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County wastewater treatment plants earn performance awards

Ecology recognizes Elma, Montesano, Satsop Business Park and Westport plants

Three arrested for theft of $50,000 in Grays Harbor PUD copper. (Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office)

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$50K copper theft investigation leads to arrests

On Aug. 16, Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office deputies began investigating the theft of approximately $50,000 worth of copper…

Jeff Clemens / Chinook Observer
First responders scan the Pacific Ocean off of North Cove for a reported missing boat.

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Extensive search for suspected boat sinking comes up empty

At 4:39 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, the Pacific County 911 Communications Center received a 911 call that…

Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times
The Zigzag Interagency Hotshot Crew gets ready to cross Lake Cushman on Thursday to work on the Bear Gulch fire. This day, the wildland firefighters were improving space around homes on the northwest side of the lake.

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Bear Gulch Fire grows to 8,701 acres, 13% contained

Despite 434 firefighters and support crew battling the Bear Gulch Fire on the north side of Lake Cushman,…

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Obituaries

Stanley Lattin

Stanley Lattin was born in York, Nebraska in 1941 to Ray and June Lattin. He died at St.…

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Obituaries

Carol Johanna Burich

On Aug. 18, 2025, 87-year-old Carol Johanna Burich entered eternity with God and was reunited with her husband…

CJ Ripley / Ocean Shores

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Your Ocean Shores survival guide to busybodies

Ocean Shores is not merely a coastal town — it’s a Petri dish of human behavior, a place…

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Ferguson and WA leaders right to resist Bondi bullying

The letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to Gov. Bob Ferguson was less a legal notice than…

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Pushing homeless people away solves nothing

The U.S. Supreme Court last year provided some leeway for cities dealing with homelessness. But difficulties remain.

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Aberdeen School Board appoints Mardi Emard-Colburn to fill vacancy

Aberdeen High School and Grays Harbor College alum replaces Jessica Jurasin

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Stafford Creek Corrections Center inmates walk to receive their various degrees from Grays Harbor College.

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Grays Harbor College honors graduates at Stafford Creek Corrections Center

On Aug. 14, Grays Harbor College honored 74 graduates at a Commencement Ceremony at Stafford Creek Corrections Center.

John Shaw
Washington State Parks commissioners recently toured South Beach state parks.

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Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission visits South Beach

Fact-finding mission spans three parks and includes meetings with staff, stakeholders

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The Senate chambers at the Washington state Capitol.

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Remote participation now firmly embedded in WA Legislature

A leading advocate said Washington is a model for the nation on how to open the door for…