Rob Ollikainen

Man stabbed in back at Jessie Webster Park in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Police are seeking a man who reportedly stabbed another man after asking him for a cigarette in Jessie Webster Park on Monday.… Continue reading

Public can join in Torch Run on Peninsula today (Wednesday)

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement and corrections officers of the North Olympic Peninsula will lace up their running shoes and hit the pavement today for… Continue reading

Public can join in Wednesday’s Torch Run on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement and corrections officers of the North Olympic Peninsula will lace up their running shoes and hit the pavement today for… Continue reading

Man stabbed in back at Jessie Webster Park in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Police are seeking a man who reportedly stabbed another man after asking him for a cigarette in Jessie Webster Park on Monday.… Continue reading

Learn about our Peninsula's hidden treasures. Copies of the free 2014 spring-summer North Olympic Peninsula Visitor Guide are available at public locations across Clallam and Jefferson counties.  You can also read it online at www.peninsuladalynews.com (bottom of our home page).

North Olympic Peninsula population grows slightly in 2013

The population of the North Olympic Peninsula grew a modest 0.64 percent in 2013 with 102,388 people living in Clallam and Jefferson counties, according to… Continue reading

Learn about our Peninsula's hidden treasures. Copies of the free 2014 spring-summer North Olympic Peninsula Visitor Guide are available at public locations across Clallam and Jefferson counties.  You can also read it online at www.peninsuladalynews.com (bottom of our home page).

North Olympic Peninsula population grows slightly in 2013

The population of the North Olympic Peninsula grew a modest 0.64 percent in 2013 with 102,388 people living in Clallam and Jefferson counties, according to… Continue reading

Public health officer: Olympic Peninsula 'dodges a bullet' on measles outbreak in state

Public health officer: Olympic Peninsula ‘dodges a bullet’ on measles outbreak in state

PORT ANGELES — Aggressive control efforts and a little bit of luck helped the state “dodge a bullet” with a recent measles outbreak, the North… Continue reading

Public health officer: Olympic Peninsula 'dodges a bullet' on measles outbreak in state
Mike Beer of Hamilton

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the outdoor summer recreation and camping season

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — For many families, a camping trip on Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial start of summer. Olympic National Park is rolling… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton

Tharinger praised for work on Olympic Medical Center reimbursement bill

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center officials lauded state Rep. Steve Tharinger last week for spearheading a new law that boosts state reimbursement to the… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton

OUTDOORS: Many Olympic National Park facilities open for Memorial Day weekend

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — For many families, a camping trip on Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial start of summer. Olympic National Park is rolling… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton
Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder

Clallam deputy auditor to retire in June after 36 years of work for county

PORT ANGELES — Kathy Miller, Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder, will retire next month, Auditor Patty Rosand announced. A public reception is planned… Continue reading

Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder

Olympic Medical Center rebids emergency room expansion

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center is requesting new bids for its emergency room expansion. The seven hospital district commissioners Wednesday rejected two bids that… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton

OUTDOORS: Many Olympic National Park facilities open for Memorial Day weekend

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — For many families, a camping trip on Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial start of summer. Olympic National Park is rolling… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton
Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder

Clallam deputy auditor to retire in June after 36 years of work for county

PORT ANGELES — Kathy Miller, Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder, will retire next month, Auditor Patty Rosand announced. A public reception is planned… Continue reading

Clallam County's chief deputy auditor and recorder
Mike Beer of Hamilton

Many Olympic National Park facilities open for Memorial Day weekend

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — For many families, a camping trip on Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial start of summer. Olympic National Park is rolling… Continue reading

Mike Beer of Hamilton

Olympic Medical Center rebids emergency room expansion

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center is requesting new bids for its emergency room expansion. The seven hospital district commissioners Wednesday rejected two bids that… Continue reading

Clallam County prosecutor employs new felony deputy

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has a new felony deputy. Michele Devlin was introduced to county commissioners at their weekly meeting… Continue reading

Treatment, detox center proposed for former Port Angeles Care Center building

PORT ANGELES — A proposed inpatient chemical dependency treatment and detoxification center in Port Angeles would fill a “very big need” on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Disabled veterans group to fete new case managers in Port Angeles on Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans organization will introduce five new case managers Wednesday. The ceremony will begin at 2… Continue reading

Construction crews put the finishing touches on a section of U.S. Highway 101 that crosses over a new underpass under the highway east of Deer Park Road near Port Angeles on Thursday while traffic continues to use a detour next to the construction zone. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATE — Deer Park detour removed on U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles

UPDATE — With the tunnel portion of the underpass project complete, motorists were diverted back onto the original roadway Friday night (May 16) from the… Continue reading

Construction crews put the finishing touches on a section of U.S. Highway 101 that crosses over a new underpass under the highway east of Deer Park Road near Port Angeles on Thursday while traffic continues to use a detour next to the construction zone. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News