Rob Ollikainen

Peninsula unemployment numbers dip slightly

PORT ANGELES -- A slow but steady economic recovery lowered unemployment by a half-percent on the North Olympic Peninsula last month, a regional economist said.… Continue reading

Tribal canoes enter Clallam County waters today

And down the home stretch they come. With Neah Bay nearly in their sights, hundreds of tribal members will enter Clallam County waters today for… Continue reading

Clallam County deputies to patrol Jamestown S’Klallam land

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County and the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe have inked a formal agreement to provide law enforcement on tribal lands. The three commissioners… Continue reading

Discovery Trail Farm gets water limitations

SEQUIM -- A Sequim developer who wants to preserve farmland by building a cluster of homes in the middle of a 65-acre pasture will have… Continue reading

Clallam County says it can plow Ridge Road, but park concerned about liability

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County road crews could plow the upper 12 miles of the Olympic National Park road to Hurricane Ridge for about $1,000… Continue reading

Young professionals kick off growth series for Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles business leaders should continue to support young professionals and use technology to market to newcomers, a panel of young professionals… Continue reading

Medical center opens bidding for Sequim helipad

SEQUIM -- Trauma patients in Sequim who need to get to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center quickly often endure an ambulance ride to Port Angeles to… Continue reading

Port Angeles real estate broker known for black hat earns rare award

PORT ANGELES -- Sporting his signature black cowboy hat, Jace Schmitz clutched his Realtor Emeritus award Thursday and thanked the 40 people who showed up… Continue reading

Elderly woman flees burning house in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An elderly Port Angeles woman cut her leg but was otherwise safe after she escaped the flames that engulfed her west Port… Continue reading

Man accused of shooting Clallam County deputy slated for trial July 19

PORT ANGELES -- A two-week trial for Scott L. Davis, a Silverdale man accused of shooting a Clallam County deputy at a West End beach… Continue reading

Look to buy Clallam County’s old stuff online next week

PORT ANGELES -- By this time next week, Clallam County will offer an online auction for its surplus property. County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve… Continue reading

Walmart Supercenter to open in Port Angeles in October

PORT ANGELES -- The Walmart Supercenter east of Port Angeles should be open for business by Halloween. Company spokeswoman Elizabeth Vollmer on Thursday said the… Continue reading

$100,000 bail for man who fled police, captured by police dog

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Superior Court judge has set $100,000 bail for the Clallam County man nabbed by a Port Angeles police dog… Continue reading

Corrected tsunami warning tests planned for Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Let's try this again. A month after tsunami warning systems broadcast faulty information about volcanic activity along the coast, state emergency managers… Continue reading

Clallam County approves viewing deck for Tribal Journey

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County will let the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe to use a residential beach deck as a public viewing platform during the two-day… Continue reading

Port Angeles Chamber hears pitch to hire the disabled

PORT ANGELES -- Disabled workers are just as effective as nondisabled employees and play a vital role in the workplace, the president and chief executive… Continue reading

Clallam County shoreline plan discussed

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners pulled a request for proposals and consultant qualifications for the shoreline planning update from today's meeting agenda. County planners… Continue reading

Home-grown: PDN now printed on Nippon newsprint made on the Peninsula (**Gallery**)

If you buy today's edition and look closely, the Peninsula Daily News is a little lighter, brighter and cleaner-looking than it was a few days… Continue reading

Doherty appointed to state panel on “transforming” budget

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has been appointed to serve on Gov. Chris Gregoire's Committee on Transforming Washington's Budget. The broad-based advisory… Continue reading

Makah elder, fluent native speaker and World War II veteran, dies at 92

NEAH BAY -- Robert "Bob" Greene Sr., the eldest Makah man and the tribe's second-to-last World War II veteran, died of natural causes on Monday.… Continue reading