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Andrea Watts photos / The Daily World Grays Harbor College students taking the spring quarter class “Introduction to Acting” performed “Our Place” written by Terry Baggard for the College’s spring drama. The students were Jessie Sanchez, Liz Martinez, Cori Knutson, Nicki Pennington, Corrine Towner, Helen Roush, Tiffani Coltrain and Paige Brueher.

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Grays Harbor College students perform Our Place for spring drama

On Saturday, Grays Harbor College students taking the Introduction to Acting class this spring quarter performed a sold-out,…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World As the Coastal Interpretive Center’s museum research college intern for the winter and spring of 2026, Kelly Hewitt created a temporary exhibit on Human Wildlife Interactions in Grays Harbor and wrote articles on 16 items that explored the history of each item.

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What’s new to see at Ocean Shores Coastal Interpretive Center

Visitors can visit a temporary exhibit on human-wildlife interactions and explore the new dune ecosystem garden

Andrea Watts / The Daily World Earlier this month, members of the Cloquallum Work Group spent the day visiting sites within the Cloquallum Watershed to assess the suitability of future stream restoration projects in Grays Harbor and Mason counties. The first site visited was just outside of Elma, near where the Cloquallum enters the Chehalis River.

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Assessing future sites in the Cloquallum Watershed for stream restoration

Earlier this month, members of the Cloquallum Work Group spent the day visiting sites in a portion of…

On Tuesday morning, construction crews working along W Spruce Avenue, between N 1st Street and N Main Street, struck a natural gas line, resulting in a gas leak, which prompted evacuations of nearby residences and business. At 4:00 p.m., Cascade Natural Gas secured the line and residents could return home.

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Gas leak along W Spruce Avenue in Montesano secured

The gas leak occurred while construction crews were working along W Spruce Street for the Main/Spruce pedestrian safety…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World For VFW Post 5564’s Memorial Day service, the colors were marched from the VFW Post to the McCleary Cemetery, where the service was held. The McCleary Police Department provided an escort.

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Grays Harbor honors a day of sacred remembrance

In Elma and McCleary, VFW Posts and Auxiliary 1948 and 5564, respectively, held Memorial Day services, and the…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World Council members Jim Sorensen and Mike Cooper held a Downtown Redevelopment Town Hall on May 19 to solicit ideas from residents on the future use of the former police department building and parking lot, the Visitors Center and alleyway, and the vacant lot where the recently demolished theatre stood. Jeff Redmond, commissioner with East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue, shared the future vision of its Elma headquarters that would be possible by combining the lots.

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City of Elma holds Safe Streets 4 All open house

May was the month of sharing and listening in Elma, with the city hosting a Safe Streets 4…

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7th Street Kids receives funding to support access to the arts

Among the recipients of the first cycle for the Grays Harbor Community Foundation’s Community Building Grants was 7th…

Photos by Andrea Watts / The Daily World On May 23, the Friends of Elma Library held a dedication ceremony of the new Alice Knight Memorial Garden that is located outside the Elma Library, which Knight was instrumental in leading the fundraising efforts to build. In attendance was Cindy Knight, Alice Knight’s daughter.

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Friends of the Elma Library dedicates Alice Knight memorial garden

On Saturday morning, Friends of the Elma library, library employees, Master Gardeners and community members gathered outside Elma…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World Residents needing to disposal of noxious weeds can drop them off at the dumpster located at the Grays Harbor County Noxious Weed Control Board office. Accepted weeds include tansy, thistles, herb Robert and jewelweed, and the dumpster will be available through September.

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Where to dispose of your noxious weeds for free

To assist landowners in their disposing of noxious weeds, the Grays Harbor County Noxious Weed Control Board is…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World On Saturday, May 23, the Grays Harbor Opera Workshop is performing highlights from Carmen, along with songs from The Mikado, Les contes d’Hoffmann, Cosi fan tutte and Candide. Performers include (from left) Jasmin M. Torres, Megan West, Mardi Emard-Colburn, Alexa Amarok, Adisyn Jones, Sarah O’Hagan, McKenna Hansen

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Grays Harbor Opera Workshop presents a night of opera at the Bishop Center

On Saturday, May 23, the Grays Harbor Opera Workshop will present highlights from Carmen, along with selections from…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World On May 16, volunteers came out for the Sharon Cemetery’s annual work party to clean up the cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day.

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Annual work party held at Sharon Cemetery in time for Memorial Day

Although the annual work party of the Sharon Cemetery was scheduled for two hours, with weedwhackers and a…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World On May 14, Timberland Regional Library board of trustees Dustin Loup and Hal Blanton, and East Grays Harbor District Manager Tania Remmers, visited the McCleary Library to speak at a McCleary Friends of the Library meeting.

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Timberland Regional Library trustees visit McCleary Library

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of recent Timberland Regional Library activities in Grays Harbor County.

Andrea Watts / The Daily World For their Day of Service on Saturday, McCleary VFW Post 5564 members, along with VFW auxiliary and community members, spent the morning cleaning many of the 250 headstones of veterans and auxiliary members in the city of McCleary cemetery.

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McCleary VFW Post 5564 participates in VFW Day of Service

Among those buried in the city of McCleary cemetery are 250 veterans and VFW auxiliary members. For their…