Rob Ollikainen

Preliminary 2015 Clallam County budget shows $481,787 shortfall to be addressed

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County officials will tackle a projected $481,787 budget shortfall in the coming months to balance the books for 2015. The three… Continue reading

Second-degree murder trial underway in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Jury selection began Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of Casey Joseph Balch. Balch, 23, of Port Angeles is charged with second-degree… Continue reading

Second-degree murder trial underway in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Jury selection began Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of Casey Joseph Balch. Balch, 23, of Port Angeles is charged with second-degree… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners to unseal Old Olympic Highway repaving bids today

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners today will open bids for an estimated $993,723 project to repave two miles of Old Olympic Highway between the… Continue reading

This Nissan Pathfinder left Little River Road southwest of Port Angeles early Sunday morning and traveled 25 feet down an embankment. — Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Driver booked for DUI after Sunday crash sends vehicle 25 feet down embankment

PORT ANGELES — A driver lost control of a Nissan Pathfinder on Little River Road southwest of Port Angeles early Sunday and plunged down a… Continue reading

This Nissan Pathfinder left Little River Road southwest of Port Angeles early Sunday morning and traveled 25 feet down an embankment. — Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis

IF YOU MISSED THIS ON SUNDAY — Clallam County commissioner says treasurer conducts ‘character assassination’ against top administrator

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County commissioner assigned as board liaison to outspoken Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said her public criticism of County Administrator Jim Jones… Continue reading

Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis
Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis

Clallam County commissioner says treasurer conducts ‘character assassination’ against top administrator

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County commissioner assigned as board liaison to outspoken Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said her public criticism of County Administrator Jim Jones… Continue reading

Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis
William Payne

Clallam prosecutor hopefuls tout experience, weigh in on pot at forum

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney William Payne and challenger Mark Nichols touted their respective experience, discussed the intricacies of the state marijuana law… Continue reading

William Payne

Olympic Medical Center buys orthopedic clinic building

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has purchased the orthopedic clinic building it leased in Port Angeles. The seven hospital district commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday… Continue reading

Sheriff clears Clallam County administrator of wrongdoing after treasurer levels allegation

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff's Office found no evidence that County Administrator Jim Jones broke the law when he told commissioners the county… Continue reading

Treated but not chlorinated sewage released into Strait of Juan de Fuca; officials advise no recreational contact with Port Angeles Harbor water

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles sewer treatment plant released sewage that had been treated but not chlorinated into the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center buys orthopedic clinic building

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has purchased the orthopedic clinic building it leased in Port Angeles. The seven hospital district commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday… Continue reading

Sheriff clears Clallam County administrator of wrongdoing after treasurer levels allegation

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff's Office found no evidence that County Administrator Jim Jones broke the law when he told commissioners the county… Continue reading

Treated but not chlorinated sewage released into Strait of Juan de Fuca; officials advise no recreational contact with Port Angeles Harbor water

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles sewer treatment plant released sewage that had been treated but not chlorinated into the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff clears county administrator of wrongdoing after treasurer levels allegation

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff's Office found no evidence that County Administrator Jim Jones broke the law when he told commissioners the county… Continue reading

Arraignment delayed in Port Angeles case of attempted murder by insulin

PORT ANGELES — An arraignment of a man accused of trying to kill his stepuncle with a potentially deadly dose of insulin has been postponed… Continue reading

Clallam County caps jail fees for Port Angeles, Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners Tuesday voted to cap 2014 jail costs for the cities of Port Angeles and Sequim. Jail housing and medical… Continue reading

Work continues on an ice house that highlights a 400-foot commercial dock under construction in Neah Bay.  —Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

$13.7 million dock project nears completion in Neah Bay

NEAH BAY— A state-of-the-art commercial dock is taking shape on the waterfront. The $13.7 million dock replaces a decrepit pier that was deemed unsafe. Makah… Continue reading

Work continues on an ice house that highlights a 400-foot commercial dock under construction in Neah Bay.  —Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

TO OUR READERS, A FULL REPORT: Olympic National Park adopts federal policy banning unmanned aircraft

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Unmanned aircraft are banned from within the boundaries of Olympic National Park unless there is written approval from Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum,… Continue reading

Arraignment delayed in Port Angeles case of attempted murder by insulin

PORT ANGELES — An arraignment of a man accused of trying to kill his stepuncle with a potentially deadly dose of insulin has been postponed… Continue reading