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Barred owls, native to the eastern side of the U.S., have slowly made their way over to the west. In January 2025, five Northwest conservation groups joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls to protect the threatened northern spotted owl.

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Northwest conservation groups intervene in suit to defend the lethal removal of barred owls

Five Northwest conservation groups have joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls in…

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Harbor Happenings

Find out what’s coming up in and around Grays Harbor County.

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World Gone By

Go back in time and find out what life was like in the area decades ago …

Obituaries

Mildred Elaine Erickson

Mildred Elaine Erickson, 96, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Montesano, Washington.

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Author Sandy Crowell smiles for a photo with her new book “The Ravaged Forest” during an authors book signing event at Book ‘n’ Brush in Chehalis on Saturday, Dec. 21. The book is available on Amazon.

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Book details Chehalis Tribe efforts to hold feds accountable

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on a case, United States v. Mitchell, in 1983 that set…

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Dave Upthegrove, Washington’s new commissioner of public lands, leans against the Daniel J. Evans coastal redwood tree in Olympia on Thursday, his first day in office. The tree is named in honor of the former governor.

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Grays Harbor’s Suzie Q 73-acre timber sale on pause

In his first action as Commissioner of Public Lands, newly-inaugurated Dave Upthegrove announced on Friday an approximately six-month…

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Obituaries

Ella June Johnson

Ella June Johnson passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on Jan. 18, 2025.

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The Westport docks, and all the grounds around the Westport marina, are filled with crab pots waiting to be loaded for “Dump Day” in 2023.

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Court denies dismissal in crab price-fixing lawsuit

West Coast commercial crab fishers can pursue lawsuit against prominent seafood companies

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Marguerite Marshall, Laureal Plute, Shawn Bowyer, Ella Johnson

Marguerite M. Marshall

Aberdeen Police Department
This gun was confiscated from an Aberdeen teen after he brandished it during a dispute.

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Dispute over shoes leads to suspect pointing gun at victim

On Monday, Jan. 20, at 3:07 p.m., Aberdeen officers were dispatched to a weapons complaint in the 100…

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A backhoe operator lays cobble for the new berm along the south shore beach in Ocean Shores.

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Ocean Shores building a better berm

In the 1970s, a TV commercial for Chiffon Stick Margarine taught us, “It’s not nice to fool Mother…

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Gary Doyle tosses a baited crab trap into the Willapa Bay from the Toke Point Pier in Tokeland on Friday, Jan. 17.

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Tokeland crabbing: ‘ It’s unbelievable how good it is’

Tokeland, a small fishing town on the north side of Willapa Bay, has been a local hot spot…

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Coastal razor clam digs are tentatively scheduled starting Jan. 26. Pictured is Twin Harbors.

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WDFW approves more coastal razor clam digs

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal…