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Operations Director Brenda Lane speaks during the grand opening of the Timberland Regional Library in Randle on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Gloves off baby!’: Messages between top TRL administrators stoke outrage

Messages show Brenda Lane and Paige Preston disparaging the board of trustees and critics of the library system…

Luke Whittaker / Chinook Observer file
The F/V Lucas heads toward Willapa Bay after offloading during the peak of chum fishing. in 2025. This non-tribal fishery in Willapa Bay — along with others in the Columbia-Pacific region on the south Washington coast — may be about to become the focus of a major legal battle.

News

Quinaults make major play for Willapa-Columbia fishing rights

In a move with massive implications for commercial and recreational fishermen — and for the Chinook Indian Nation…

Seabrook Pride Fair June 6

Arts & Entertainment

What to do in June: Start with Grays Harbor Festival of Colors, take in Swede Days and end with Sand and Sawdust Festival

June 4–7 — Grays Harbor Festival of Colors

Michael Cummings has been selected as the Hoquiam School District’s next superintendent.

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Cummings selected as Hoquiam School District’s next superintendent

The Hoquiam School District Board of Directors has announced that Michael Cummings has been selected as the district’s…

On Tuesday morning, construction crews working along W Spruce Avenue, between N 1st Street and N Main Street, struck a natural gas line, resulting in a gas leak, which prompted evacuations of nearby residences and business. At 4:00 p.m., Cascade Natural Gas secured the line and residents could return home.

News

Gas leak along W Spruce Avenue in Montesano secured

The gas leak occurred while construction crews were working along W Spruce Street for the Main/Spruce pedestrian safety…

Hoquiam Fire Department photos
Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire Tuesday evening.

News

Father and son lose everything in Tuesday house fire in Hoquiam

A house fire in the 2200 block of Cherry Street in Hoquiam displaced a father and teen son…

Mystery writer Leslie J. Hall will be at the Ocean Shores Public Library on June 11.

Arts & Entertainment

Book Nook: Plenty of author events in the coming weeks

World Dracula Day

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Attendees settle in for a Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. Business Forum Lunch on destination marketing.

Business

Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. Business Forum Lunch focuses on tourism

The latest Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. [GGHI] Business Forum Lunch, held at the Rotary Log Pavilion in Aberdeen,…

Ragged in the Rain by Ocean Shores-based mystery writer Brian Anderson.

Arts & Entertainment

Mystery writer Brian Anderson to hold book launch at Harbor Books

Mystery writer Brian Anderson, lately of Ocean Shores, is set to launch the fifth novel in the Lyle…

Izzie Taylor

News

Grays Harbor Community Foundation awards memorial scholarships

Twins Izzie and Margie Taylor, both student-athletes and involved in several activities throughout their time at Montesano High…

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The 2026 Festival of Colors is set for June 4 through 7 in Ocean Shores.

Life

Ocean Shores 2026 Festival of Colors set for first weekend in June

The 2026 Festival of Colors will take place from June 4–7 on the beach off the Chance a…

Ocean Paradise Hotel and Resort in Ocean Shores recorded 50 red points, triggering a reinspection within 30 days.

Business

Grays Harbor County restaurant health inspections

There are two types of violations recorded on the inspection report:

News

Large sharks sighted along the Washington coast

Massive sharks are being reported along the Washington coast sparking renewed caution among surfers and beachgoers.