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Allen Leister | The Daily World The Sand & Sawdust Festival features carvings of all things imaginable from Bigfoot, bears, eagles, to the Grim Reaper. As long as it’s considered family-friendly, carvers have full control of the art they make.

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Sand Sawdust Festival brings crowds to Ocean Shores

As the first official weekend of the summer season is in the rearview mirror, residents of Grays Harbor…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World Aberdeen Police Department Chief Steve Shumate stands, from left, with his wife Mandy, his mother Charlotte, and his sister Cindy Stutesman. Shumate, retiring June 30, 2022, after 33 years of service combined in Grays Harbor County, is “ready for a break.” His family is excited to have him back home. Mandy can’t wait for him to fulfill his promise to her, which is to cook for her every night.

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Retiring Aberdeen Police Department Chief Steve Shumate thanks city, family

After serving 33 years in law enforcement, Aberdeen Police Chief Steve Shumate’s family is glad to have him…

According to David Cline of HDR Inc., the engineering consultants on the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project, the final design for the North Shore Levee – West Segment may include floodwalls that run into the sides or underneath bridges. The design would likely also include floodgates, which could be closed during heavy flooding events to protect homes and businesses near the Hoquiam River. Erika Gebhardt I The Daily World

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Hoquiam hosts levee open house

Plans for the North Shore Levee – West Segment project are beginning to take a more tangible form.…

Activists react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling which overturns the landmark abortion Roe v. Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images | TNS

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Shelly Dayton, owner of Simpson Avenue Grill and Lounge, sits with her two “coffee guys,” Louie Grant, left, and Al Dick. Grant said he goes to Simpson Avenue Grill every day of the week, and he’ll miss the place when it closes on Sunday, June 26. The two customers are emblematic of what Dayton will miss most, the customers she’s had that are like family to her.

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Simpson Avenue Grill closing on June 26

Soon, there will be one less place in Grays Harbor County to eat delicious food, and imbibe on…

International, pro, and semi-pro artists will be live carving wood sculptures at the Ocean Shores Convention Center this weekend. Carvers will be coming to the beach community from Argentina, Australia, California, Oregon, and elsewhere in the Northwest. An audience favorite "quick carve" will take place Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. Photo courtesy of Diane Solem

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Summer starts with Sand & Sawdust Festival in Ocean Shores

It seems even Mother Nature is on notice for this weekend’s Sand &Sawdust Festival in Ocean Shores.

The former site of the Aberdeen Armory, located at 117 E. Third St., could be the location for a new, “high-end apartment complex.” Emily White | For The Daily World

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Apartment project may replace former Aberdeen Armory

Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave wants to provide something good for Aberdeen residents in a place that once was…

Erika Gebhardt | The Daily World The high dunes trail, which has been delayed by a minor easement issue, will run from Damon Road to West Chance a la Mer. It will consist of a 10 foot wide winding shared use paved recreational path for pedestrians and bicycles on the highest part of the dunes and will also be ADA accessible.

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Ocean Shores trail construction delayed

As inflation tightens pockets, major construction projects are also feeling the effects. The combination of overall rising prices…

Hoquiam Police officers were dispatched Friday morning to the Circle K at 220 Lincoln Street, in Hoquiam, where employees were found inside the convenience store administering first aid to a man who suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The incident started at a nearby single-family home in the 900 block of Eklund Avenue, according to Hoquiam Police Deputy Chief Joe Strong. (Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World)

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Man shot Friday morning near Circle K in Hoquiam

A shooting between two men early Friday morning, June 17, brought local police and emergency medical services to…

Photo Courtesy of Elma High School Most of the Elma High School students who won state competitions for SkillsUSA will compete at Nationals in Atlanta later this month. From left to right: Nancy Ramirez, Emma Spalding (who is not competing at Nationals), Payton Simmons, Samuel Gillis, Delayne Hanson, Torrey Thompson, Grace Smith and Kara Heley. Not pictured: Lindsey Blackett, Lillian Bossard and Olivia Niemi.

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Elma High School students heading to Atlanta for SkillsUSA event

With the workforce being a pinnacle staple of society, one of the hardest parts of work is simply…

Photo Courtesy of Elma High School Samuel Gillis gives a speech after being elected Washington Future Farmers of America Association President at Three Rivers Convention Center on May 14, 2022, in Kennewick.

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Elma High School graduate elected FFA state president

Finding the correct path in life is never easy. Whether it’s trying to find the right college to…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World Aberdeen Police Sgt. Art Laur, left, and Aberdeen Fire Chief Tom Hubbard, talk on Thursday June 2, about the preparations Aberdeen, and Grays Harbor County, have made in order to respond to a potential school shootings. Spearheading the plan is just one of the many “hats,” that Hubbard — who retired on Friday June, 10, 2022 — has worn in the 27 years he’s served Aberdeen.

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Retiring Aberdeen Fire Department Chief Hubbard thanks many

Two days before Aberdeen Fire Department Chief Tom Hubbard’s retirement on Friday, June 10, he thanked the city,…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World As of Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the intersection at East Market Street, F Street, and Fuller Way, will close. The three-way intersection is expected to stay closed until September, when the roundabout project is expected to finish, said Nick Bird, city engineer for the city of Aberdeen. The traffic will be diverted one block north to East 1st Street.

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Aberdeen roundabout project entering phase two

Just like in the Midwest where the two seasons are winter and construction, the same applies to the…