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34 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Grays Harbor County since Friday

Aberdeen district nixes in-person learning for younger students

COURTESY PHOTO                                 Slade Gorton and Kellie Daniels at her 1999 wedding.

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Former staffer fondly remembers longtime friendship with Slade Gorton

‘Slade always said that we, his staff were his greatest legacy’

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Hoquiam School District furloughs 58 classified staff, cuts hours of 13 more, in response to online learning model

The Hoquiam School District will furlough 58 non-supervisory classified employees, and modify the hours of 13 more, as…

Source: Grays Harbor County, updated Aug. 21

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48 new COVID-19 cases reported in Grays Harbor County in five days, death total up to five

The Grays Harbor County COVID-19 rate grew by 31 Wednesday and Thursday to 184, Grays Harbor Public Health…

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County raises CARES Act business grant pot to $1.5 million, extends application deadline

The Grays Harbor Board of County Commissioners increased the pool of money available for CARES Act small business…

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Hoquiam School Board approves all online learning plan to start 2020-21 school year

The Hoquiam School Board has unanimously approved an all online learning model to begin the 2020-21 school year.

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 People walk the boardwalk at the Westport Marina Aug. 13. Visitors wore masks when not socially distanced, dropping them only for bites of ice cream.

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Record-setting year for some Westport businesses, South Beach state parks drawing thousands

On a sunny, mild and calm August Thursday, the Westport Marina was buzzing.

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Aberdeen switches CARES Act small business grant approval to a different committee

Approval of some or all of the remaining 25 applicants for Aberdeen CARES Act small business grant funding…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Five of the six 2020 Loggers Playday court attended the Loggers Playday committee meeting Thursday. From left: Emiley Elders, Katie Burnett, Queen Amelia Moir, Emily Daniels, and Ainsley Estes. Unable to attend and not pictured is Elizabeth Folkers.

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Pandemic restrictions force cancellation of 2020 Loggers Playday competition

For the first time in 56 years, there will be no Hoquiam Loggers Playday competition at Olympic Stadium…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 The vessel Kapta Mathios docked at the Port of Grays Harbor’s Terminal 2 Wednesday, Aug. 12.

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Port of Grays Harbor ends July strong, remains focused on marine terminals

Soy bean meal shipments strong

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Pacific County Public Health will accept rent assistance applications starting Monday

The Pacific County Health Department will begin accepting applications for rental assistance on Monday, Aug.17, as part of…

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Hoquiam to switch to online building permit system

The City of Hoquiam is using a portion of its reimbursable federal CARES Act funds to replace its…

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Former Ocean Shores Chamber director charged with felony theft

Former Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Piper Marie Leslie has been charged with second-degree theft of…