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Arlene Leona WilliamsOct. 8, 1930 – March 13, 2026

Arlene Leona Williams died at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington on March 13, 2026.

Grays Harbor Conservation District
Grays Harbor Stream Team is holding a Macroinvertebrate Sampling Program this spring and summer.

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Grays Harbor Stream Team: Sign up to be a Macroinvertebrate IDer

A Macroinvertebrate Sampling Program is planned for this spring and summer, and it’s free and open to all…

Aberdeen School District
25th Aberdeen Rotary Business Week

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Aberdeen Rotary Business Week

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A necropsy underway on the Willapa River on Monday.

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‘Willapa Willie’ suffered malnutrition, internal injuries

Gray whale likely swam upriver ‘because it was already in a very debilitated state’

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This week’s Book Nook features Seabrook authors series and much more

Seabrook’s Beachside Author Series

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On April 2, the Oakville Drama Club presented Dorothy and the Magical Land of Oz. The cast consisted of 17 students from first to sixth grades, and junior Evelyn-Rose Cone was the director. Claire Heller portrayed the guard who is preventing Sadie Bird (Dorothy) Adeline George (Scarecrow), Baylei Zeller (Tinman) and Benton Myer (Lion) from seeing the wizard.

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From the Wings: A staging of Dorothy and the Magical Land of Oz and Cinderella

As the black, homemade curtain was pulled closed, signaling the end of Dorothy and the Magical Land of…

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Then-executive director of TRL Cheryl Heywood speaks during the grand opening of the Timberland Regional Library in Randle on Saturday, Jan. 11. Heywood resigned her post in late March.

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TRL begins search for new executive director

Process begins with selecting an interim executive director to steady Timberland Regional Library ship

John C. Hughes
The Daily World

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When silence becomes complicity, democracy withers

DEAR READER: On Good Friday, in the Aberdeen Safeway parking lot, I was scolded — gently at first…

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Public Health offers free diabetes workshops

The next round of Grays Harbor County Public Health’s free self-management diabetes workshops is right around the corner.

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On April 4, the city of Elma dedicated a Little Book Depoe in honor of Dee Depoe’s 45 years of service with Timberland Regional Library. Pearl Collette created the shorter Little Free Library and Scout member Abby Roussard created the taller Little Free Library.

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Dee Depoe: Celebrating a career spent championing literacy

The city of Elma dedicated a ‘Little Book Depoe’ in honor of Dee Depoe’s 45 years of service…

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During its city council meeting on April 6, the city of Elma held a rededication of a plaque honoring WWI soldiers and sailors. Tyler Marriott (pictured fourth from left in the back), the judge advocate for Post 1948 and past state commander, restored the plaque. In attendance for the rededication were VFW and Rolling Thunder members.

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City of Elma rededicates plaque honoring WWI soldiers and sailors

Following the call to order of the Elma City Council meeting on Monday, April 6, the first item…

Tessa Bailey will appear at the Westport Winery Garden Resort to release the Collector’s Edition of Hook, Line, and Sinker on April 11.

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Tessa Bailey to release collector’s edition early at Westport Winery event

New York Times best-selling author will be on hand to promote Hook, Line and Sinker and meet fans…

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U.S. Rep. Emily Randall stands before the Ocean Shores audience on Friday.

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U.S. Rep. Emily Randall visits Harbor

Congresswoman tours HRH, levee site in Hoquiam and holds town hall in Ocean Shores