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The new waterfront park at Adams and Fifth Street in Hoquiam will be known as the Old Cannery Park, after the Haines Crown Packers fish cannery that once stood at the site. (File photo)

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Two Hoquiam parks officially named

Hoquiam’s two new parks now have official names — one for a cannery that used to stand nearby,…

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille U.S. Air Force Col. Jack R. Arthaud, 33rd Wing commander, speaks for the first time as commander during his change of command ceremony, July 30, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Arthaud took command after serving as the Weapons School commander at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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High-flying Hoquiam native leads 33rd Fighter Wing

Hoquiam native Col. Jack R. Arthaud was recently named commander of the U.S. Air Force 33rd Fighter Wing…

Seattle Firefighter and EMT Garth Stroyan administers a COVID-19 vaccination for Asya Strounine, 13, an eighth grader at Jane Addams Middle School, at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle on June 10, 2021. Strounine says she was a little nervous about the vaccination, but is looking forward to having more protection against COVID-19. Erika Schultz | The Seattle Times

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Fifth COVID wave continues to roll through county

Grays Harbor County COVID-19 cases continued to climb the week of Aug. 12-18 as the county, like most…

Medical staff responds to a 'rapid response,' in which a COVID-19 patient was in medical distress and signaled staff to intervene quickly at Samaritan Healthcare. Amanda Snyder | The Seattle Times

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Washington hospitals filling up as pandemic labor shortage strains health care system

The labor shortage roiling American industries from restaurants to retail stores is now stressing the health care system,…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD A portion of the North Shore Levee West Segment would run along Levee Street in Hoquiam between the Riverside Bridge, visible in the background, and the Simpson Avenue Bridge.

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$4 million approved by Chehalis Basin Board for Hoquiam levee

After about a month’s delay, the Chehalis Basin Board has approved the allocation of $70 million in state…

Courtesy of Grays Harbor Fire District 2 The driver of this semitruck fell asleep and crashed near Bryrwood Drive on Highway 12, blocking the westbound lanes for five hours on Tuesday.

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Semi driver dozes off, blocks westbound Highway 12 for five hours

Traffic on Highway 12 east of Central Park was snarled for hours on Tuesday afternoon after a semitruck…

Courtesy of Port of Grays Harbor The upcoming drone club at Ocosta Junior/Senior High School will teach students how to assemble and fly drones, and how to capture images over Westport like this of the Westport Marina.

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After-school drone club coming to Ocosta

Volunteers sought to drone instruction, other after-school activities

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Sculpture artist Luke Gumaelius got word from local family about the Tokeland Woodfest and traveled north from his home in Los Osos, Calif., to participate this year.

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Tokeland Woodfest draws big crowds

Tokeland was the center of the South Beach universe on Saturday as people packed the 2021 Woodfest at…

Courtesy of U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer Evan Lewis, Special Projects Manager, King Country Fish Passage Restoration Program (right) shows example of a culvert in need of repair at Carkeek Park in Seattle to U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer.

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Federal infrastructure bill includes $1 billion for culvert grants

The national Infrastructure and Jobs Act recently passed by the U.S. Senate includes $1 billion for the first-ever…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The Chic Clique, a team of all-female veterans who fished aboard the Beastmode, brought in a good haul of albacore at the Mission Outdoors Washington Tuna Classic in Westport Saturday. Their five biggest fish weighed in at over 120 pounds total.

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Loads of fun, and fish, at 2021 Washington Tuna Classic

The blue cart with “WTC” stenciled in white heading for the Westport Charter Boat Association derby weigh station…

Courtesy Grays Harbor County Public Health

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Fifth wave of COVID pandemic impacts Grays Harbor County

The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold in Grays Harbor County.

Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman and Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michelle de Beauchamp teamed with other partners to give away 100 boxes of produce and other groceries to Hoquiam residents Thursday. (Courtesy photo)

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Third and K food giveaway builds community by feeding the community

Cascadia Produce, neighborhood leaders, and Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian Church teamed up Aug. 12 to deliver 100 boxes of…

daily world File photo A pedestrian wades through deep water in front of the Becker Building at the corner of Wishkah and I streets in Aberdeen after heavy rains caused widespread flooding on Jan. 4, 2014.

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Planners to ask Aberdeen for $7 million local commitment to North Shore Levee

Project managers will ask for a $7 million commitment from the city of Aberdeen as they seek state…