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On Aug. 14, Learning to Grow held a ribbon cutting for their newest location in Montesano. A week after opening, they were already at 60% capacity.

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Learning to Grow’s next chapter

Elma and Montesano: Providing childcare for Grays Harbor families

Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office
Even stealing scrap wood can lead to charges of trespassing and theft.

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Subject caught stealing wood off Weyerhaeuser land

On Monday, Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a theft in progress off U.S. Highway 101,…

Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office
Back in February, a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of Pioneer Road in Central Park led to an arrest of Shawn Sinnett.

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Aberdeen’s Sinnett convicted on multiple counts

Grays Harbor Drug Task Force made arrest in February

Obituaries

James “Jim” Wayman Ramey Jr.

James “Jim” Wayman Ramey Jr., 69, passed away at his home in Aberdeen, Washington on Aug. 15, 2025.

Dave Upthegrove

Commissioner of Public Lands

Opinion

DNR commissioner defends setting aside forest land

Last week, we took a major step forward for the future of Washington’s forests.

Dave Timmons

District Two Commissioner

Grays Harbor PUD

Opinion

Customer service: A responsibility and a pleasure

Occasionally the Grays Harbor PUD gets a call or email from a customer regarding a question, concern or…

David Quigg

News

David Quigg named CEO for Harbors Home Health Hospice

Hoquiam-based real estate broker had served as interim CEO since May

Obituaries

Service Notice

Glen ‘Butch’ Burgess

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To make searching the Wynooche Cemetery records easier, Deputy Clerk Chey Smith transcribed the records listed in the well-used cemetery book into an Excel file. Later, these records were migrated into an online database.

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Wynooche cemetery can now be visited online

When Chey Smith was hired as a deputy clerk for the city of Montesano in 2019, being the…

Bear Gulch Fire 2025
A firefighter moves hazard fuel while working on the Bear Gulch fire this summer. Many in the wildland fire community believe the leadership team managing the fire sent crews into an ambush by federal immigration agents.

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Firefighters question leaders’ role in Bear Gulch Fire immigration raid

Wildfire veterans believe top officials on the fire sent their crews into an ambush

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Aberdeen police remove abandoned RV

46-year-old resident faces misdemeanor charges

Barbara Weza photos / Chaplains of the Harbor
Chaplains on the Harbor staff pose with Harbor Roots Farm sign, which reads: ‘Healing the land and people together.’

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An old timber town’s ‘Freedom Church of the Poor’

In Grays Harbor, people with lived experience of poverty are working hand-in-hand with faith leaders to heal a…

Andrea Larry / WDFW
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials predict razor clam digging will open in early October.

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Razor clam digging expected to start in October

The turn to autumn-like weather brings anticipation of razor clam digging, among the coast’s most eagerly awaited recreation…