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During Invasive Species Awareness week, the Grays Harbor Noxious Weed Control board staff visited Aberdeen and Hoquiam high achools to present on invasive species and lead students on a weed walk to show the invasive species growing on their campus. At Hoquiam High School, Danika Davis, the Grays Harbor noxious weed coordinator, shows students where a patch of knotweed is growing and said that it would take nearly a decade to fully treat the patch.

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Wrapping up a successful Invasive Species Awareness Week

On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Grays Harbor Noxious Weed Control Board (GHNWCB) wrapped up a weeklong educational campaign…

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From left: Grays Harbor County Commissioner Vickie Raines, Ocean City Drainage District Commissioners Michelle Wiley, Stan Sturgeon and Jon Schleiger, and consultant Scott Boettcher.

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Ocean City drainage district commissioners sworn-in

UPDATED! The three newly appointed commissioners for the recently created Ocean City Drainage District — Stan Sturgeon, Michelle…

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Montesano is the county seat for Grays Harbor County.

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Where are Washington’s poorest counties?

Both Grays Harbor and Pacific counties among poorest counties in the state

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A recent Soup Day at the Cosmopolis Council and Community Center.

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Food bank and free meal directory

There are numerous organizations and agencies in and around Grays Harbor stepping into the breach feeding hungry people,…

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Blood moon full lunar eclipse over mountain in Thailand during a past “blood moon.”

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Total lunar eclipse will soon be visible in WA

Want to catch a glimpse of a lunar eclipse? You’ll have to stay up late in Washington state.

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Sea otters in a California estuary have proven to be an effective predators of invasive European green crab, but the same may not hold true in Willapa Bay.

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Calling all sea otters, but they may not defeat Willapa’s green crab invasion

“We are watching the end of Willapa Bay’s ecosystem in real time,” says shellfish farmer Warren Cowell, just…

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Elma High School.

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Elma schools placed on modified lock down

Elma PD takes precautions while searching area for suspect

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The Aberdeen Timberland Library.

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TRL slashes budget, plans layoffs

Despite public outcry, trustees vote to cut staff to help alleviate budget shortfall

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Hoquiam PD issues Medicare fraud alert

The Hoquiam Police Deaprtment has been informed of a scam currently circulating in the Grays Harbor area involving…

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WDFW invites public to two Olympic-Willapa Hills Wildlife Area virtual planning meetings

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will host two virtual public meetings on long-term management of…

From left: District 1 Commissioner Georgia Miller, new Interim Prosecuting Attorney Jason Walker and District 2 Commissioner Rick Hole. (Grays Harbor County Board of Commissioners)

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Walker: ‘It feels like I’ve come back home’

Interim Grays Harbor County prosecuting attorney grateful for opportunity

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Public input sought on proposed rules for use of motorized vehicles on WDFW-managed lands

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will host a virtual public meeting next week as part…

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In January, Bonnell Tree Technicians cut down the 12 berry-bearing English holly trees in the city of Elma’s Masonic Cemetery. English holly is on the Grays Harbor 2025 noxious weed list as a Class C.

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Tackling English holly trees in the city of Elma’s Masonic Cemetery

Since it’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, here’s a recent example of an effort to address invasive species in…