Rob Ollikainen

Olympic Medical Center to buy bone density scanners

PORT ANGELES -- Less than three months after Olympic Medical Center went live with digital mammography -- which hones detection so that breast cancers can… Continue reading

Civilian skipper honored for rescue by Coast Guard

PORT ANGELES -- Mike Ferguson heard the distress call and acted quickly. Lawrence Mayfield is thankful he did. Mayfield and three crew members were drifting… Continue reading

Clallam County invites citizens to serve on boards, committees

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County citizens can apply for vacancies on 18 boards and committees. Applications are available at the Clallam County commissioners office (Suite… Continue reading

Accused assailant of Port Angeles teen sentenced; she awaits trial for baby’s death

A Pueblo, Colo., man who fathered the child that a Port Angeles teen is accused of killing has been sentenced to four years in prison… Continue reading

Clallam grants partial removal of Palo Verde from Sequim Urban Growth Area

PORT ANGELES -- A long debate over Palo Verde's place in the Sequim Urban Growth Area has resulted in a compromise. The three Clallam County… Continue reading

Clallam County seeks shoreline protection agreements with 3 cities

PORT ANGELES -- As Clallam County ramps up the work to protect shorelines, it's asking the cities of Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks to get… Continue reading

Clallam Housing Authority seeks residents’ thoughts on Mount Angeles View redevelopment

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Housing Authority seeks residents' input on future redevelopment of the Mount Angeles View neighborhood in southeast Port Angeles. A… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office 1 of 7 in state to get special accreditation; Jefferson plans to follow suit

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Sheriff's Office has been reaccredited by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Drawing on his 22 years… Continue reading

H1N1 vaccine to be offered to all beginning Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Beginning Monday, anyone on the North Olympic Peninsula who wants the swine flu vaccine can get it. The H1N1 influenza vaccine, which… Continue reading

Last month’s storms unlike most that hit area, Clallam PUD says

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Public Utilities District officials have seen winter storms come in all shapes and sizes. The windy rainmakers that hit the… Continue reading

State group names Clallam deputy Officer of Year

FORKS -- Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Cortani, who arrested a man after being wounded in a shootout with him near Sekiu, has been named… Continue reading

Underground lines only one option for cutting storm outages, Clallam PUD says

Some power lines just can't be put underground, but in the heavily forested North Olympic Peninsula, it's an option that's always considered, say Clallam County… Continue reading

Zipline permit decision due Dec. 23; residents’ concern is traffic in area south of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Zipline park proponent Dan Williams and the property owners who oppose his proposed eco-center south of Port Angeles have made their cases.… Continue reading

Market assessment lower than expected for Rayonier mill site in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Industrial demand for the contaminated Rayonier mill site on Port Angeles Harbor isn't exactly what Harbor-Works officials had hoped for, a preliminary… Continue reading

Growth area grows for research facility that provides ‘broader’ benefit for Sequim, Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- The Sequim Urban Growth Area will expand eastward by 105 acres -- allowing a Battelle facility access to city water and sewer… Continue reading

Agnew man rides into Hall of Fame; his ticket is preaching motorcycle safety

AGNEW -- Author and longtime motorcyclist David Hough of Agnew was inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame on Saturday in Las Vegas.… Continue reading

Clallam to buy right of way to widen Old Olympic Highway in Agnew; $750,000 state grant to cover most of project

AGNEW -- Clallam County lawmakers today will consider buying 0.09 acre of right of way from the Clallam County Public Utilities District to widen a… Continue reading

Teen faces Clallam County trial next month for killing baby

PORT ANGELES -- A 17-year-old girl who is charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her infant son almost… Continue reading

Juvenile drug court celebrates 100 successes; graduates lauded

PORT ANGELES -- Before she came to Clallam County's juvenile drug court, Tommy was a lost soul. The 15-year-old was charged with minor exhibiting the… Continue reading

Olympic Medical seeks surgeon, aims to maintain trauma capability

PORT ANGELES -- With one of its four general surgeons stepping down next spring, Olympic Medical Center is ramping up a recruiting efforts to maintain… Continue reading