OMC asking for public’s help in housing temporary healthcare workers
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The shortage of nurses, respiratory therapists and other specialists at Olympic Medical Center, brought on by the huge spike in Covid-19 cases and the sheer endurance of the pandemic, is being
Three School Superintendents comment on Inslee’s vaccine mandate
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – Governor Inslee’s order Wednesday that all schoolteachers and staff must be vaccinated by October 18 or risk losing their jobs, put added pressure on local districts just two weeks before public
Friday Covid-19 briefing from Dr. Berry
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County’s health officer Friday restated Covid-19 cases continue to rise to record levels, further straining already over-worked healthcare providers and contact tracers. Clallam County’s case rate per 100,000 in the
Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say they have found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural area in Washington state. The nest was found about a quarter-mile from where a resident reported seeing
WA state employee union raps Inslee over vaccine mandates
A major state employees union is criticizing Gov. Jay Inslee’s implementation of a broad COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Inslee last week ordered state employees and health care workers to get vaccinated by Oct. 18 or face termination. On
Officials knew mayor’s phone setting caused texts to vanish
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office said this spring that 10 months of her missing text messages could be attributed to an unknown technology issue. However, The Seattle Times reports that internal emails appear to
2 men in stolen car killed in crash in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say two men have died in a multi-car crash in Tacoma after a stolen car they were inside ran a red light and was hit by another vehicle, resulting in a multi-car
OMC asking for public’s help in housing temporary healthcare workers
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The shortage of nurses, respiratory therapists and other specialists at Olympic Medical Center, brought on by the huge spike in Covid-19 cases and the sheer endurance of the pandemic, is being
Three School Superintendents comment on Inslee’s vaccine mandate
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – Governor Inslee’s order Wednesday that all schoolteachers and staff must be vaccinated by October 18 or risk losing their jobs, put added pressure on local districts just two weeks before public
Friday Covid-19 briefing from Dr. Berry
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County’s health officer Friday restated Covid-19 cases continue to rise to record levels, further straining already over-worked healthcare providers and contact tracers. Clallam County’s case rate per 100,000 in the