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Photo Courtesy of Elma High School Most of the Elma High School students who won state competitions for SkillsUSA will compete at Nationals in Atlanta later this month. From left to right: Nancy Ramirez, Emma Spalding (who is not competing at Nationals), Payton Simmons, Samuel Gillis, Delayne Hanson, Torrey Thompson, Grace Smith and Kara Heley. Not pictured: Lindsey Blackett, Lillian Bossard and Olivia Niemi.

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Elma High School students heading to Atlanta for SkillsUSA event

With the workforce being a pinnacle staple of society, one of the hardest parts of work is simply…

Photo Courtesy of Elma High School Samuel Gillis gives a speech after being elected Washington Future Farmers of America Association President at Three Rivers Convention Center on May 14, 2022, in Kennewick.

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Elma High School graduate elected FFA state president

Finding the correct path in life is never easy. Whether it’s trying to find the right college to…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World Aberdeen Police Sgt. Art Laur, left, and Aberdeen Fire Chief Tom Hubbard, talk on Thursday June 2, about the preparations Aberdeen, and Grays Harbor County, have made in order to respond to a potential school shootings. Spearheading the plan is just one of the many “hats,” that Hubbard — who retired on Friday June, 10, 2022 — has worn in the 27 years he’s served Aberdeen.

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Retiring Aberdeen Fire Department Chief Hubbard thanks many

Two days before Aberdeen Fire Department Chief Tom Hubbard’s retirement on Friday, June 10, he thanked the city,…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World As of Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the intersection at East Market Street, F Street, and Fuller Way, will close. The three-way intersection is expected to stay closed until September, when the roundabout project is expected to finish, said Nick Bird, city engineer for the city of Aberdeen. The traffic will be diverted one block north to East 1st Street.

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Aberdeen roundabout project entering phase two

Just like in the Midwest where the two seasons are winter and construction, the same applies to the…

An up-close look at the Interstate 5 bridge Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2018, from the Washington side. Mark Graves | The Oregonian | TNS | File Photo

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Vancouver City Council discusses tolls, equity as I-5 Bridge plan moves forward

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s locally preferred alternative — something that has been years in the making —…

The Daily World | File Photos In an active shooter drill from April 28, 2018, victims are laid outside the 200 Building at Grays Harbor College. “Deceased” victims are placed with their arms crossed over their chests so medical personnel know to attend to other victims.

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‘Make them think under stress’

About two weeks after 19 students and two teachers were shot and killed on Tuesday, May 24, at…

A sign for Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen encourages people to apply online. The Daily World | File Photo

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GH College gets $2.87M for Upward Bound programs

A federally-funded program aimed at helping high school students from low income families pursue higher education gave $2.87…

Allen Leister | The Daily World While Washington state holds an average gas price of $5.40, it’s not uncommon to see even higher prices across Grays Harbor County, such as at the Chevron station in Cosmopolis.

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Washington state has the 4th highest average gas price in the country

People will be feeling a bigger pinch in their wallet after gas prices surged to a record high…

Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World The Ocean Shores Police Department, located at 577 Point Brown Ave. NW, was intended to serve as a temporary structure when it was erected in 1990. As the population of Ocean Shores has expanded by approximately 6,000 residents since that time, the police force has grown in both officers and administrative personnel, while remaining in the same space.

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Ocean Shores residents to decide on new police station

Ocean Shores residents will have a $12 million decision to make in November after the City Council passed…

Paul James Bieker, of Tacoma, was convicted of rape in the first degree on Friday, June 3, at Grays Harbor County Superior Court. Erika Gebhardt | The Daily World

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Tacoma man convicted of rape of teenage girl in 2003

A 51-year-old Tacoma man was found guilty of rape in the first degree on Friday, June 3, of…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Ocasio Rodriguez, of the Coast Guard Honor Guard, carefully transports the U.S. Flag in front of Master Chief Shane Caroll, Command Master Chief for the Coast Guard’s 13th District, during a Colors presentation on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the city of Westport’s Coast Guard City Designation Ceremony inside Westport Maritime Museum’s McCausland Hall.

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Westport honored as Coast Guard City

A cold, drizzly day that saw people walking in jackets and the many downtown flags whipping in the…

Bryan Scott Moore’s family — his sister Caitlin, and his parents Audrey and John Moore — lay a single blue flower and a Lagunitas Brewing’s “A Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale” at his memorial on Sunday, May 29, 2022, after “The Blessing of the Fleet” at Fisherman’s Memorial in Westport. “Cold beer was pretty much his favorite,” Bryan’s father said. (Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World)

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2022 Blessing of the Fleet brings families and friends together

For more than 50 years, Grays Harbor County residents have gathered to mourn their loved ones lost at…

PWV's Merissa Frasier celebrates after a single against Adna in the 2B state title game at Yakima Gateway Sports Complex May 28.

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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley ends ‘special’ season with state championship

Titans send retiring head coach Ken Olson out in style, beating Adna 11-0 for 2B state title