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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Abby Billie is a single mother of three from Aberdeen juggling shift work with child care. From left, Emmalin, 6, Isabella, 2, Abby, and Gabriella, 9.

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The child care dilemma … local families share their struggles

Lack of child care impacts a lot of families in the region, for a variety of reasons. Many…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Gov. Jay Inslee congratulated Hoquiam High School students on their Food Ball victory over Aberdeen as he began his talk Wednesday.

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Gov. Inslee talks homelessness, health care, economy with Daily World editorial board

Gov. Jay Inslee stopped by the Daily World offices during his tour of Twin Harbors schools Wednesday and…

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Wild Olympics Act passes U.S. House of Representatives

The divisive Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act passed out of the U.S. House of…

COURTESY WILD OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN                                 A temperate rainforest in the South Quinault Ridge, part of the proposed wilderness area described in the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

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Wild Olympics Act could get House vote this week

Congressman Derek Kilmer’s Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is expected to receive a vote…

COURTESY YMCA OF GRAYS HARBOR                                 There are quality day care providers in Grays Harbor County, but the demand is much higher than the current providers can supply. Here preschool students enjoy watercolor painting at the YMCA of Grays Harbor’s facility on Simpson Avenue in Hoquiam.

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Lack of day care options a strain on county’s overall economy

Policy makers and business leaders across the state refer to scarce child care options as a crisis and…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Simpson Avenue in downtown Hoquiam will get an upgrade, along with the entire stretch of 101 through much of Hoquiam and downtown Aberdeen, with a paving and sidewalks project the Department of Transportation plans to begin as early as Feb. 18.

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State set to repave 101 through Hoquiam, Aberdeen

A four-mile paving and sidewalks improvement project that starts on the west end of Hoquiam and goes along…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 The scaffolding and sheeting hiding the brick exterior of Emerson Manor in Hoquiam started coming down Feb. 5 as a major renovation project reaches its conclusion.

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Emerson Manor gets improvements while historical integrity preserved

As the scaffold and sheeting that covered Hoquiam’s Emerson Manor for many months came down over the last…

COURTESY YMCA GRAYS HARBOR                                 Mary Winkle teaches students at the YMCA of Grays Harbor preschool program.

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The Y and Willapa project get large day care grants

YMCA of Grays Harbor gets $800,000 to facilitate purchase, renovate additional facility

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 The metal “rosebuds” on the north side of Hoquiam Manor connect the exterior bricks to the interior structure to prevent bricks from breaking loose during seismic activity.

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$32 million in upgrades complete on local affordable housing units

Upgrades and improvements to nearly 500 local affordable housing units, made possible by $32 million funding provided by…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 The sign on a house in the 300 block of Eklund Avenue shows the home has been condemned by the City of Hoquiam. It’s one of two “chronic nuisance” properties the city condemned Jan. 28.

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‘Chronic nuisance’ properties condemned in Hoquiam

Nuisance properties are more than just a nuisance. They can create serious health and safety issues for entire…

COURTESY WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM                                 The Coast Guard City USA celebration in Westport tentatively scheduled for Feb. 7 will be postponed until later in May, around Memorial Day Weekend, to accommodate the schedules of officials who wish to attend.

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Westport Coast Guard City celebration tentatively scheduled for late May

Westport was named an official Coast Guard City USA in August, becoming the first such city in Washington…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Cosmopolis firefighters pose with the department’s new fire engine, unveiled Sunday morning.

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Cosi rolls out first new fire engine in more than 30 years

Special election April 28

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers and retired Aberdeen Police officer Tom Siress talk after the memorial service for Hoquiam Police Officer Phil High Saturday in Ocean Shores.

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“Steady, professional” Hoquiam Police Officer Phil High remembered

Family, friends and first responders gathered at the Ocean Shores Convention Center Saturday to remember Hoquiam Police Officer…