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Diggers hit Twin Harbors Beach for a morning razor clam dig on Sept. 21, 2021. More than 1,300 diggers took just under 25,000 clams around the 7:20 a.m. minus tide.

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More than 1 million razor clams dug during opening days of 2021-22 season

A couple of stormy periods and digging in the dark didn’t keep effort and harvest down during the…

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Kayakers paddle below a waterfall on the East Fork Humptulips, a proposed Wild and Scenic River in the Olympic National Forest.

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Wild Olympics plan attached to defense bill, passes House

The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Scenic Rivers Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives for the second time…

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Grays Harbor bumping up efforts to fight COVID

Local public health workers are doing their best to keep up with the spike in COVID-19 cases and…

Here’s what the bridge on the Willapa Hills Trail will look like when construction, which began Sept. 20 after a months-long, COVID-related delay, is complete next year. (Courtesy Washington State Parks)

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Overpass construction begins on Willapa Hills Trail

A 1-mile section of the Willapa Hills Trail has closed for construction as contractors for Washington State Parks…

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Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, pictured, and Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital in Aberdeen are feeling the strain of the fifth wave of the COVID pandemic, having to divert patients at times to out of county facilities, which adds strain to the county’s EMS services.

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‘The system is overwhelmed:’ fifth wave stretches hospitals, EMS thin

The emotional toll on Grays Harbor County’s EMS and hospital workers during the fifth wave of the COVID…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The officially-closed TASL homeless tent camp in a parking lot at Aberdeen City Hall has grown to hold about 20 people in the last month, and the city has little legal authority to clear it.

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Frustration shows during homeless discussion at Aberdeen council meeting

What began as a first reading of an ordinance regarding state-mandated requirements for zoning for homeless shelters turned…

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Young fairgoers pet a goat at the 2021 Grays Harbor County Fair. Fairgrounds managers are currently seeking grants to make improvements, including one for a feasibility study on a new livestock barn.

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Fairgrounds seek grants for improvements

A number of infrastructure and renovation projects could be in store for Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma…

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Grays Harbor County Emergency Management has been recognized by the National Weather Service for its work in making sure Grays Harbor County is prepared for severe weather events, like heavy rains that created flooding near Satsop in January 2020.

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Grays Harbor Emergency Management recognized

Grays Harbor County Emergency Management has been selected as a Weather Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador of Excellence by…

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Ocean Shores firefighters union endorses City Council candidates

The Ocean Shores firefighters union has made its endorsements for Ocean Shores City Council.

Heart by Heart will play a free concert Saturday at Olympic Stadium. (Courtesy photo)

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Free concert at Olympic Stadium Saturday

Heart by Heart will be performing classic Heart songs at a free concert at Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

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Two classrooms at McDermoth Elementary School in Aberdeen have been quarantined after positive COVID-19 cases.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam schools adjust to rising COVID cases

Hoquiam High School and middle school students returned to online learning on Monday after 35 positive COVID-19 cases…

Grays Harbor Transit said weekend service could return in January 2022. (File photo)

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Grays Harbor weekend transit service unlikely until 2022

The lack of qualified drivers has led Grays Harbor Transit to announce weekend service will not resume until…

Matt Talavera, a pharmacist for CVS, fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine outside the Life Care Center in Kirkland, where some employees were vaccinated on Dec. 28, 2020. Steve Ringman | The Seattle Times

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Pandemic’s fifth wave roars on

COVID-19 case counts in Grays Harbor County shot up again this week, with 429 new cases reported the…