Rob Ollikainen

Sudden rain can’t dampen ante for Shane Park playground

PORT ANGELES — A sudden rainstorm put a damper on the Shane Park car show and family fun day, but not before thousands were raised… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s new Maier Hall opens amid fanfare

PORT ANGELES — Dignitaries armed with scissors stood before a crowd of about 100 on Friday and cut a ribbon to dedicate Peninsula Coll­ege’s newest… Continue reading

Peninsula-based timber company Merrill & Ring to celebrate 125 years

PORT ANGELES — Still managing timber after all these years, Merrill & Ring is turning 125. The privately owned, Port Angeles-based company will celebrate the… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Classic cars, fun set for Shane Park fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 classic cars will be on display at Shane Park in west Port Angeles for the inaugural Old-Fashioned Family Fun… Continue reading

Raid on Port Angeles house linked to alleged burglary ring [**Video**]

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police Thursday made another arrest they said is linked to a drug-related burglary ring that occurred in the city last… Continue reading

Flu vaccine same as last year, but new shots needed

PORT ANGELES — Don’t expect last year’s flu shot to continue to keep you healthy through this winter, Olympic Medical Center’s chief medical officer told… Continue reading

Port Angeles man, 22, is cleared of rape charges

PORT ANGELES — Cole B. Locut of Port Angeles was acquitted of rape charges after a one-week trial in Clallam County Superior Court. Locut, 22,… Continue reading

Clallam County to be repaid half the cost for future park

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will be reimbursed for half the cost of a 7.5-acre waterfront parcel near Sekiu that it acquired earlier this year.… Continue reading

Unemployment inches up on North Olympic Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula shed 120 government jobs and gained 90 private sector jobs last month as the unemployment rates inched up in Clallam and… Continue reading

Older Elwha Dam starts becoming rubble [**Video**]

PORT ANGELES — A cloud of century-old concrete dust hovered over the Elwha Dam on Monday as crews began in earnest to tear it down.… Continue reading

Scientists look ahead to return of legendary salmon runs on Elwha River [ *** PHOTO GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — A quarter-century from now, the Elwha River will be teeming with salmon, including the legendary 100-pound chinook, scientists predict. “There's no reason… Continue reading

Elwha sediment to nourish lower river, Ediz Hook

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — When the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams are gone, what will happen to the 25 million cubic yards of sediment that… Continue reading

Take a walk or click on computer to see work on Elwha River dams

PORT ANGELES — You can watch the historic piece-by-piece removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams — and the effects on the Elwha River… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula post offices appear safe from budget ax

PORT ANGELES — None of the post offices on the North Olympic Peninsula is in danger of being shut down, the Port Angeles postmaster said… Continue reading

Cross-Strait power cable project still in works

PORT ANGELES — An underwater transmission line between Port Angeles and Victoria would provide the North Olympic Peninsula with reliable electricity from renewable sources year-round,… Continue reading

6.4 quake off Vancouver Island felt by few on Peninsula

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News and news sources NEAH BAY — The magnitude-6.4 earthquake centered off the coast of Vancouver Island on Friday afternoon… Continue reading

Rep. Steve Tharinger takes voluntary 3 percent cut in pay

Steve Tharinger has joined fellow Sequim lawmaker Kevin Van De Wege in taking a voluntary pay cut from his salary in the state House of… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center revenue down by 18 percent

PORT ANGELES — After hearing a cloudy financial forecast, Olympic Medical Center commissioners were told Wednesday that a proposed affiliation with Swedish Medical Center would… Continue reading

UPDATED — Port Angeles man dies in single-car wreck on Old Olympic Highway

AGNEW — Nathan Ruffcorn, 29, of Port Angeles, was killed in a rollover wreck on Old Olympic Highway early this morning (Thursday, Sept. 8). His… Continue reading

Clallam County buys parcel for Deer Park underpass project

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has purchased the first of seven properties it needs to build an underpass near Deer Park Road. County commissioners voted… Continue reading