Site Logo
Hilary Franz

News

Hilary Franz talks Grays Harbor ties, run for congress

Congress hopeful says lands chief job gave her knowledge of housing issues, natural hazards

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World
Jade Black poses perfectly in-frame during a late summer photoshoot that was to show her Instagram followers how she does what she does — fine art self-portrait photography. Black takes her art seriously because she wants to help heal people through her art. Black was recently a featured artist at the Associated Arts Ocean Shores Arts & Crafts Festival.

News

Healing through art

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the winter 2023 issue of Washington Coast Magazine, a publication produced…

Traffic yields for a driver at the edge of the roundabout on Market Street in Aberdeen. The roundabout could get a facelift in 2024 after the city council approved Aberdeen's Parks and Recreation Director Stacie Barnum to apply for a $50,000 grant from Grays Harbor Community Foundation. While the overall council approved, not everyone was onboard as they cited concerns about safety for the drivers and the pedestrians who use the roundabout. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

News

Aberdeen City Council discusses concerns about roundabout art

The Aberdeen City Council voted for the application for grant funding that would allow for art to be…

Chief Brett Vance
Montesano Police Department

News

Montesano police chief retires after career dedicated to the area

An early selection as chief was followed by more than a decade in the seat

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World
Frosty the Snowman helps greet Bryson Walker’s neighbors to the winter wonderland he creates at 103 W. Eklund Ave., in Hoquiam. Walker’s neighbor, Daniel McPherson, called The Daily World because he thinks Walker does a great job with his elaborate display and “deserves some recognition.”

News

Hoquiam man’s holiday cheer lights up the neighborhood

“Deck the Halls” isn’t just a Christmas song for Bryson Walker. The Hoquiam man takes his holiday tradition…

The Daily World file photo
The 19,000-square-foot Quinault Wellness Center opened in Aberdeen in 2022.

News

Grays Harbor drug court partners with Quinault Wellness Center

Center will provide umbrella of treatments for court participants at less cost to county

John Pellegrini

News

City of Hoquiam’s night full of change

The city of Hoquiam went through a couple of roster changes between its city council and police force…

Grays Harbor County

News

Grays Harbor County adopts 2024 budget, seeks to close $3.1 million deficit

Projected spending appropriations will deplete county’s cash reserves by half

News

City of Hoquiam doubling monthly ambulance fee on Jan. 1

The city of Hoquiam held a public hearing Monday night at the city council meeting that shed light…

Clayton Franke / The Daily World
Matthew Wells, a reporter who has covered live music for The Daily World, plays an Alvarez acoustic guitar at Tinderbox Coffee Roasters in downtown Aberdeen on Monday, Dec. 11. Local musicians will throw a rock concert in his honor this Friday, Dec. 15.

News

Musicians to throw rock concert in journalist’s honor

Rock bands line up for eight-act display of gratitude for The Daily World’s music reporter

Clayton Franke / The Daily World
Bob Williamson of Brumfield Construction operates a bulldozer Thursday morning on the southern shoreline of Ocean Shores, where the company is building a large sand berm intended to stop waves from eroding public infrastructure this winter.

News

Sacrificial sand: Berm to hold off waves in Ocean Shores, for now

City starts work on emergency erosion solution to protect infrastructure on southern shoreline

Grays Harbor County elections employees Sue Wilson and Debby Hammer recount ballots by hand at the county elections office in Montesano on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Clayton Franke / The Daily World)

News

Recount ratifies Orr’s mayoral win

After two full days, recounts did not amend results in any races; Wills wins OS council race

Provided photo
From left Jakob DeAlexandro, Chelcee DeAlexandro, Masen Ayres, Ella DeAlexandro and Brooklyn Ayres show off bikes they received from Bicycles from Heaven, a collaboration between the Aberdeen Lions Club, Stafford Creek Corrections Center and the Salvation Army.

News

Put a smile on your child’s face

Every good parent wants to put a smile on their child’s face during the holidays. They want to…