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Ocean Shores Fire Chief Brian Ritter, confirmed during a city council meeting Monday night, poses with Mike Mandella, who came on as the assistant chief. (Courtesy photo / OSFD)

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Ocean Shores welcomes old department hand to fire chief position

They also welcomed a new assistant chief

The photo attached to the post Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office made about the drowning on Saturday. (Provided photo)

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43-year-old Hoquiam man drowned Saturday in Lake Aberdeen

A man died Saturday morning after his kayak overturned in Lake Aberdeen, according to a news release from…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Hoquiam Police Chief Joe Strong, from left, stands as Jeffery L. Alderton II shakes Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman’s hand. Robert Olson, who along with Alderton played a “critical” part in stopping a kidnapping on May 15, holds his commendation.

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Hoquiam officials honor two Grays Harbor residents for ‘critical’ action

Without the quick thinking and quick action of two Grays Harbor residents, a mother might not have seen…

One man is dead and two injured following a car crash north of Raymond early Saturday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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One dead, two injured in fatal crash north of Raymond

The crash occured early Saturday morning

A suspected intoxicated driver was arrested near Montesano by Washington State Patrol troopers following an eight-mile pursuit on Friday morning. (Courtesy photo / WSP)

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State Patrol arrest suspected intoxicated driver after pursuit

The pursuit started west of Elma and ended west of Montesano after two spike strips

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The city of Aberdeen, through Aberdeen Code Enforcement, issued a notice on Thursday, June 1 about the shopping carts that used to be stationed outside Aberdeen Timberland Library — 121 E. Market St. On Monday morning, June 5, the carts were removed. As of Thursday, June 8, the sidewalk in front of the library was clear. Going forward, it will be a code infraction if carts are left in the area.

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City cleans up carts from front of Aberdeen Timberland Library

A slew of complaints to the city of Aberdeen regarding shopping carts in front of Aberdeen Timberland Library…

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Drug court eyes rental house

10-bed house in Hoquiam would improve stability of drug court housing model

Aberdeen police are seeking information on a pair of siblings missing from West Aberdeen since Tuesday afternoon. (Courtesy art / Aberdeen Police Department)

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Aberdeen police seek information on missing siblings

They were last seen on Tuesday afternoon

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Linda Springer and Jeff Nations, Cosmopolis’ parks superintendent, cut the red ribbon in a ceremony that welcomed about 60 people to Highland Park. The park has gone through a slew of renovations, including countless hours from community volunteers.

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‘Citizen activism and volunteerism at its best’

The word of the day on Tuesday was amazement, because that’s the state people were in after seeing…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Beth Ginther, who plays piano for the civic choir at Grays Harbor College, tickles the keys under the direction of Director Kari Hasbrouck. The choir will perform at 2 p.m., on Sunday at The Bishop Center for the Performing Arts.

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Get ‘happy’ with GHC’s civic choir and concert band

The key word for the civic choir at Grays Harbor College is “happy.”

Courtesy photo / Ocean Shores Fire Department A visitor to Ocean Shores drove through a shed Monday morning after losing consciousness.

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Driver loses consciousness, plows into shed in Ocean Shores

Ocean Shores emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash Monday morning after a driver put his vehicle through…

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World From left to right, Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller, Aberdeen Fire Chief Dave Golding and Cosmopolis Fire Chief Nick Falley are the chiefs of three departments involved in a failed vote to create a regional fire authority in Central Grays Harbor in April.

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Where now? Fire departments examine path forward

Departments mull deferred purchases, rising operating costs

Flyers for a Texas-based neo-Nazi group were left outside of Grays Harbor homes and businesses late Monday or early Tuesday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Neo-Nazi flyers appear in central Grays Harbor

The group identified on the flyer is a Texas-based white supremacist group