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Road work to begin on State Route 109 north of Moclips

As early as Wednesday, State Department of Transportation maintenance crews were to begin removing debris along State Route…

Rep. Jim Walsh

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Rep. Walsh: use of ghost bills to pass tax hikes ‘unconscionable’

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, isn’t happy with the way the Legislature passed four major tax increases in the…

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Candidates step forward as filing week opens

Story updated Monday at 5:30 p.m.

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Candidates list grows, especially in Ocean Shores

Still few contested races in county

Pete Papac

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Pete Papac, founder of Papac Logging, dies

Pete Papac of Montesano, founder of Papac Logging and an internationally-known big game hunter, died Tuesday, May 7,…

FILE PHOTO                                The Hillier Union Building at Grays Harbor College was built in 1957, and the college continues to seek $41 million in state funding to build a 3-story replacement that would house most student services in one central location and include an events center.

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New union building at GHC misses cut on state funding

Funds for the construction of a new student union building at Grays Harbor College did not make the…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Executive Director Brandi Bednarik stands on the dock that normally hosts the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain. Contractors recently repaired a portion of the dock, which should allow the tall ships to return for the Aberdeen Splash Festival in July.

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Historical Seaport dock repairs pave way for tall ships to return home in July

The dock at the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport is under repair and is expected to be ready to…

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Hoquiam teacher pleads guilty to charges related to false threat

This story was updated at 10:50 a.m. May 10, 2019.

COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                The “Heron Street Bridge” option was the favorite Heron Street Bridge replacement option among the 1,000 or so who completed a survey of four options in April. The Department of Transportation is hoping to officially announce its preferred option at a public forum in June.

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DOT nearing ‘preferred option’ for Heron Street Bridge replacement

Predesign work due by the end of June

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Tom Flink and his wife, Wendy, with a wedding photo of Tom’s parents, John and Laura Flink. Laura Flink disappeared some time after leaving Aberdeen on a drive to Moclips 50 years ago.

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Gone girl: the disappearance of Laura Flink

Laura Flink was 21 years old when she left her Aberdeen home for Moclips Feb. 21, 1969, to…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Secretary of State Kim Wyman talks with a resident of the Channel Point Village retirement community after speaking there Thursday afternoon.

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Secretary of state, state historian talk living history in Hoquiam

State Historian: ‘There are a lot of stories here that need to be recorded’

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$10 million for North Shore Levee in 2019-21 state capital budget

Hoquiam fared well in the recently passed 2019 state capital budget, with $1,152,403 going directly to the city…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Hoquiam School District employees gathered at the Hoquiam High School library prior to Tuesdays special school board meeting. The board later voted 4-1 in favor of a resolution to cut 19 school positions in the face of a $2 million budget deficit in the 2019-20 school year.

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Hoquiam school board approves cuts

The Hoquiam School Board approved the reduction of 19 school district positions at a special meeting Tuesday.