Rob Ollikainen

Hearing scheduled on proposed Joyce pot ban

A proposal to ban marijuana sales in the Joyce area was met with mixed reviews at a Clallam County Planning Commission meeting,… Continue reading

Jim Jones

Clallam budget deficit less than projected

Clallam County’s budget deficit for 2017 is looking “significantly better” than it did six months ago, a county executive said Tuesday. That’s… Continue reading

Jim Jones

Bicyclist struck by van treated and discharged

A bicyclist who was struck by a box van on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday was treated and discharged… Continue reading

Walmart theft nets 45-day sentence for Forks woman

A Forks woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for taking more than $300 worth of merchandise from the Port… Continue reading

The building housing Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center at Fifth and Lincoln streets may be moved to make way for an expansion of the nearby William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam commissioners give final approval of pool study grant

Thirteen months after its initial approval, Clallam County has authorized a $39,960 grant to the William Shore Memorial Pool District to help… Continue reading

The building housing Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center at Fifth and Lincoln streets may be moved to make way for an expansion of the nearby William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Retail marijuana ban considered for Joyce area

At the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in 2015, area residents were asked in a survey to list the issues they were most… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam County commissioners are expected to extend a temporary ordinance limiting structures in rural residential areas to 10,000 square feet. Meanwhile, county… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam health assessment released; lack of access to healthy food noted

A new health assessment has identified five key issues of concern and opportunity for Clallam County. The 2017 Community Health Assessment underscored… Continue reading

County, Port of Port Angeles commissioners to talk timber Monday

Peninsula Daily News Clallam County and Port of Port Angeles commissioners will discuss timber advocacy, arrearage and timber sales payments in a joint work session… Continue reading

Clallam County man sentenced for indecent exposure in Jefferson

A Sequim man has been sentenced to nearly five months in jail and two years probation after pleading guilty to multiple counts… Continue reading

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Hikers and bikers will travel through North Olympic Peninsula history when Spruce Railroad Trail reopens this weekend. Crews have nearly completed a… Continue reading

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

Peninsula health officials review medicine return program

Public health officials on the North Olympic Peninsula are monitoring regulations that require pharmaceutical companies to pay for and coordinate drug take-back… Continue reading

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

Clallam County voters this November will decide whether to support a one-tenth of 1 percent juvenile justice sales tax. The tax would… Continue reading

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

Coroner identifies body of woman found with vehicle in Olympic National Park

A woman whose body was discovered with a vehicle near Hurricane Ridge on July 2 has been identified as Kathryn Grace Kennedy,… Continue reading

Clallam County approves grant for Peninsula Housing Authority

Clallam County has inked an agreement with Peninsula Housing Authority to help pay for infrastructure to redevelop the Mount Angeles View neighborhood.… Continue reading

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

James Edward Sweet, the Port Angeles man charged with shooting at law enforcement officers in May 2016, is facing four new felony… Continue reading

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

Forks man pleads not guilty to putting meth in diaper

A Forks man who was accused of putting a bag of methamphetamine in a baby’s diaper during a traffic stop last month… Continue reading

Names provided of two of three bodies found in Olympic National Park

Two of three bodies that were discovered in Olympic National Park last weekend have been identified by authorities. A man whose body… Continue reading

Clallam nears final approval of housing authority grant

Clallam County officials next week are expected to cut a $901,200 check to the Peninsula Housing Authority to fund infrastructure for an… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

Nichols denies sexual harassment, investigation agrees

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols denies that he sexually harassed or retaliated against a former office manager. An independent investigation backs… Continue reading

Mark Nichols