Rob Ollikainen

Peninsula experts try to unravel new health care legislation

PORT ANGELES -- Health care reform is a good first step for the North Olympic Peninsula but doesn't go far enough, two of the region's… Continue reading

Clallam County shifts mental health funds

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County approved a $69,000 agreement with Peninsula Community Mental Health Center on Tuesday to provide medical services to 25 unfunded clients… Continue reading

Clallam PUD’s Purser says he’ll run for re-election

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Public Utility District Commissioner Will Purser announced Monday he will seek re-election. Purser was first elected to the three-member board… Continue reading

Wind farm project ‘kind of in limbo’ at Clallam PUD

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Public Utility District plan to join the Radar Ridge wind farm project in Pacific County is losing power as… Continue reading

Striped Peak Road improvement district west of Port Angeles under discussion

PORT ANGELES -- Property owners on Striped Peak Road have petitioned Clallam County to reconstruct a 2,180-foot segment of private road from the end of… Continue reading

Tharinger announces candidacy for Kessler’s seat

DUNGENESS — Steve Tharinger, a Clallam County commissioner from Dungeness, has confirmed that he will run for a seat in the state Legislature. Tharinger, a… Continue reading

Port Angeles gets new nightspot as man with a dream brings vision to downtown

PORT ANGELES -- Galen Hammond had a vision of creating a Port Angeles nightspot that stays open late, serves quality food and caters to an… Continue reading

West Side Pizza to open in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Downtown Port Angeles will have a second new pizzeria, in addition to Bar N9ne, after Westside Pizza opens at 116 N. Lincoln… Continue reading

Clallam County signs Discovery Trail agreement

PORT ANGELES -- Eight months of negotiations culminated this week as Clallam County commissioners signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior, the National… Continue reading

Law and justice council delays action on Port Angeles, Sequim district courts

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Law and Justice Council voted 7-6 Wednesday to table a motion to end talks of forming separate municipal courts… Continue reading

Tribes’ plans for hotel, casino expansion caught in lagging economy

PORT ANGELES -- The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe still plans to build a hotel near 7 Cedars Casino, but the tribe isn't rolling the dice in… Continue reading

Plans expedited for Clallam building code appeals board

PORT ANGELES -- A public hearing to form a Clallam County Building Code Board of Appeals has been moved from June 22 to June 1… Continue reading

Census workers going door to door; most people helpful, canvassers say

Census workers on the North Olympic Peninsula and everywhere else are going door-to-door to count every household that didn't receive or send back a 10-question… Continue reading

Clallam deputy Cortani ‘humbled’ by top law enforcement award

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Cortani could fill a trophy case with the medals, plaques and ribbons he has received from his… Continue reading

Murray Motors becomes Carquest dealer in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula's oldest car dealership continues to reinvent itself. A year after losing its franchise with Chrysler, Murray Motors in… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center renews imaging equipment services agreement

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center approved an annual service agreement for its imaging equipment on Wednesday. The one-year agreement with DR PACS starts June… Continue reading

Dollar Store in Port Angeles to close

PORT ANGELES -- The Dollar Store in Port Angeles -- the only one on the North Olympic Peninsula -- will be among the 37 Dollar… Continue reading

Deputy Cortani to receive state Medal of Honor

Clallam County Deputy Bill Cortani will receive the state Law Enforcement Medal of Honor, the state's highest law enforcement award, in Olympia on Friday. Cortani… Continue reading

Clallam County signs fiber-optics contract

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has signed a fiber-optic use agreement with Capacity Provisioning, Inc., that mirrors the one the Port Angeles City Council approved… Continue reading

‘They said I saved their kid’: Transit driver hailed as hero eager to return to work

PORT ANGELES -- Jimie Richmond wants to get back to work and get on with his life. The Clallam Transit bus driver has spent 7… Continue reading