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Courtesy of Summit Pacific Medical Center Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, pictured, and Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital in Aberdeen are feeling the strain of the fifth wave of the COVID pandemic, having to divert patients at times to out of county facilities, which adds strain to the county’s EMS services.

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‘The system is overwhelmed:’ fifth wave stretches hospitals, EMS thin

The emotional toll on Grays Harbor County’s EMS and hospital workers during the fifth wave of the COVID…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The officially-closed TASL homeless tent camp in a parking lot at Aberdeen City Hall has grown to hold about 20 people in the last month, and the city has little legal authority to clear it.

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Frustration shows during homeless discussion at Aberdeen council meeting

What began as a first reading of an ordinance regarding state-mandated requirements for zoning for homeless shelters turned…

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Young fairgoers pet a goat at the 2021 Grays Harbor County Fair. Fairgrounds managers are currently seeking grants to make improvements, including one for a feasibility study on a new livestock barn.

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Fairgrounds seek grants for improvements

A number of infrastructure and renovation projects could be in store for Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma…

daily world File photo Grays Harbor County Emergency Management has been recognized by the National Weather Service for its work in making sure Grays Harbor County is prepared for severe weather events, like heavy rains that created flooding near Satsop in January 2020.

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Grays Harbor Emergency Management recognized

Grays Harbor County Emergency Management has been selected as a Weather Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador of Excellence by…

daily world File photo Two classrooms at McDermoth Elementary School in Aberdeen have been quarantined after positive COVID-19 cases.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam schools adjust to rising COVID cases

Hoquiam High School and middle school students returned to online learning on Monday after 35 positive COVID-19 cases…

Grays Harbor Transit said weekend service could return in January 2022. (File photo)

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Grays Harbor weekend transit service unlikely until 2022

The lack of qualified drivers has led Grays Harbor Transit to announce weekend service will not resume until…

Matt Talavera, a pharmacist for CVS, fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine outside the Life Care Center in Kirkland, where some employees were vaccinated on Dec. 28, 2020. Steve Ringman | The Seattle Times

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Pandemic’s fifth wave roars on

COVID-19 case counts in Grays Harbor County shot up again this week, with 429 new cases reported the…

Low water conditions on the Humptulips River near the town of Humptulips. This photo is from 2019, when there was a comparatively similar dry spring and summer in Grays Harbor County. (Courtesy Department of Ecology)

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2020-21: The water year of surprises

When water managers talk about the 2020-21 water year, they describe it beginning in October and ending in…

photo by Gold Rush Larry Tsunoda, of Shoreline, will get a $10,000 check Saturday for this Chinook, which is the largest in the 2021 Westport Charterboat Association derby.

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Westport salmon derby winners will get checks Saturday

The Westport Charterboat Association will hand out $11,500 in prize money on Saturday for the largest Chinook and…

Chinook salmon swim up a fish ladder at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Feather River Hatchery just below the Lake Oroville dam during the California drought emergency on May 27, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images

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Hot, dry summer impacts Chehalis Basin Chinook

Dead and dying spring Chinook salmon were found in the Newaukum River basin this summer.

photo by washington department of Fish and Wildlife The first nine days of razor clam digs for the 2021-22 season have been approved, starting with an early morning tide at Long Beach, Mocrocks and Twin Harbors beaches on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

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It’s a go: razor clam digs begin Friday

The first series of razor clam digs in the 2021-22 season have been approved by the Washington Department…

photo by Ben Winkelman Johnny Boggs competes in the challenging and entertaining obstacle pole competition at the 2021 Hoquiam Loggers Payday competition Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Olympic Stadium.

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Local loggers show their stuff at 2021 Hoquiam Loggers Playday

The 2021 Hoquiam Loggers Playday competition held Saturday, Sept. 11, at Olympic Stadium, as it has for more…

Dreamstime | TNS Eligible families are set to receive a third round of monthly child tax credit direct payments this week.

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3rd round of child tax credit payments go out this week

Eligible families are set to receive a third round of monthly child tax credit direct payments this week.