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Crews working under contract with the state Department of Transportation did some clearing work along the slide on Highway 101 Cosi Hill this week as they begin work to shore up the slide that’s kept the roadway to one lane since January 2020. (Courtesy Department of Transportation)

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Work progressing on 101 slide area

Quigg Bros. Construction crews did some clearing work at the end of August as they prepare to dive…

Travelers are advised to prepare for ferry delays on Labor Day weekend.

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Washington State Ferries cruise toward a rocky Labor Day weekend

Canceled sailings at Washington State Ferries could worsen for Labor Day weekend as crew shortages and quarantines continue…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The grounds of the Westport Maritime Museum will be the place to be for seafood Saturday, not to mention arts and crafts vendors. The 74th annual seafood festival returns this year after a pandemic-related year off in 2020.

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Seafood and Corvettes: Two of Westport’s favorite festivals return Saturday

It’s going to be a busy Saturday in Westport.

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD KBKW’s longtime Coffee Talk morning radio personality Doug McDowell gave his last broadcast from the Hoquiam Farmer’s Market on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, 2021. The place was packed with listeners and numerous former and current elected officials. Here McDowell is greeted by Port of Grays Harbor Commissioner Tom Quigg. McDowell’s wife, Lorie, is in the foreground.

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Longtime Harbor morning talk radio host signs off

After decades in the broadcast business, KBKW NewsTalk morning show host Doug McDowell gave his final broadcast at…

Courtesy of Department of Fish and Wildlife Nine straight days of razor clam digging at select beaches begins Sept. 17, 2021. High populations have allowed the limit to be raised from 15 to 20.

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State announces 62 days of tentative razor clam digs in 2021

Daily limit raised to 20 clams

The Westport Maritime Museum will be hosting an “ask the experts” forum on the main stage at the Grayland Community Hall Driftwood Festival Saturday and Sunday. Beachcombing and glass floats experts Alan Rammer (pictured) and Walt Pich will be on the panel. Visitors can learn about beachcombing and Japanese glass fishing floats, and can bring their own finds in to have the experts fill them on their origins. Pich has authored what are considered the definitive guides on glass floats and will have his books available for purchase at the event. (Courtesy Westport Maritime Museum)

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Ask the experts about glass floats at Grayland Driftwood Festival

The Westport Maritime Museum will be hosting an “ask the experts” forum on the main stage at the…

South County Fire paramedic Larry Hadland, left, hands a proof of vaccination card while emergency medical technician Kim Sharpe vaccinates Abel Cordova, 63, at his home on April 20, 2021. Cordova was unable to travel for a vaccination. Greg Gilbert |The Seattle Times

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County public health director: unvaccinated population putting strain on county’s hospitals

The vast majority of COVID-19 cases during this fifth wave of the pandemic is coming from unvaccinated people,…

The North Shore Levee would begin on the west side of the Wishkah River, protecting properties from flooding like that seen here in a photo from December 2018. (File photo)

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Aberdeen commits $7 million to North Shore Levee

Council debates use of armory fire settlement funds while museum future remains undecided

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After a storm, the sun sometimes emerges at First Beach in La Push, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where a visitor clambers on massive driftwood. Kristin Jackson | Seattle Times

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COVID-19 case rates skyrocket on Olympic Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula public health officer continues to urge residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as case…

Richard Read | Los Angeles Times, file photo Exit lanes from Point Roberts sit empty at the local Canadian border station, which was shut down to all but essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Canadian border opened 2 weeks ago — how many people are taking advantage of it?

The number of noncommercial travelers crossing from the U.S. into Canada more than doubled in the first week…

courtesy of John Shaw Two historic Coast Guard motor lifeboats entered the Westport Marina on Aug. 16, 2021. Both boats were donated for display to the Westport South Beach Historical Society.

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Historic Coast Guard vessels donated to Westport Maritime Museum

Two historic U.S. Coast Guard vessels left Astoria and Warrenton in Oregon on Aug. 16 for the short…

A catalytic converter. Thefts of catalytic converters are on the rise in Grays Harbor County. Dave Killen | The Oregonian, File

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Arrests made in catalytic converter thefts

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in Grays Harbor County.