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COURTESY VISUAL ENGINEERING RESOURCE GROUP                                The latest visualization of the Shoalwater Bay tsunami evacuation tower. The structure would stand at least 50 feet tall and is designed to hold 486 people. Design work is underway and the permitting process is expected to start this spring, with hopes of completed construction by October 2020.

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Design work underway for Shoalwater tsunami evacuation tower

With a lot of hard work by the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, a vertical tsunami evacuation tower near Tokeland…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Flames consume the Coast Seafood processing plant off State Route 105 behind the Ocean Spray plant Tuesday afternoon.

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Seafood processing facility in Markham burns Tuesday

A fire ripped through the Coast Seafood processing facility off State Route 105 near the Ocean Spray cranberry…

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Hoquiam schools announce plan to reduce staff

Hoquiam School District staff will be reduced by 19 positions – 8 through attrition and 11 by reduction…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Jaimie Green has worked at the Grays Harbor Communications Center for nearly 18 years, starting when she was just 18 years old.

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Answering the call

Grays Harbor 911 needs dispatchers

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Connie Allen talks about Wash Away No More’s “Shape the Shore” project. Local artist John Jones used a steel plasma cutter to create two statues to be placed at the end of Old State Route 105. The statues include a hole for photographers to aim through to help track the movement of the dynamic revetment protecting the North Cove shoreline.

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Dynamic revetment revealed as top choice for North Cove shoreline preservation

Dynamic revetment — the placement of cobble rock along coastal shorelines to protect them from erosion — is…

COURTESY WESTPORT SOUTH BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY                                A drawing for a premium 16-inch Japanese glass fishing float like this one will be held Saturday at noon during the Whale of a Sale at McCausland Hall. Terri Branson-Varga found this float and took it to the Grayland Driftwood Show on March 31 to show to beachcombing experts Alan Rammer, left, and John Anderson.

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Crab races, derby and more in Westport this weekend

A seafood feast, crab races, crab and clam derbies with cash prizes, and the annual Whale of a…

Officer-involved shooting in Montesano

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Officer-involved shooting in Montesano

Story updated April 17 at 10 a.m.

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Grays Harbor, Mason counties explore possibility of shared regional detention center

Updated April 22: The feasibility study on a regional criminal justice facility for Grays Harbor and Mason counties…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Dru Garson, CEO of Greater Grays Harbor Inc., right, introduces the panel at the opportunity zones presentation in Ocean Shores April 11. From left: Craig Nolte, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Kyle Wise, Thurston County Economic Development Council; Julie Knott, Clallam County Economic Development Council; and Melissa LaFayette, National Development Council.

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Opportunity zone funds could spur economic development

More than 70 people attended Greater Grays Harbor Inc.’s opportunity zone presentation in Ocean Shores April 11 to…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Keily Yemm, Tsunami Program Coordinator with the Washington State Military Department, shows the recently updated walking time tsunami evacuation route map for Aberdeen to Grays Harbor County Commissioner Randy Ross.

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New Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Cosi tsunami evacuation maps show walk times to safety

Recently updated tsunami evacuation maps include the estimated time it would take to walk to safety in Aberdeen,…

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Craft distillery legislation passes Senate, moves on to House

Legislation designed to allow the state’s craft distilleries to expand their retail offerings passed the Senate 42-3 Wednesday…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP A program where Hoquiam residents can split the cost of sidewalk repairs with the city got a financial boost earlier this month, an $18,000 grant to pay for the cost of seasonal laborers.

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City of Hoquiam and citizens again partnering on sidewalks

A City of Hoquiam program that shares the cost of sidewalk repair with residents got a boost from…

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Davis Creek timber sale bids out at more than $1.25 million

The high bid for the most recent City of Hoquiam timber sale came in at just under $1.25…