Rob Ollikainen

Port Angeles police target transient metal and jewelry buyers that buy from anonymous sellers

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police said they are cracking down on transient businesses that buy precious metals and secondhand jewelry from anonymous sellers. Precious… Continue reading

Clallam OKs building of 14 lots on Dungeness Valley farm

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have given the go-ahead to a Dungeness Valley cluster developer to build 14 lots at Discovery Trail Farm. That’s… Continue reading

35 million representations of Olympic National Park go into circulation [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — Thirty-five million Olympic National Park quarters are headed for American pockets, purses and piggy banks. The park and the U.S. Mint unveiled… Continue reading

UPDATE: Olympic National Park gets its two-bits worth; new quarter now in circulation

PORT ANGELES — More than 600 collected at City Pier this morning to view ceremonies launching the new Olympic National Park quarter coin. Many in… Continue reading

Clallam County to consider easement pact with city of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners today will consider approving an agreement with the city of Port Angeles that grants the county 3,200 feet of… Continue reading

Districting panel to begin its public hearings today

FORKS — The first of three public hearings on five proposals for new boundaries for Clallam County commissioner districts will be held today in Forks.… Continue reading

Tree falls into power line, cuts power to Nippon mill

PORT ANGELES — A tree that fell into a power line Monday morning cut power to the Nippon Paper Industries USA’s paper mill and several… Continue reading

Four injured in West End collision

SAPPHO — Four people were hurt Saturday night when a pickup truck collided with a 21-foot motorhome on U.S. Highway 101 just east of Sappho.… Continue reading

Lake Aldwell behind Elwha Dam begins its descent

PORT ANGELES — The surface level of Lake Aldwell is no longer being manipulated by man. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday ceased management… Continue reading

Father’s Day contest held for flight on B-17 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Talk about a cool Father’s Day gift. Wings of Freedom stop coordinator Alan Barnard and Ruddell Auto Mall owner Howie Ruddell have… Continue reading

Wings of Freedom tour back in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — History buffs, aviation aficionados or anyone with a curiosity about World War II can climb aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24… Continue reading

Port Angeles ceremony to launch quarter honoring Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Mint and the National Park Service will launch a new quarter honoring Olympic National Park at Port Angeles City Pier… Continue reading

Two new contested races in Clallam as filing reaches final day

PORT ANGELES — Today is the final day to file for elected office in Clallam County. Candidates can file until 4:30 p.m. in the election… Continue reading

Hallett, Port Angeles ex-mayor, chamber president, files for port commissioner election

PORT ANGELES — Jim Hallett, Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce president and former Port Angeles mayor, filed Wednesday to run for the District No.… Continue reading

Clallam County commissioners extend temporary zoning for Carlsborg

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners extended interim zoning for the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area on Tuesday. The move buys the county six more months… Continue reading

Swedish hospital officials on Peninsula to promote pacts with local medical centers

PORT ANGELES ­— Olympic Medical Center, Forks Community Hospital and Swedish Medical Center would all benefit from a proposed partnership for tertiary care, Swedish’s top… Continue reading

First of two expected Clallam County commissioner candidates file

Sixteen candidates filed for elected office in Clallam County on Monday, the first day of filing week. Although none of the races is contested so… Continue reading

Graduate students take a deep look at Carlsborg sewer issue

PORT ANGELES — A team of students from Bainbridge Graduate Institutes has concluded that the benefits of a proposed sewer project in Carlsborg would outweigh… Continue reading

Hearings slated on Clallam County commissioner redistricting

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Districting Commission has scheduled three public hearings to get citizen input on five proposals for new boundaries for the… Continue reading

Body of man missing since May 14 found in Sol Duc River

FORKS — The body of Benjamin Roldan Salinas, the West End man who had been missing since May 14 after running from a highway traffic… Continue reading