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Mass COVID-19 vaccination site opens Wednesday in Grays Harbor County

Site by appointment only through Grays Harbor Public Health intake form

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Best bet for vaccinations: reach out personally to hospitals, pharmacies

It’s kind of the wild west out there when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.

The latest Department of Health Roadmap to Recovery data released Friday shows all the state’s region remaining in Phase 1 until at least Feb. 1.

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Entire state remains in Phase 1 in state’s Roadmap to Recovery

The entire state will remain in Phase 1 of the current Roadmap to Recovery plan to restart the…

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There are still large rocks and other debris on the hillside that will need to be removed and/or stabilized before State Route 109 just west of the Hoquiam city limits can reopen after a large slide covered the roadway Sunday, Jan. 17.

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Work begins on State Route 109 slide

A local contractor has begun clearing the woody debris from the large slide that has blocked State Route…

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A rendering of the proposed roundabout on Highway 12 near Walmart, a major component in the East Aberdeen Rail Separation Project.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam retain lobbying firm to work Legislature for major projects funding

North Shore Levee, rail separation project, West Segment North Shore Levee top list

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The view from the west side of the State Route 109 slide taken over the weekend.

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Unstable bank slows work on State Route 109 slide

An unstable slope above the latest slide on State Route 109 — just outside the Hoquiam city limits…

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Bids for a new waterfront park in Hoquiam on Adams Street will go out this winter. The City of Hoquiam hopes to have the park ready by the summer.

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City of Hoquiam calling for bids to convert scenic viewpoint into park

The City of Hoquiam plans to make a formal call for bids this winter to construct a new…

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Board of Health votes to end county syringe exchange program

The Grays Harbor County Board of Health passed a resolution Thursday to end the county’s syringe exchange program…

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This house on Riverside Avenue in Hoquiam, forfeited to the city after it was found to have a large illegal marijuana grow operation, is going on the market.

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Hoquiam home with ties to Operation Green Jade marijuana busts going on the market

A Hoquiam home with a bit of a recent “jaded” history is going on the market.

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Overstock.com ceases operations at Satsop Business Park

Company says it will still employ work-from-home local call center workers

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Oak Harbor woman killed, husband injured in Pacific Beach surf Sunday

An Oak Harbor woman was killed and her husband injured after a log rolled over them in the…

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Board of Health to consider discontinuation of needle exchange program Thursday

A meeting of the Grays Harbor County Board of Health has been called for 3 p.m. Thursday to…

In a Zoom conference, Coastal Caucus legislators outlined their priorities for the 2021 session at Greater Grays Harbor Inc.’s annual legislative sendoff Friday. Also joining was 6th Congressional District Rep. Derek Kilmer.

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New-look Coastal Caucus lays out priorities to 2021 legislative session

Economic recovery topped the list of the priorities of legislators from the 19th and 24th districts at Greater…