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Aberdeen School District renderings
An architect’s drawing of the proposed Harbor Learning Center in Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen planning for new Harbor Learning Center

School board gets a look at architectural renderings

Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office
Back in February, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force served a search warrant at Shawn Sinnett’s home on Pioneer Road in Central Park and Sinnett was arrested. Sinnett’s home was searched and a large amount of evidence was seized.

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Sinnett sentenced to more than 14 years in prison

Aberdeen man was convicted of numerous crimes on Aug. 29

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PUD plans South Beach outage

The Grays Harbor Public Utility District is notifying South Beach residents of a planned power outage that will…

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The Pacific Northwest is predicted to be heading back into a typical rainy autumn.

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Seasonal climate outlook promising for drought-hit Northwest

Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho should receive above-normal amounts of rain in October through December, bringing…

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Harbor Learning Center tightens security due to threat

Aberdeen Police Department launches investigation

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KMUN restructures amid cuts; more music, local news and goodbye NPR

Astoria’s KMUN, a local community radio station, is restructuring its broadcast programming after federal cuts erased 20% of…

Kyndra Burkland photos / For The Daily World
Ma and pa bucking was one of the events at Saginaw Day Logging Show on Saturday.

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Saginaw Day Logging Show has another successful run

On Saturday, the 24th Annual Saginaw Day Logging Show took place in the field next to the Brooklyn…

Otto Rabe / The Chronicle
The Little Bit General Store in Oakville was hit by a driver under the influence on Monday, Aug. 18, now boarded up for repair on Aug. 27.

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Oakville ‘Little Bit’ up and running weeks after teen crashes through building

Businesses use contingency — that is, backup — plans to address both expected and unexpected events that might…

Jan Wieser
Birders watch for birds at a past Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge during the Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival.

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The Grays Harbor Audubon Society — 30 years of birding on the Harbor

The Grays Harbor Audubon Society may be the smallest chapter in Washington state, but over the course of…

Luke Whittaker / Chinook Observer
Dungeness crab are loaded in totes for delivery on Jan. 16 at the Port of Peninsula, in Nahcotta. Willapa Bay, designated as Catch Area 60C, accounted for slightly over 1 million pounds, nearly 9% of the state total.

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Commercial crabbers cap exceptional 2025 season

Washington commercial crabbers have hauled in their gear for the year, capping one of the most lucrative seasons…

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Outdoor burn restrictions lessened

With the recent moderation in weather, the Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal’s Office and Fire Districts are lessening…

Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
Oysters on the grill at Lytle Seafoods in Hoquiam.

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GGHI conducts Showcase Grays Harbor tour of North Beach

Stops include Coastal Interpretive Center, Oyhut Bay, Seabrook and Lytle Seafoods

Amanda Cowan / The Columbian files
A sea lion swims in circles near Who Song & Larry’s Restaurant and Cantina along the Columbia River in 2021. The federal government recently renewed permits to remove salmon-munching sea lions without much pushback.

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Feds greenlight killing more sea lions to protect endangered salmon as controversy fades

The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions…