glenwood Springs, Colo., will replace retiring SARC Director Sue Jacobs… Continue reading

One soggy, chilly April on Peninsula — and May isn’t looking much better

What happened to spring? Except for the occasional day or two of sunshine and 60-degree weather, this April will go down as one of the… Continue reading

Peninsula hospitals moving closer to affiliation with Seattle’s Swedish

With a unanimous vote and a round of applause, Olympic Medical Center commissioners in Port Angeles passed a memorandum of intent to form a tertiary… Continue reading

Port Angeles city workers donate 7,495 cans of tuna

PORT ANGELES — City employees collected 7,495 cans of tuna to go along with the 8,381 donated by county employees in the 17th annual Tuna… Continue reading

Port Angeles boat builder gets Clallam County contract for law enforcement patrol vessel

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners Tuesday approved a $215,463 contract with a Port Angeles boat manufacturer to build a 26-foot law enforcement patrol vessel.… Continue reading

Drug ‘Take-Back’ day slated Saturday

Time to clean out that medicine cabinet. The second national drug “Take-Back” day Saturday will allow North Olympic Peninsula residents to return unwanted prescription pills… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to keep hangar lease arrangement

PORT ANGELES — Citing a long-term public commitment and the potential for bad precedence, Port of Port Angeles commissioners Monday decided to keep their original… Continue reading

Tuna drive ends with food banks reaping the benefit

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — The tuna is in. Now it’s just a matter of counting up the cans. The 17th… Continue reading

Synthetic drug ‘Spice,’ others begin to show up on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Synthetic drugs sold under the guise of legal herbs have arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula, but the freaky side effects seen… Continue reading

State’s oldest woman military veteran turns 101 in Port Angeles

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Ruth Hunt-Polivka of Port Angeles celebrated her 101st birthday Thursday with friends, family and dignitaries from… Continue reading

Clallam deputies say they seized 60 pounds of marijuana in Sequim

SEQUIM — A former Sequim-area man was charged for investigation of felony marijuana possession and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam County approves agreement with Washington State University Extension

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County extended its agreement with Washington State University Extension for the local office Tuesday. WSU Extension provides educational programs around the… Continue reading

Toggery’s final day: Landmark downtown Port Angeles store closing for good today

PORT ANGELES — It’s the end of an era for a Port Angeles landmark. After nearly 97 years of selling dress apparel to a loyal… Continue reading

Unemployment keeps rising on North Olympic Peninsula

A growing labor force contributed to a growing jobless rate on the North Olympic Peninsula last month, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. Clallam… Continue reading

Fugitive suspected in car-ramming arrested; suspect surrenders without incident

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police Sunday night arrested Michael J. Moyle, the man accused of ramming the car of a family into a power… Continue reading