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Montesano is the county seat for Grays Harbor County.

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Where are Washington’s poorest counties?

Both Grays Harbor and Pacific counties among poorest counties in the state

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A recent Soup Day at the Cosmopolis Council and Community Center.

Life

Food bank and free meal directory

There are numerous organizations and agencies in and around Grays Harbor stepping into the breach feeding hungry people,…

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Blood moon full lunar eclipse over mountain in Thailand during a past “blood moon.”

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Total lunar eclipse will soon be visible in WA

Want to catch a glimpse of a lunar eclipse? You’ll have to stay up late in Washington state.

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Sea otters in a California estuary have proven to be an effective predators of invasive European green crab, but the same may not hold true in Willapa Bay.

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Calling all sea otters, but they may not defeat Willapa’s green crab invasion

“We are watching the end of Willapa Bay’s ecosystem in real time,” says shellfish farmer Warren Cowell, just…

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam’s Aaliyah Kennedy (23) and Cascade Christian’s Abigail Shelton compete for a rebound during the Grizzlies’ 47-37 loss in a 1A State Tournament opening-round game on Friday at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

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Twin Harbors Prep Basketball Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026

Hoquiam girls, Montesano boys teams season’s end with first-round losses

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Obituaries

Patricia Gloria Louise (McLean) Hole

Patricia Gloria Louise (McLean) Hole, 96, Aberdeen resident and former Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Weyerhaeuser, died…

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Obituaries

Robert ‘Rob’ Sherwood Anderson

Grayland resident Robert “Rob” Sherwood Anderson, passed away at Pacific Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hoquiam on Tuesday,…

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Obituaries

Robert ‘Bob’ Laurence AndersonMarch 5, 1933 – Feb. 7, 2026

Robert “Bob” Laurence Anderson, 92, passed away Feb. 7, 2026, at his home in Ocean Shores.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Former Hoquiam High School teacher and coach Wayne Ross, a pioneer of Harbor recreational softball, will be inducted into the 2026 National Senior Softball Association Hall of Fame on July 7 at the Wallace Marine Park in Salem, Oregon.

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Harbor softball pioneer Wayne Ross to be inducted into national hall of fame

Former Hoquiam resident who helped bring rec softball to the Harbor, selected for 2026 class

We Are the Champions! Lincoln Elementary’s championship 5th graders and coaches. (The Daily World)

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Aberdeen—Hoquiam 5th grade basketball tournament ends in a thriller

The brainchild of Hoquiam High School Athletic Director Shane Krohn, the 3rd annual Aberdeen-Hoquiam 5th Grade Boys Basketball…

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Opinion

Birdwatching with a chainsaw

BIRDWATCHING is my life. Most of my best birdwatching has been done with a chainsaw. Birdwatching with a…

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Opinion

The tale of two wallets

A couple of months ago my husband lost his wallet. We had been shopping in Olympia: Costco, Winco,…

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Slade Gorton in his office at the Gorton Center in Seattle in 2010. On the wall behind him are quills from his U.S. Supreme Court appearances.

Opinion

Defining moments for civil society and our commissioners

DEAR READER: Each morning that the U.S. Supreme Court is in session, clerks uphold one of its oldest…