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Rep. Kilmer (D-WA06) toured downtown Hoquiam with City Administrator Brian Shay and Mayor Ben Winkleman on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. A stop along Levee Street provided a view of the proposed area for the North Shore Levee–West Segment along the Hoquiam River. Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World

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Kilmer locks down $9.95 million in federal funding for Aberdeen, Hoquiam levee projects

The Office of U.S. representative for Washington’s 6th Congressional District Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) on Wednesday, March 9,…

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Gordon W. Saul

Gordon W. Saul died Feb. 4, 2022, of Alzheimer’s.

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Nadine (Easter) Raubuch

Nadine (Easter) Raubuch passed away on Feb. 15, 2022.

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Cloud Brady, Kelley Bash

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Christopher Charles ‘Chris’ Bates

Christopher Charles “Chris” Bates, a partner in Hagen Bates Law Firm, passed away Feb. 28, 2022.

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Carl Steinhauer, Dan House

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Michael David Schneider

Michael David Schneider, 69, of Aberdeen, Washington, and Kihei, Maui, died on Feb. 24, 2022.

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Charles Christopher Douglass

Charles Christopher Douglass, a lifelong resident of Montesano, passed away at his home on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.

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Arthur Lewis Ackley Jr.

Arthur Lewis Ackley Jr. lost his battle with COPD on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.

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The Brooklyn School, founded in 1893, is home to the North River School District. Students will not be returning to the building until next week, after the state indoor mask mandate is lifted.

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The cost of defiance for North River School District

It’s been a busy week for Colin Nelson, the Interim Superintendent and Principal of the North River School…

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Blair Egbert Milliken Jr., Audrey Smith, Daniel Thein, Danny Bates

Patrons enjoy a Friday afternoon at Hoquiam Brewing Co. on Feb. 18, 2022. According to co-owner Rob Paylor, the recently expanded kitchen and dining menu has been well-received by the public and features "Northwest Brewery pub-style" cuisine. Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World

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Hoquiam business owners fight for revitalization

In 1899, rumors that Hoquiam might become the railroad’s Western terminus spurred a period of frantic growth. That…

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Wayne Milton Discher

Wayne Milton Discher, age 80, of Grayland, Washington, passed away at his home on Feb. 27, 2022.