Rob Ollikainen

Olympic Medical Center cuts costs, gets back in black

PORT ANGELES — A concerted effort to mesh staffing levels with patient volumes paid dividends for Olympic Medical Center in the third quarter of this… Continue reading

The first snow of the season coats the Olympic Mountains as seen from Hurricane Ridge Road. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

Hurricane Ridge back to weekend-only winter access

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Low weekday visitation at Hurricane Ridge over the past two winters has prompted the National Park Service to pull the plug… Continue reading

The first snow of the season coats the Olympic Mountains as seen from Hurricane Ridge Road. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Sun Meadows Home Owners Association Vice President John Wilson stands near the tagged sign at the community's main entrance at West Sequim Bay Road and Independence Drive. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

More burglaries, graffiti in Sequim neighborhood

SEQUIM — Another spate of burglaries has been reported in Clallam County, with several new complaints originating from Sun Meadows near Sequim. “Within the last… Continue reading

Sun Meadows Home Owners Association Vice President John Wilson stands near the tagged sign at the community's main entrance at West Sequim Bay Road and Independence Drive. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam buys final parcels for underpass

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County on Tuesday bought the last of the land it needed to build a U.S. Highway 101 underpass near Deer Park… Continue reading

Regional air quality board to discuss more North Olympic Peninsula monitors

SEQUIM — A request from the Sequim City Council for a “state-of-the-art” air monitor will be among other requests for more monitors from across the… Continue reading

Ruling set on prison transfer for former death row inmate

PORT ANGELES — Darold R. Stenson will find out whether he can move from the Clallam County jail to the state prison in Shelton on… Continue reading

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Columbus Day Storm’s anniversary churns memories

The lights went out in the third quarter of the rivalry football game between visiting Port Angeles and Sequim high schools Oct. 12, 1962. For… Continue reading

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Dan Wilder stands with a Dodge Challenger R/T at his dealership

Chrysler returns to Port Angeles after 3-year absence

PORT ANGELES — Chrysler has returned to the North Olympic Peninsula. More than three years after the Michigan automaker went bankrupt and cut ties with… Continue reading

Dan Wilder stands with a Dodge Challenger R/T at his dealership

Bids go out for U.S. Highway 101 underpass

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County and the state Department of Transportation have agreed to add a pedestrian underpass to the bidding documents for the U.S.… Continue reading

Judge hopefuls address Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES — The two candidates vying to replace retiring Clallam County Superior Court Judge Ken Williams touted their experience and discussed ideas for expediting… Continue reading

The Elwha River flows through a breach in the Glines Canyon Dam last week. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Blasting continues to bring down Glines Canyon Dam (*** PHOTO GALLERY ***)

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The big mud puddle behind what's left of Glines Canyon Dam is about to get a lot smaller. Crews will resume… Continue reading

The Elwha River flows through a breach in the Glines Canyon Dam last week. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Murder trial still on in Port Angeles strangulation death

PORT ANGELES — Kevin A. Bradfield’s murder trial is still set for Nov. 5 despite attempts to reach a plea agreement. Bradfield, 23, is charged… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center updates strategic plan

PORT ANGELES — As Olympic Medical Center updates its strategic plan, it does so with an eye toward legislative advocacy, electronic health records and its… Continue reading

Clallam holds public budget meetings: last in Sequim today

PORT ANGELES — A year after wading through a fiscal morass, Clallam County enters the 2013 budget season on relatively firm footing. Unlike last year,… Continue reading

Clallam commissioner candidates debate taxes

PORT ANGELES — Should Clallam County citizens be taxed for more law and justice services? Maggie Roth, who is running against incumbent county Commissioner Mike… Continue reading

Clallam County sets 2013 furlough days

PORT ANGELES — Mark your calendars: Clallam County has set its furlough days for 2013. Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to designate the 16 unpaid-leave days… Continue reading

Port Angeles Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith fills out paperwork on the hood of a State Patrol car after hitting a Cadillac parked on Peabody Street with his squad car Monday. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles deputy police chief hits car

PORT ANGELES — The deputy chief of the Port Angeles Police Department struck a parked Cadillac with his patrol vehicle Monday afternoon on Peabody Street,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith fills out paperwork on the hood of a State Patrol car after hitting a Cadillac parked on Peabody Street with his squad car Monday. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Burglaries put rural Clallam residents on edge

PORT ANGELES — Joe Cammack and his neighbors in the Mount Pleasant-Monroe Road area are getting fed up. They said there has been a spike… Continue reading

Port Angeles fugitive Mario W. Hackney

Port Angeles fugitive charged, still at large

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles fugitive who allegedly shot at his roommate's on-again, off-again boyfriend has been formally charged with attempted first-degree murder and… Continue reading

Port Angeles fugitive Mario W. Hackney
Kelie Morrison climbs over a log at a mud-filled obsticle for the Run A Muck Challenge today at the Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Run A Muck challenge, music festival in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — It's time to get down and dirty for the inaugural Run A Muck Challenge & Music Festival on Saturday at the Extreme… Continue reading

Kelie Morrison climbs over a log at a mud-filled obsticle for the Run A Muck Challenge today at the Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News