Roger Harnack

Peninsula: Quiet Riot rocks bingo hall

BLYN -- It was Quiet Riot. But it wasn't a quiet riot. Nearly 1,000 people crowded the bingo hall of 7 Cedars Casino on Saturday… Continue reading

Peninsula: National forest policies to be discussed by local panel

Although national forest policies appear to be changing, there is little evidence of that on the North Olympic Peninsula. However, local timber industry supporters hope… Continue reading

Peninsula: Counties reap windfalls in federal timber receipts

Clallam and Jefferson counties will be receiving more money in federal timber receipts for six years, thanks to a congressional extension of the Spotted Owl… Continue reading

West End: It’s raining fish carcasses

FORKS -- In other parts of Western Washington it rains "cats and dogs." Here, it rains fish carcasses. More than 15,000 pounds of salmon carcasses… Continue reading

West End: State officials weigh Sol Duc hatchery closure

SAPPHO -- Statewide budget cuts could mean the closure of the Sol Duc Fish Hatchery and the elimination of three full-time jobs. State Department of… Continue reading

Peninsula: Hospital may accept abandoned newborns

Teen-age mothers could abandon their new-born babies at Olympic Memorial Hospital in Port Angeles without fear of prosecution under a proposal being considered by medical… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Olympic Memorial Hospital board OKs $65.7 million budget

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Memorial Hospital commissioners unanimously approved a $65.7 million hospital district operating budget Monday night for fiscal 2002. In order to help… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Olympic Memorial Hospital nurses get raises

PORT ANGELES -- Nearly 200 Olympic Medical Center nurses will get 13 percent in salary increases during the next three years. On Monday, Olympic Memorial… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two boys charged with stealing swords

PORT ANGELES -- A sword-toting teen-ager and his apparent 11-year-old accomplice were charged with second-degree burglary Monday for allegedly stealing a collection of antique swords.… Continue reading

West End: Plane crash probe could take more than a month

SAPPHO -- It could take Navy investigators more than a month to determine the cause of last week's EA-6B Prowler crash that left an aviator… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Airport parking lot reopened as security restrictions eased

PORT ANGELES -- Travelers can again use the parking lot in front of the terminal at William R. Fairchild International Airport. Huge concrete blocks that… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa mill to restart Monday

PORT ANGELES -- While Daishowa America officials are heralding Monday's restart of the Ediz Hook pulp mill, KPLY Inc. officials are mum about that mills… Continue reading

Joyce: No illnesses reported from contaminated water

JOYCE -- A Clallam County health official said that nobody has become ill as a result of coliform bacteria in the Crescent Water Association system.… Continue reading

Clallam: Woman in jail awaited family members who died in head-on collision

Angela Dawn Villicana waited for her family to visit her Sunday in the Clallam County jail. Her mother, aunt and two daughters were on their… Continue reading

Joyce: Girl killed in head-on crash

JOYCE -- A local girl died Monday morning in a head-on collision after she apparently lost control of her car and slammed head-on into a… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Officials await appropriations decisions

Interior Secretary Gale Norton reaffirmed the Bush administration's dedication to national park maintenance while speaking Friday in Portland, Ore. Norton vowed $4.9 billion will be… Continue reading

Port Angeles: MagnaForce developing mag-lev system

PORT ANGELES -- MagnaForce Inc. officials say they have developed new magnetic-levitation technology which is "a revolutionary mode of moving." During a City Council meeting… Continue reading

Clallam County budget talks begin tonight in Sequim

Clallam County officials will begin public discussions tonight on the county's proposed $75.5 million fiscal 2002 budget. The preliminary budget shows the county expects to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Dicks, Cantwell praise Bush’s hard-line approach

WASHINGTON -- Two members of the North Olympic Peninsula's congressional delegation say they will support efforts by President Bush to bring the terrorists responsible for… Continue reading

Clalla: Show-cause motion in Critical Areas Ordinance continued to Wednesday

A show-cause motion filed against Clallam County commissioners in Superior Court was continued Friday after a county attorney said she wasn't prepared to argue the… Continue reading