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    DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                The head table at Greater Grays Harbor Inc.’s Lunch with the Mayors Tuesday featured, from left, Montesano Mayor Vini Samuel, Westport Mayor Rob Bearden, Ocean Shores Mayor Crystal Dingler, McCleary City Councilman Brycen Huff (Mayor pro tem in Brenda Orffer’s absence), Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman, Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave, Elma Mayor Jim Sorensen, and Cosmopolis Mayor Kyle Pauley. At the podium is Kris Koski, who spoke about the upcoming Aberdeen School District levies.
    Mayors share accomplishments, future plans at Greater Grays...
    By Dan Hammock • January 29, 2020 5:00 pm

    All nine Grays Harbor County cities were represented at the Greater Grays Harbor Inc. Lunch with the Mayors event Tuesday…

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    Westport residents rally against removal of city’s lone stoplight
    Westport residents rally against removal of city’s lone...
    By Dan Hammock • January 29, 2020 5:00 pm

    The State Department of Transportation doesn’t believe Westport’s single traffic light is necessary. Residents strongly disagree.

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    Hoquiam levy would help improve security, provide more than $3 million in additional state funding
    Hoquiam levy would help improve security, provide more...
    By Dan Hammock • January 28, 2020 4:30 pm

    The Hoquiam School District’s proposed 2020 two-year levy would make up for the “gap in state and federal funding” for…

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    Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Brice Woods receives an award for 365 days sober in the Grays Harbor County drug court program.
    Superior Court Judge Brown to retire
    By Dan Hammock • January 28, 2020 4:30 pm

    Grays Harbor County Superior Court Judge Stephen E. Brown has announced his retirement effective at the end of his current…

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    DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Rich Hartman of Five Star Dealerships, left, is a founding sponsor of the United Way Black and White Gala fundraiser. Paul Silvi, KING 5 sports anchor and the voice of Five Star’s radio ads, attends the fundraiser annually.
    Black White Gala again breaks a record
    By Dan Hammock • January 28, 2020 4:30 pm

    United Way event raises $178,000

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    Mayor’s tie-breaker vote approves GGH Inc., Hoquiam contract
    Mayor’s tie-breaker vote approves GGH Inc., Hoquiam contract
    By Dan Hammock • January 28, 2020 4:30 pm

    It took a tie-breaker vote from Mayor Ben Winkelman to break a City Council deadlock, but the City of Hoquiam…

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    COURTESY PHOTO                                Hank Cramer
    Celebrate country music’s roots at Galway Bay ABC3...
    By Dan Hammock • January 27, 2020 4:45 pm

    Celebrate the Irish roots of country music at Galway Bay’s sixth annual ABC3 Festival this weekend.

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    DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Montesano Moose Lodge Friday afternoon to share their memories of former Port of Grays Harbor Commissioner Chuck Caldwell.
    Chuck Caldwell’s legacy of community, family remembered at...
    By Dan Hammock • January 27, 2020 4:45 pm

    Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Montesano Moose Lodge Friday afternoon to share their memories of former Port of…

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    COURTESY PHOTO                                Hoquiam Police Officer Phillip High, second from right, was awarded the Grays Harbor Masonic Lodge Hoquiam Police officer of the year award in 2017. Also pictured from left are then-Hoquiam Mayor Jasmine Dickhoff, Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers, and retired Hoquiam Police Deputy Chief Don Wertanen.
    10-year veteran of the Hoquiam Police force dies
    By Dan Hammock • January 26, 2020 11:00 am

    Hoquiam Police Officer Phil High, a 10-year veteran of the force, died at his home in Ocean Shores last week….

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    DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Congressman Derek Kilmer, left, talks to Ocean Gold Seafood’s Al Carter in Westport Friday morning as commercial crab boats prepare for today’s season opener. Kilmer was in town to talk commercial and charter fishing with a group of charter, commercial, port and shellfish industry representatives.
    Congressman talks commercial fishing in Westport
    By Dan Hammock • January 24, 2020 4:30 pm

    With the Westport Marina bustling in preparation for the commercial crab opener today Saturday, representatives from recreational and commercial fishing…

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    COURTESY PHOTO                                David and Ellen Foscue at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.
    Adventure, curiosity and duty marked the life of...
    By Dan Hammock • January 23, 2020 4:10 pm

    Former Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge David Foscue died Monday night, the result of “an acute illness compounded by pulmonary…

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    Fast moving rotating storm prompted tornado warning
    Fast moving rotating storm prompted tornado warning
    By Dan Hammock • January 23, 2020 1:30 am

    A tornado warning issued for Aberdeen and Hoquiam late Tuesday afternoon brought with it plenty of anxiety, dark skies, strong…

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    COURTESY WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM                                The Westport commercial crab fleet and U.S. Coast Guard prep for the 2019 commercial crab season opener. This year’s opener north of Klipsan Beach is Saturday, Jan. 25.
    Commercial crab season north of Klipsan Beach opens...
    By Dan Hammock • January 21, 2020 4:45 pm

    The 2020 commercial Dungeness crab fishery north of Klipsan Beach will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to the Department…

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