Rob Ollikainen

Oscar “Pete” Peterson

Forks World War II veteran receives France’s Legion of Honour at Peninsula College gathering

PORT ANGELES — A Forks man who served in World War II has received the highest recognition of the French government: the Légion d’honneur, or… Continue reading

Oscar “Pete” Peterson
Manager Randy Stark

Hidden Bush, Clallam’s first retail pot outlet, now open east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County's first recreational pot store is open for business. The Hidden Bush opened quietly Monday at 3230 E. U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Manager Randy Stark
Joan Bennet

Most honored Seabee’s heroism remembered on Veterans Day with graveside gathering

GARDINER — A crew of Navy Seabees honored a hero and shipmate on Veterans Day. Marvin Glenn Shields, a Medal of Honor recipient from Port… Continue reading

Joan Bennet

Clallam to mull one-time refund to employees who made union concessions

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners next month will consider a one-time refund for union employees who made concessions three years ago. Commissioners Mike Doherty… Continue reading

Joan Bennet

Most honored Seabee’s heroism remembered on Veterans Day with graveside gathering in Gardiner

GARDINER — A crew of Navy Seabees honored a hero and shipmate on Veterans Day. Marvin Glenn Shields, a Medal of Honor recipient from Port… Continue reading

Joan Bennet
Reconstructed U.S. Highway 101 between Shore and Kitchen-Dick roads between Port Angeles and Sequim is now four-lane — and on different levels in this segment near the new twin McDonald Creek bridges. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

U.S. Highway 101, now with four lanes open, speeds up local mobility

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 is all clear between Port Angeles and Sequim, but the project still has ground to cover. The state Department… Continue reading

Reconstructed U.S. Highway 101 between Shore and Kitchen-Dick roads between Port Angeles and Sequim is now four-lane — and on different levels in this segment near the new twin McDonald Creek bridges. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Reconstructed U.S. Highway 101 between Shore and Kitchen-Dick roads between Port Angeles and Sequim is now four-lane — and on different levels in this segment near the new twin McDonald Creek bridges. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

U.S. Highway 101, now with four lanes open, speeds up local mobility

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 is all clear between Port Angeles and Sequim, but the project still has ground to cover. The state Department… Continue reading

Reconstructed U.S. Highway 101 between Shore and Kitchen-Dick roads between Port Angeles and Sequim is now four-lane — and on different levels in this segment near the new twin McDonald Creek bridges. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Bill Peach

UPDATED — New vote count set for today; Peach, Nichols remain in the lead

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols widened his lead in the Clallam County prosecuting attorney race while Bill Peach maintained his gain in the county commission… Continue reading

Bill Peach
Oscar “Pete" Peterson stands near an aid station

‘One of the lucky ones’: D-Day survivor, 93, from Forks to receive French medal

FORKS — Oscar “Pete” Peterson of Forks considers himself “one of the lucky ones.” The 93-year-old Army veteran from Forks was a medic who landed… Continue reading

Oscar “Pete" Peterson stands near an aid station
Bill Peach

UPDATED — Peach, Nichols keep their leads, Clallam election outcomes unchanged after third count

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols widened his lead in the Clallam County prosecuting attorney race while Bill Peach maintained his gain in the county commission… Continue reading

Bill Peach
Bill Peach

CLALLAM ELECTION — UPDATED — Nichols, Peach retain leads after third ballot count; auditor says change is unlikely

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols widened his lead in the Clallam County prosecuting attorney race while Bill Peach maintained his lead in the county commission… Continue reading

Bill Peach
Gary Velie

Regional Veterans Day ceremony coming Tuesday to Port Angeles Coast Guard base; community asked to help with cost

PORT ANGELES — To honor the sacrifice of those who have served, the Clallam County Veterans Association will sponsor the regional annual Veterans Day ceremony… Continue reading

Gary Velie
Bill Peach

UPDATED — Peach, Nichols keep their leads, Clallam election outcomes unchanged after third count

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols widened his lead in the Clallam County prosecuting attorney race while Bill Peach maintained his gain in the county commission… Continue reading

Bill Peach
Bill Peach

CLALLAM ELECTION — UPDATED — Nichols, Peach retain leads after third ballot count; auditor says change is unlikely

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols widened his lead in the Clallam County prosecuting attorney race while Bill Peach maintained his lead in the county commission… Continue reading

Bill Peach

Clallam slates hearing Dec. 9 on Lake Sutherland district tax

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners will consider objections to a proposed special assessment tax in the Lake Sutherland Management District. District voters last summer… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center refining building plan for new Port Angeles office

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center is finalizing a floor plan for a new medical office building in Port Angeles. The two-story, 37,000-­square-foot structure will… Continue reading

Gary Velie

Regional Veterans Day ceremony coming Tuesday to Port Angeles Coast Guard base; community asked to help with cost

PORT ANGELES — To honor the sacrifice of those who have served, the Clallam County Veterans Association will sponsor the regional annual Veterans Day ceremony… Continue reading

Gary Velie
Mary Ellen Winborn

CLALLAM: New community development director to be tougher on placement of rural marijuana firms

PORT ANGELES — Mary Ellen Winborn says she will be more restrictive on recreational marijuana businesses in rural Clallam County than the current community development… Continue reading

Mary Ellen Winborn

Clallam slates hearing Dec. 9 on Lake Sutherland district tax

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners will consider objections to a proposed special assessment tax in the Lake Sutherland Management District. District voters last summer… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

CLALLAM: Nichols leads Payne for prosecuting attorney; Payne optimistic, ‘not conceding yet’

PORT ANGELES — Mark Nichols leads William Payne in a close race for Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney. Nichols had 7,896 votes to Payne's 7,224 votes… Continue reading

Mark Nichols