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Clayton Franke / The Daily World Crews from Rognlin’s Inc. cut pavement Monday, March 27 on a crosswalk that will traverse Point Brown Avenue in Ocean Shores. Construction will end May 11 and resume for three days in early July, city officials said.

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Crosswalk installation begins in Ocean Shores

City says construction on long-awaited project will be fully compelte by July

Employment Securities Department Grays Harbor County saw its unemployment rate rise for the fifth consecutive month to 9.2% in February, maintaining its position as the seventh-highest jobless rate across the state, according to statistics released by the Washington Employment Securities Department. The increase is 0.4% higher than what was reported in January.

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Grays Harbor unemployment rises to 9.2%; remains 7th highest statewide

Washington’s unemployment rate is one of the worst in the country despite job growth

Photo Courtesy of GGHI Jen Pretty, vice president of operations for Channel Point Village (holding scissors), prepares to cut the ceremonial ribbon on Thursday, March 23, to unveil a newly remodeled memory care wing. The ceremony was planned in coordination with Greater Grays Harbor Inc.

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Channel Point Village unveils new memory care facility

Remodeled wing looks to provide a variety of all-inclusive services

McCleary firefighters, with assistance from East Grays Harbor Fire & Rescue, dealt with a brushfire north of McCleary on Tuesday afternoon. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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McCleary firefighters slap down early-season brushfire

Firefighters, with help from neighbors, rapidly attacked and neutralized the fire.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the death of an 86-year-old man found in the Wishkah River on Tuesday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Police investigating death of man found in river

There were no signs of trauma, police say

Photos by Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport and Twin Harbors Waterkeepers hosted a community event on March 25 to talk about cleanup efforts for the area.

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A river for us all: Historical Seaport hosts bilingual community day

Translation helped to make the work of cleaning the river more accessible.

Smoke coming from an abandoned building led to a fire department response Monday morning, which discovered a campfire on the first floor. Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World

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Fire department extinguishes campfire in empty building

A passerby saw smoke and called it in.

Courtesy photos / Madison Radonski Following a three-year hiatus of the Grays Harbor Indoor Pro Rodeo, the event returned with a record turnout and mass enthusiasm from the community, selling out the first two nights of the three-day rodeo.

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Grays Harbor Indoor Pro Rodeo sees record turnout; mass excitement

Event organizers praise community engagement following multi-year hiatus

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Grant funding is available for Grays Harbor County residents who have missed or unpaid rent payments.

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New grants to finance outstanding rents

Applications open for Eviction Assistance Rent Program in Grays Harbor County

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Deb (left) and David Wilson pose outside their mobile home in South Aberdeen.

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Mobile home tenants fight rent increases

Fearing displacement, residents seek security after mixed result in legislature

The Hoquiam Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian near the Grays Harbor YMCA on Friday, March 24. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Car strikes teenager in Hoquiam

Police are investigating the collision

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A Pontiac sedan causes a wake after high tide on Jan. 3, 2022, down E. 1st St., and N. F St., in Aberdeen. Mass flooding throughout Aberdeen and Hoquiam, along with several other environmental factors, caused plenty of cars to turn around to avoid flooding. The Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection project’s funding is supposed to be bolstered soon by the state. The expected $35.5 million will bring Aberdeen and Hoquiam closer to the construction of the North Shore Levee and the North Shore Levee West segment.

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Senate budget targets protecting the Harbor from flooding

Local officials, excited about the prospect for future funds for the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project, commented about the…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Young Street Bridge, which carries traffic over the Wishkah River in North Aberdeen, could come down in the next few years if an alternate plan, with additional funding, isn’t reached. The bridge is deficient in numerous ways, according to the city’s engineers.

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Public, city deliberate on future of Young Street Bridge

A lot of people showed up to the Aberdeen City Council meeting Wednesday night in order to make…