Rob Ollikainen

Clallam County government mulls three layoffs amid budget crunch

PORT ANGELES -- As it stands, Clallam County expects to lay off three employees and leave six vacant positions unfilled in 2011, County Administrator Jim… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center margin smaller than desired; hospital earns $2.1 million so far in 2010

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center has earned $2.1 million so far this year, giving it a 2.2 percent margin. Chief Financial Officer Julie Rukstad… Continue reading

UPDATED, with correction and new information — Survivor recalls 1999 encounter with mountain goat in Olympic National Forest

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story and accompanying sidebar are updated to reflect the following changes: 1. A time has been set for the memorial service for… Continue reading

Plan to end homelessness updated by Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County is taking its fight against homelessness to the next level. The three county commissioners on Tuesday approved an updated version… Continue reading

Reporting from Klahhane Ridge: Olympic National Park goes on mountain goat watch (***Gallery and Video***)

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Three days after the first deadly animal attack in Olympic National Park's 72-year history, wildlife biologist Scott Gremel and backcountry ranger… Continue reading

Unemployment falls slightly on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Unemployment inched down on the North Olympic Peninsula last month, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. Clallam County's jobless rate fell… Continue reading

Clallam County commissioners to consider cutting hours for court clerk

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court Clerk Barbara Christensen wants to reduce office hours because a staffing shortage is making it difficult to complete… Continue reading

House candidates offer up ideas for state’s financial woes

PORT ANGELES -- Infrastructure improvements would help create jobs and lift the 24th Legislative District out of the economic recession, state Rep. Kevin Van De… Continue reading

Cleanup under way at former Salt Creek shooting range

SALT CREEK -- Forty-two years after the bullets stopped buzzing, the Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning up a lead-riddled pocket of Salt Creek Park that… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged with having pipe bombs

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles man found with pipe bombs in his truck was charged Friday with six counts of possession of a bomb… Continue reading

Clallam prosecutor’s race shifts to debate about evidence

SEQUIM -- A former Clallam County evidence technician charged with stealing $8,644 from the Sheriff's Office property room became the center of debate Wednesday for… Continue reading

Six pipe bombs discovered in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A bomb squad was called to west Port Angeles early Thursday after police discovered metal pipe bombs in a vehicle in the… Continue reading

2 arrested in marijuana investigation in Joyce

JOYCE -- A tip led to the arrest of two Clallam County men who were believed to be growing 40 pot plants near Joyce. Troy… Continue reading

Clallam County PUD eyes 8 percent rate hike

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District will consider an 8 percent electric rate increase in response to its principal supplier raising wholesale… Continue reading

Clallam County to pave Discovery Trail east of Elwha Bridge

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County will start paving a 1.6-mile section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of the one-year-old Elwha River bridge next month.… Continue reading

No FBI investigation for study’s allegation of Clallam County jail misconduct

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict said the FBI will not investigate allegations made in a federal study that said the Clallam County… Continue reading

Building permit exceptions safe in unincorporated Clallam

PORT ANGELES -- Residents in unincorporated areas of Clallam County won't need a building permit to raise a 400-square-foot storage shed as long as the… Continue reading

State House candidates support biomass project

PORT ANGELES -- Both candidates for the 24th Legislative District Position 2 seat in the state House of Representatives said Monday they support a biomass… Continue reading

Prosecutor candidates differ on conviction numbers

PORT ANGELES -- Larry Freedman and Deb Kelly are proving that statistics can prove anything. Among other things, the two candidates for Clallam County prosecuting… Continue reading

Clallam County to scale back on road maintenance

PORT ANGELES -- Road maintenance in Clallam County will be scaled back by more than half in the next six years because of a loss… Continue reading