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Preventing crashes, protecting wildlife is goal of new WA plan

Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for…

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Nets filled with oysters and clams. Nearly all oysters consumed by Americans are farmed. Taylor Shellfish Farms on the Samish Bay near Bellingham, the nation’s largest grower, has a lot at stake.

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Increasingly acidic seas threaten oyster farming

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts…

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Joint coastal resilience plans gaining ground

Grays Harbor County leading efforts to mitigate erosion in Ocean Shores and Westport

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Rural hospitals brace for ‘severe’ effects of Medicaid cuts

Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital and Willapa Harbor Hospital among rural hospitals facing precarious economic future

Washington State Parks
Surfers hit the waves at Grayland Beach State Park.

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State Parks: Budget cuts won’t undermine services this summer

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative…

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Former Harborite Elsie Pickles celebrated her 105th birthday over five days, from June 28 to July 3, to allow time to talk to visitors one-on-one. Her birthday was July 1, 1920.

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Elsie Pickles grew up in ‘Burns Addition,’ turns 105

Elsie Erickson Pickles this past week turned 105 and also celebrated her 87th class reunion from Hoquiam High…

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Fish passage work includes relocating aquatic life before working in the stream.

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Season 3 of fish passage construction on the Oly Pen

It may not be the show you’ve been waiting for the past several years (looking at you, Stranger…

Harbor Regional Health

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HRH earns top marks in community benefit

Healthcare think tank lauds Harbor Regional Health for health equity, patient outcomes and value of care

Michael Bruce

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Community fondly remembers Westport’s Michael Bruce

Hospital District 2 board chair and former mayor died last week

Cosmopolis Fire Department
The city of Cosmopolis Fire Department had a busy Fourth of July Holiday. They had five medical calls for service, two requiring ground transport by the city of Aberdeen Fire Department and one requiring air transport by LifeFlight Network.

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Aberdeen Fire Department responds to severe fireworks injuries

Six-year-old suffers injuries to eyes and face, man in his 20s injures hand

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Grays Harbor Fire District 2 put down a small wildfire on Sunday.

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Wildfire put down on Satsop Road

The Port of Grays Harbor has received a $650,000 grant to renovate the Friends Landing boat launch. (Project photo)

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Grays Harbor County to receive $4.6M for outdoor projects

WA state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board awards more than $148M in grant money

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Katie Price executes the second turn during the girls senior division barrel race at the Junior Rodeo in Oakville on Saturday.

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Oakville Independence Day delivers fun for all ages

Smiles were the order of the day for an enthusiastic crowd at the Oakville Independence Day Parade, Festival,…