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BY RACHEL THOMSON
The Daily World
It's not exactly news that Grays Harbor County receives a lot of rainfall. Or that it and the rest of the Pacific Northwest are located within the Cascadia subduction zone, a geological area infamous for generating earthquakes.
So when the National Geographic...
BY DEBORAH TRACY
The Daily World
Things are about to get a whole lot less quiet at the Wishkah Valley School District. It's not just because the doors opened today to the excited chatter, giggles and bustle of more than 120 excited students.
It's because this year the district has been able to...
If you want to buy new energy-efficient appliances or make your current ones more energy efficient, this column is for you!
LET'S START WITH THE OLD
A few chores can make some of your appliances safer, cleaner and more efficient.
Next time you're deep cleaning, vacuum the heat-exchanger grills...
BY JILLIAN BEAUDRY
The Daily World
McCLEARY -- The United States Department of Agriculture is now considering Mark Reed Health Care District's application for a $17 million loan to fund the construction of a new hospital in Elma, but early feedback from the department means going forward will place...
BY JACOB JONES
The Daily World
Hoquiam Finance Director Mike Folkers took over financial operations in Ocean Shores today after the Hoquiam City Council approved a temporary partnership putting him in charge of finances in both cities.
Folkers, who spent four years as finance director in Ocean...
BY JACOB JONES
The Daily World
Two people accused of breaking into a rural Elma home and filming themselves having sex last week have denied the charges in District Court.
Marla D. Sowers, 39, the estranged wife of former Montesano Police Chief Ray Sowers, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor...
Despite years of heavy truck traffic, the Hoquiam City Council has just now approved an extension of the commercial truck route to include Myrtle Street up to the Grays Harbor PUD.
The council unanimously approved the extension Monday, which expands the truck route to include Myrtle Street north...
By The Daily World staff
MONTESANO -- Former Grays Harbor Assessor Ed Prkut died last week at his home in Montesano.
Prkut won the Assessor's seat in 2001 and served until his retirement in 2006.
A service is scheduled for 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3 at St. John's Catholic Church in Montesano with a...
The Daily World
Mark your calendars. Candidate forums for most of the contested elections will take place Sept. 10 and Sept. 12.
The events are hosted by the League of Women Voters of Grays Harbor and North Beach Community TV.
The first forum will be Friday, Sept. 10, featuring a meet the...
BY ANGELO BRUSCAS
The Daily World
OCEAN SHORES -- Kaye Bennett thought starting an online business might be a lucrative way to work out of her home, but she admittedly knew little about what it takes to start an Internet site.
She envisioned selling binoculars.
So she was an eager participant last...
Cutlines:
Yellowstone1 - Old Faithful erupts, sending a plume of steam and boiling water some 175 feet into the sky, as seen from nearby Geyser Hill.
Yellowstone2 - The steaming, burbling cones of the Lion Group geysers - Little Cub, Lioness, Big Cub and Lion - fume behind the waters of Heart...
BY LEIF NESHEIM
Yellowstone is the world's first national park and at 2.2 million acres, is one of the largest in the contiguous United States. It really deserves a lengthy visit to explore and enjoy its many wonders. I had a few hours while passing through on a family road trip, so I hit a handful...
BY RACHEL THOMSON
The Daily World
WESTPORT -- The National Science Foundation is holding a public hearing about the environmental impacts of some proposed ocean observatories off Grays Harbor and Newport, Ore.
The observatories, also known as "endurance arrays," will consist of buoys connected to...
BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH
The Daily World
Aberdeen City Council members say they have no plans to issue endorsements or play favorites in the PUD commission election between one of their own and the city's deputy police chief.
And Aberdeen City Councilman Frank Gordon, who has been in office for just...
By Andy Perdue
and Eric Degerman
A winery that should not be overlooked in the Yakima Valley wine capital of Prosser, is Kestrel Vintners.
Kestrel, near Hogue Cellars, Mercer Estates and Snoqualmie Vineyards, was started in 1999 by John and Helen Walker, who also purchased a 1972 vineyard -- now...
The first week of September is not the time to throw in the trowel and think about the end of the garden season. September in our area means the start of a second spring, when new gardens can be planted, lawns refurbished and renewed and September is the perfect time to dig in to new landscape...
BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH
The Daily World
Facing the threat of termination, Planning and Building Director Brian Shea resigned Wednesday, according to a letter released to The Daily World on Friday after a public records request.
On Tuesday, County Commissioner Al Carter wrote to Shea, "I am considering...
BY ANGELO BRUSCAS
The Daily World
Driving into Hoquiam's maze-like detour just got a little more pleasant thanks to a grassroots effort to lessen some of the frustration and loss of local business caused by the closure of the Simpson Avenue Bridge.
Spurred by Barbara Bennett Parsons at the Hoquiam...
BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH
The Daily World
One day in the 1980s, a man approached librarian Elinor Robinson at the reference desk for help with an invocation he had to give at a Kiwanis lunch.
"The library's prayer and grace books were all checked out and we didn't have Internet at that time --this was...
The Twin Harbors Labor Council has endorsed Democrat Dan Lindgren for County Assessor over "Neither Party" candidate Rick Hole.
John Warring, the president of the AFL-CIO-affiliated organization, said the membership interviewed Lindgren and Hole last week before issuing the endorsement decision....
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