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Jeffrey Vrabec, Jerome Green Sr., Beverly Miller

The view from inside the operations center at the heart of the interstate 5 bridge on Oct. 25, 2018. Mark Graves | The Oregonian | File Photo

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I-5 Bridge project staff says Oregon will administer tolling

Tolling for the proposed new Interstate 5 Bridge will be administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, the…

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Hoquiam Middle School teacher Megan Pumphrey officiates a game at the WIAA state basketball tournament in Yakima. Pumphrey was the only female referee present at the A-tournament level.

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Local educator defies tradition as female referee

When Megan Pumphrey steps on to the court, she becomes an unanticipated role model. She’s not a player,…

The Washington state Capitol building in Olympia. Victoria Ditkovsky | Dreamstime | TNS | File Photo

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State budget funds 19th District projects

This year’s shortened legislative session in Olympia has proven fruitful for the 19th Legislative District, as the area’s…

Jennifer Buchanan | The Seattle TImes | TNS 
Three Seattle bicycle officers cross 3rd Avenue at Pike Street on Monday, March 14, 2022, in downtown Seattle.

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Downtown Seattle’s crime, inequity issues can get better

Seattle-area officials and urbanist Richard Florida agree: The prognosis for downtown COVID-19 recovery is good, if stakeholders can…

Eagles Landing, a retail development located at the intersection of Washington State Route 8 and U.S. Route 12, is the future location of a new Arby's franchise in Elma, according to Elma Chief of Police Sue Schultz. Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World

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Grays Harbor cities manage changing demographics

Growth. That was the word on the mind of Grays Harbor County’s civic leaders on Tuesday, March 22,…

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Helen Eunice Miller

Helen Eunice Miller passed away on March 11, 2022.

Obituaries

Lynn Harris Gadwa

After a long period of declining health, Lynn Harris Gadwa passed away at the family home on Jan.…

The seven ceremonial M1 Garand rifles, which were scratched up between the time they were stolen and when they were recovered, were all present and accounted for when members of the Elma VFW Bill Mann Post met March 9, 2022, at the Elma Grange.

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Rifle theft from deceased veteran ‘a kick in the chest’ for his best friend

When a Navy veteran died in Elma recently, someone stole seven ceremonial M1 Garand rifles that were to…

Mark Morical | The Bend Bulletin | TNS | File Photo
Tony Barnes and Cindy Morical, both of Vancouver, Washington, hike along the Angel’s Rest Trail in the Columbia River Gorge on July 5, 2021.

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Adventure blossoms in the Columbia River Gorge

Wildflowers aren’t the only seasonal visitors that start popping up in abundance all over the Columbia River Gorge…

The Cosmopolis Fire Station 76. DAILY WORLD | FILE PHOTO

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New fire chief appointed in Cosmopolis

After nearly three months with an unstaffed volunteer fire department, the city of Cosmopolis has taken a step…

Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World 
Josh Debruler, of the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival, prepares a sold-out crab dinner on Sunday, March 20, 2022. This was the first year the Port Angeles-based team paired up with the Razor Clam Festival to expand seafood offerings at the annual event in Ocean Shores.

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Razor Clam Festival brings thousands of people to Ocean Shores

Sunny days are few and far between in Grays Harbor this time of year, but an exception was…

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Paul Arthur Waldref

Paul Arthur Waldref, age 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2022.