Rob Ollikainen

Military fighter planes to fly over, around Port Angeles early Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles will get a flyby from military aircraft Thursday as part of a two-day regional training exercise in anticipation of the… Continue reading

Area honeybee population drop continues

PORT ANGELES -- North Olympic Peninsula beekeepers are not sure what is causing colony collapse disorder. They just know that populations have declined in the… Continue reading

Clallam clears final jump on road project

PORT ANGELES -- Paperwork to finish the Mount Pleasant Road widening and resurfacing project has been signed, sealed and delivered. The three Clallam County commissioners… Continue reading

Port Angeles school enrollment falls by 135

PORT ANGELES -- Enrollment is down 135 students in the Port Angeles School District for the 2009-10 school year. Using a baseline figure that doesn't… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles could still appeal NOAA decision

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles could still appeal the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to relocate its research fleet from Seattle… Continue reading

‘Candidate A’ is the new port boss — but identity is a secret

PORT ANGELES -- The new executive director of the Port of Port Angeles is only known publicly as "Candidate A." Maintaining secrecy until an employment… Continue reading

PenPly optimistic it will get lease bond

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula Plywood Group LLC has hit a "bump in the road" with getting the bond it needs to move into the former… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles OKs loan for Harbor-Works

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles granted a $500,000 loan to the Harbor-Works Development Authority on Monday. Determining how to pay for a… Continue reading

U.S. Census official asks Clallam’s help

PORT ANGELES -- A U.S. Census official has asked Clallam County lawmakers for their help in compiling an accurate 2010 Census. Eric Davenport, a senior… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves $500,000 loan to Harbor-Works

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles approved a $500,000 loan to the Harbor-Works Development Authority on Monday. Figuring out how to pay for… Continue reading

Forks Relay for Life nets more than $40,000

FORKS -- With more donations still to be counted, the 2009 Forks Relay for Life raised more than $40,000 for cancer research Friday and Saturday… Continue reading

Riding on to glory: Motorcycle safety author named to Hall of Fame

PORT ANGELES -- David Hough of Agnew has some sage advice for motorcyclists: "Take it seriously." "It's only cheap if you stay out of the… Continue reading

Celebration of Port Angeles past

PORT ANGELES -- Roaring '20s-era dancing has been added to this year's Port Angeles Heritage Weekend, a two-day celebration of the city's colorful past which… Continue reading

OMC chief discusses health care reform

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed federal cuts to home health reimbursements are excessive for a rural community the size of Clallam County, Olympic Medical Center's chief… Continue reading

Park fires hold steady

BRINNON -- It is "status quo" in the Heatwave Complex as five wildfires continued to smolder in Olympic National Park on Thursday. "The cool and… Continue reading

Drill simulates oil spill

PORT ANGELES -- Tesoro officials and the state Department of Ecology practiced a nightmare scenario Wednesday -- a major oil spill in Port Angeles Harbor.… Continue reading

Thirteen percent of ballots returned

PORT TOWNSEND -- Thirteen percent of Jefferson County voters who are eligible to participate in the primary election had returned a ballot by Wednesday. Voter… Continue reading

Clallam considers loosening rabies shot requirement from pet licensing

PORT ANGELES -- Dogs and cats soon may be allowed to be licensed without rabies shots in Clallam County. Commissioners Mike Doherty, Steve Tharinger and… Continue reading

Little change in park wildfires

BRINNON -- Fires smoldered -- but didn't spread -- in Olympic National Park on Tuesday. The five lightning-caused wildfires still burning within the 922,651-acre park… Continue reading

Clallam PUD approves bid for Carlsborg warehouse

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Public Utility District awarded a $1.38 million bid to Drury Construction to convert the vacant Costco Wholesale building in Carlsborg… Continue reading