Rob Ollikainen

Cherie Kidd to represent Pacific Northwest in Ms. Senior Universe pageant

Cherie Kidd to represent Pacific Northwest in Ms. Senior Universe pageant

Cherie Kidd will represent her city and the Pacific Northwest this week as a contestant in the Ms. Senior Universe pageant in… Continue reading

Cherie Kidd to represent Pacific Northwest in Ms. Senior Universe pageant
Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat

Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat

A Joyce man is facing his third “strike” under the three strikes sentencing law after he allegedly held a knife to a… Continue reading

Joyce man facing third ‘strike’ after alleged knife threat
Three new ballot drop boxes added to serve West End voters

Three new ballot drop boxes added to serve West End voters

Three new ballot drop boxes have been added to serve Clallam Bay-Sekiu and Neah Bay voters, the Clallam County Auditor’s Office announced.… Continue reading

Three new ballot drop boxes added to serve West End voters

Jobs increase on Peninsula

North Olympic Peninsula employers added more than 250 jobs in September as Clallam and Jefferson county unemployment rates dipped slightly for the fifth consecutive month… Continue reading

Port Angeles council eyes proposed budget

The city’s 2019 preliminary budget is balanced, sustainable and maintains funding for City Council priorities, City Manager Nathan West said. The total… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council approves new contract with chamber of commerce

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce has a new contract and more funding to operate the visitor center at 121 E.… Continue reading

Legislature hopefuls discuss carbon fee, idea of sanctuary state at forum

The four candidates vying to represent the 24th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives tackled the environment, immigration policy and… Continue reading

Dog safely rescued from bluff near Port Angeles

Dog safely rescued from bluff near Port Angeles

A dog was rescued from the side of a bluff above Freshwater Bay on Wednesday, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. The… Continue reading

Dog safely rescued from bluff near Port Angeles

Port Angeles man charged with robbery

A 37-year-old Port Angeles man was charged Thursday with second-degree robbery after he allegedly broke into a vehicle, assaulted the car owner… Continue reading

Power lines to be replaced in eight-block area of Port Angeles

Power lines to be replaced in eight-block area of Port Angeles

Crews next month will begin replacing overhead power lines on the alley between First and Second streets in Port Angeles. The $140,930,… Continue reading

Power lines to be replaced in eight-block area of Port Angeles

Second-degree murder charges follow discovery of body on base

A Forks man and a Tacoma man have been charged in the brutal killing of a single mother whose body was found on… Continue reading

Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change

Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change

Suzanne Hayden and Dave Neupert outlined their visions for Clallam County District Court 1 in a candidate’s forum last week, each saying… Continue reading

Clallam County District Court 1 candidates promise change

Port Angeles council backs effort to overturn ruling; home rule at issue, supporters say

Port Angeles has joined a legal effort to defend home rule authority. The City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday — with Cherie Kidd… Continue reading

Port Angeles council considers raising residential water rates

City customers will see a 5.4 percent increase in their residential water bills and no change in their home electric bills next… Continue reading

Clallam Transit board approves labor agreement

Clallam Transit board approves labor agreement

The Clallam Transit board has approved a three-year labor agreement that provides retroactive pay and three years worth of raises for bus… Continue reading

Clallam Transit board approves labor agreement
Port Angeles fire crews knock down blaze that endangered two homes

Port Angeles fire crews knock down blaze that endangered two homes

Crews extinguished a house fire on Edgewood Drive on Tuesday and prevented the blaze from destroying an adjacent home, Clallam County Fire… Continue reading

Port Angeles fire crews knock down blaze that endangered two homes
Bridge to Ediz Hook to be repaired in November

Bridge to Ediz Hook to be repaired in November

Marine Drive will be reduced to one lane near the McKinley Paper Co. mill next month as crews make repairs to the… Continue reading

Bridge to Ediz Hook to be repaired in November

Port Angeles council members brainstorm on access to creeks

Public access to creek corridors in Port Angeles should be enhanced, City Council members said last week. Existing access to Peabody, Valley,… Continue reading

<strong>Rob Ollikainen</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Port Angeles civil engineer Jonathan Boehme, second from left, explains preliminary designs for safety improvements to Lincoln Street at an open house in the Vern Burton Community Center. Planned improvements include bike lanes, extended curbs and a new traffic signal at Third Street.

Port Angeles plans to try to slow traffic on Lincoln Street/Highway 101 to improve safety

Three alternatives for changes to Lincoln Street — which is also U.S. Highway 101 — were unveiled at an open house last… Continue reading

<strong>Rob Ollikainen</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Port Angeles civil engineer Jonathan Boehme, second from left, explains preliminary designs for safety improvements to Lincoln Street at an open house in the Vern Burton Community Center. Planned improvements include bike lanes, extended curbs and a new traffic signal at Third Street.
Serenity House to reopen night-by-night shelter Monday in Port Angeles

Serenity House to reopen night-by-night shelter Monday in Port Angeles

Serenity House of Clallam County has hired a new shelter director, ensuring that its night-by-night shelter will open Monday before the cold… Continue reading

Serenity House to reopen night-by-night shelter Monday in Port Angeles