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<p>MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD</p><p>Lynn O’Conner is retiring from the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office after 39 years.</p>

County’s civil deputy retiring from career she didn’t plan on

Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

At 19 years old, Lynn O’Conner needed a summer job. The Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office needed some help in the office.

In what was only supposed to be a temporary gig, O’Conner turned the...

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Aberdeen School Board confident in Opstad

Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

An excitement in the air about the direction of schools in Aberdeen was just one of the reasons for a positive evaluation the Aberdeen School Board gave Superintendent Dr. Tom Opstad in executive...

PUD outlines changes in wake of 2007 storm, Spradlin suit

Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

The Grays Harbor PUD has changed the way it monitors contractors and outside crews in the wake of the 2007 storm response and its legal dispute with contractor Tim Spradlin.

PUD...

Hoquiam man sentenced for child rape charge

Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

A 35-year-old Hoquiam man must serve at least 7 1/2 years in prison for giving a 13-year-old girl alcohol and having sexual contact with her in November after meeting her through Facebook.

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Merino asks courts to consider new developments

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

Former Westport mayor and ex-State Patrol trooper Doug Merino has filed two new court appeals seeking to overturn his 2008 conviction on insurance fraud conspiracy in a complex case that involved...

Legislature considers tribal rights bill

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

YAKIMA — Lawmakers in Washington are considering a proposal to start dismantling the state’s civil jurisdiction over American Indians, a step many consider long overdue. But some say they worry...

Van De Wege bill would make CPR a graduation requirement

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

OLYMPIA — State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege is pushing legislation that would make CPR classes a high school graduation requirement.

Although Van De Wege, D-Sequim, said Monday that the bill...

Rain swelling Western Washington rivers

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

Steady rain forecast for the next several days has caused the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for parts of Grays Harbor County and 10 other Western Washington counties.

The...

<p>Deborah Tracy | The Daily World</p><p>Katie Boucher, left, of Philips Health Care, demonstrates how to attach the pads of the automated external defibrillator to “Mat,” held by Stephanie Schoo of the American Red Cross, at the Aberdeen Timberland Library.</p>

Timberland libraries all have defibrillators

Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

When a heart stops beating, seconds count.

As a first line of defense in emergency situations, the Timberland Regional Library Distinct teamed with the American Red Cross to install...

<p>Brionna Friedrich | The Daily World</p><p>Washington State Sen. Michael Baumgartner addressed the Grays Harbor Republicans at their annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Baumgartner is challenging U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell for her seat.</p>

Harbor Republicans ramp it up

Updated: Feb 19, 2012 7:05am

Republicans on Grays Harbor are seeing red — or at least they hope to when the votes are tallied in the next election.

At their annual Lincoln Day dinner, this year themed “This is Our Time...

Cormier will challenge Willis

Updated: Feb 19, 2012 7:05am

Wes Cormier, who stylizes himself as a “Ron Paul Republican,” has announced his candidacy for county commissioner, saying he will challenge incumbent Terry Willis, the Democratic commissioner from...

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Obituaries
<p>October 16, 1928 - February 17, 2012</p>

Marvin H. Tennefoss

Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

Marvin Herman Tennefoss, 83, died on Thursday, February 17, 2012, in Asheville, North Carolina.Born...

Deaths 2/22

Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

Geraldine Cook

Updated: Feb 22, 2012 12:05pm

Richard “Dick” Clark Hulet

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm

Deaths 2/21

Updated: Feb 21, 2012 12:05pm
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