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Holiday gift ideas only found at Grays Harbor businesses

Editor’s note: Each week until Dec. 24, The Daily World Content Services will publish a series of articles…

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Stop by Beerbower Park to take a photo with Santa and his reindeer.

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McCleary is ready for Christmas

Lights strung up at city hall, colorful inflatables at Beerbower Park, and holiday decorations hung from poles are…

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In 1909, the Aberdeen First United Methodist Church congregation bought a quarter of a city block at Second and I Streets and over the next several years built a three-story building with a sizable auditorium that served as the church from 1912 to 1966.

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Aberdeen First United Methodist Church set to close after 140 years

The Aberdeen First United Methodist Church is closing after 140 years due to financial stress and dwindling attendance.

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The city of Ocean Shores.

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Ripple Fiber unveils plan to grow fiber internet access to Ocean Shores

Fiber internet provider to begin delivering service to first West Coast customers by Q1 2026

Sofia Sherman, the Chehalis Basin noxious weed coordinator, created the “Noxious Weeds of the Chehalis Basin” iNaturalist project, which collects observations of noxious weeds across the Chehalis Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area. The project is available at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/noxious-weeds-of-the-chehalis-basin.

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Using citizen science to detect noxious weeds in the Chehalis Basin

Observations submitted by members of the public through iNaturalist can aid land managers in identifying and locating noxious…

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City of Elma adopts $11.9 million 2026 budget

The 2026 budget doesn’t include a provision for the proposed BO tax

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Sgt. Stephen Heller helps distribute toys during last year’s Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Department Holiday Toy Drive.
Sgt. Stephen Heller helps distribute toys during last year’s Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Department Holiday Toy Drive. (The Daily World file photo)

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Updated Grays Harbor toy and coat drive round-up

Many people in our community find themselves in need this time of year, whether it’s staying warm or…

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A Friday night on the Trolley Express Christmas Light Tour last year was joyful.

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Aberdeen’s WinterFest set for this weekend

Trolley light tour, holiday market, gingerbread house competition and an appearance from Santa on tap

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Expect stormy weather in the coming week. A perch surf fisherman tries his luck along the Pacific Ocean at Ocean Shores this past week.

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Massive La Nina precipitation coming to the Northwest

Heavy rain and snow? Check.

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A salmon cascades up the Sol Duc River.

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Sen. Murray’s Wild Olympics bill advances through Senate hearing

Wave of new sportsmen endorsements calling for permanent protection of Wild Olympics

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Recount confirms 1-vote win for Aberdeen’s Shaw

John Shaw defeated incumbent David Lawrence for Aberdeen City Council seat

The Harbor Lights Music and Laser Show at the Satsop Business Park takes place Dec. 10 and 11, shows at 5, 7 and 9 p.m.

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Santa makes the rounds as holiday events heat up

There are plenty of things to do in and around Grays Harbor as Christmas approaches

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Upcoming theater productions in Grays Harbor

While interviewing A.J. Cooper regarding “The Diary of Anne Frank Play,” he mentioned that “there’s so much theater…