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JoAnn Marie Warness

JoAnn Marie Warness passed away on April 28, 2025, in Tacoma, Washington, at the age of 92.

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Janice Fay Smith

Janice Fay Smith, age 87, a lifetime resident of Hoquiam, died on May 2, 2025, at her residence…

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Janice Osina Sipila

Opinion

Rent cap will backfire — here’s what we should do instead

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and as bad as Washington’s housing market presently is,…

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The Fry Creek Pump Station in Aberdeen earned Public Works Project of the Year honors.

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Aberdeen Earns Public Works Project of the Year Award

Fry Creek Pump Station team honored by Washington Chapter of the American Public Works Association

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Hoquiam students walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Hoquiam high school and middle school students took part in a powerful walk on Tuesday to honor Missing…

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A commercial fisher caught this Chinese mitten crab east of Tongue Point along the Lower Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon, on April 22.

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Chinese mitten crab could be trouble for Washington

Wildlife officials are asking the public to report sightings of this long-legged, furry-clawed crustacean.

Jennifer Hennessey, with the Department of Ecology, speaks about canceled BRIC grants at a Chehalis Basin Board meeting in Grand Mound on Thursday, May 1.

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Chehalis Basin Board weathers storm after canceled federal funding

Grays Harbor County levee project was an early casualty of federal cuts

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Environmental advocate and Legacy Forest Defense Coalition staff member Josh Wright surveys the Freedom timber sale area.

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Freedom timber sale south of Lebam hangs in the balance

$240,000 bond demand limits conservation group’s options

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Corene Laaksonen

Corene Laaksonen, a devoted wife, has reunited with her beloved husband, Stanley Mitchel Laaksonen, in eternal peace. She…

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The Grays Harbor Community Foundation granted $50,000 for the Grays Harbor County Public Health’s mobile medical unit.

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Grays Harbor Community Foundation awarded $50,000 to Grays Harbor County Public Health for mobile medical unit

In the fall of 2024, the Grays Harbor Community Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to Grays Harbor County…