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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Memorial banners line the main street of Cosmopolis, the fruit of a years-long effort by a local veteran to collect the names of the war dead from the county.

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Lest we forget: Cosmopolis unveils banners remembering war dead

Grays Harbor County has given deeply of her children in service of the country

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Amanda Ransom, who sings and plays the keyboard with her Saturday night bandmates on May 20, smiles during a lively and fun performance at Mount Olympus Brewing. Ransom said playing the piano is in her blood.

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Talking music with Amanda Ransom

Amanda Ransom has a unique combination of skills as she tickles the ivories, plays guitar and sings with…

Clayton Franke / The Daily World A new scoreboard on the northwest end of the North Beach football field was installed earlier this month.

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New scoreboard shines at North Beach

North Beach Booster Club replaces dilapidated board for Hyak football program

Police are seeking a woman after she allegedly crashed a vehicle and left the scene in Aberdeen on Monday morning. (Courtesy photo / Aberdeen Police Department)

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Police searching for woman following car crash

It’s unknown if the driver was injured

Courtesy photo / Hoquiam Fire Department Firefighters from Aberdeen and Hoquiam responded to a fire at a residence in Hoquiam on May 20, rapidly knocking down the fire.

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Departments respond to Saturday structure fire in Hoquiam

A quick response saw the scene cleared in under two hours.

Courtesy of Jillanna Bickford / Elma Chamber of Commerce From left, of the Twin Harbors Wildlife Center: Sonnya Wilkins, president and co-founder, Corrie Hines vice president and co-founder, and Lauri Leirdahl, secretary, at the raptor flight building’s ribbon cutting ceremony on May 16.

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New pen key to recovery of hurt raptors

Flight building at wildlife center a training facility for sick and injured birds of prey

Mia Moore Marchant, a Hoquiam High School graduate who grew up in both Aberdeen and Hoquiam, wants her first feature film “Again Again” to “make Aberdeen look cool.” One of the main filming locations, the interior of a 35-feet-long by 7-feet-wide trailer, will serve as a serious plot point for the sci-fi romance picture. Marchant and her co-director, Alexa Feeney, will start filming on location in late June. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

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Filmmaker wants to ‘make Aberdeen look really cool,’

Mia Moore Marchant wants to make Aberdeen and Hoquiam stand out when she shoots her first feature film,…

Raymond police are seeking information on a missing 14-year-old last seen on Sunday. (Courtesy photo / Raymond Police Department)

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Raymond police seeking missing teen

He was last seen on Sunday afternoon

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Penny Jackowski, left, and Kimber Lawrence, right, wait in the parking lot at Oyhut Bay in their 1999 Jeep, named “Little Foot,” on Saturday, May 20.

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Rally of the rubber duck: 700 Jeeps flock to Ocean Shores for beach cleanup, three-day festival

As a sixth-grader, Leo Koch was assigned a science project: find a way to help the environment, and…

Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell’s widow Marian Bargewell, left, stands with her daughter Lauren Phillips in front of a statue dedicated to the late general, who is one of the most decorated active duty soldiers in U.S. history. Marian was grateful for the wide spread military presence there to honor her husband at the statue dedication at MG Eldon A Bargewell Delta Park, in Hoquiam. “It means more to me than I can even say,” Marian said.

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Hoquiam honors late-Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell

Many of Hoquiam’s veterans, residents and officials honored the late Major General Eldon A. Bargewell — a true…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World From left, Amanda Ransom, Chloe Pinckney, Graysen Foust and Mat Smaciarz play a cover-filled set on Saturday night at Mount Olympus Brewing. The band entertained the crowd with on-point renditions of Foo Fighters’ “Everlong,” Nirvana’s “Polly” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City.” When the band played a few country songs, including “Wide Open Spaces” by The Chicks, Ransom said it was “just kind of my vibe.”

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Amanda Ransom’s band a Saturday night highlight in Aberdeen

A clear Saturday night in Aberdeen set the stage for a band full of talented artists to show…

The Hoquiam School District Board of Directors on Thursday voted to shut down Central Elementary in 2025 at the earliest. (Hoquiam School Board)

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Hoquiam school board votes to close Central Elementary

Effort to consolidate district won’t move forward until at least 2025

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Sydney Renae, left, Stuart Ball, Bryce Romero, and Desiree Lindgren, were all smiles Wednesday night in celebration of Grays Harbor Young Professionals (GHYP) not only making it to its one-year anniversary, but thriving. The group, which Lindgren and Renae started, plucked Ball and Romero early to help GHYP grow. The first meeting for the group was at The Tap Room, so it just made sense to have the anniversary there.

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‘Building better together’

Desiree Lindgren and Sydney Renae are two people to know in Grays Harbor.