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Inslee talks financial aid during AHS visit

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Inslee talks financial aid during AHS visit

Gov. Jay Inslee came to the Twin Harbors Wednesday and pitched the state’s new programs for school and…

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Stevens School vote falling short, next count Friday

In initial ballot counting Tuesday, a bond measure to build a new Stevens Elementary School in Aberdeen was…

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Elma stadium falling short in bond vote

Most East County levy issues get strong backing

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Abby Billie is a single mother of three from Aberdeen juggling shift work with child care. From left, Emmalin, 6, Isabella, 2, Abby, and Gabriella, 9.

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The child care dilemma … local families share their struggles

Lack of child care impacts a lot of families in the region, for a variety of reasons. Many…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Gov. Jay Inslee congratulated Hoquiam High School students on their Food Ball victory over Aberdeen as he began his talk Wednesday.

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Gov. Inslee talks homelessness, health care, economy with Daily World editorial board

Gov. Jay Inslee stopped by the Daily World offices during his tour of Twin Harbors schools Wednesday and…

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Wild Olympics Act passes U.S. House of Representatives

The divisive Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act passed out of the U.S. House of…

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Stevens Elementary bond issue lags by narrowest of margins

Elma stadium bond issue still trails also

COURTESY YMCA OF GRAYS HARBOR                                 There are quality day care providers in Grays Harbor County, but the demand is much higher than the current providers can supply. Here preschool students enjoy watercolor painting at the YMCA of Grays Harbor’s facility on Simpson Avenue in Hoquiam.

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Lack of day care options a strain on county’s overall economy

Policy makers and business leaders across the state refer to scarce child care options as a crisis and…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Simpson Avenue in downtown Hoquiam will get an upgrade, along with the entire stretch of 101 through much of Hoquiam and downtown Aberdeen, with a paving and sidewalks project the Department of Transportation plans to begin as early as Feb. 18.

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State set to repave 101 through Hoquiam, Aberdeen

A four-mile paving and sidewalks improvement project that starts on the west end of Hoquiam and goes along…

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Youngblood enters not guilty plea in fatal hit and run

Zachary Youngblood, accused of fatally striking a woman with his girlfriend’s truck in Aberdeen last month and then…

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Popularity of state’s new paid family and sick leave law leads to processing backlog

By Arielle Dreher

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RIP to these Washington state legislative bills

OLYMPIA — Four weeks into the 2020 legislative session, it’s impossible to say what new laws will be…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 The scaffolding and sheeting hiding the brick exterior of Emerson Manor in Hoquiam started coming down Feb. 5 as a major renovation project reaches its conclusion.

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Emerson Manor gets improvements while historical integrity preserved

As the scaffold and sheeting that covered Hoquiam’s Emerson Manor for many months came down over the last…