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Ed Chapin of Olympia currently leads the Westport Charterboat Association halibut derby with this 71.7-pound fish caught June 17 aboard the Hula Girl.

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Westport halibut day added Aug. 27

State fishery managers have added one more day of recreational halibut fishing in Marine Area 2 at Westport.

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Updated Election Results — contested council races

Results for contested races in Grays Harbor County updated as of 8:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.

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The formation of the South Beach Regional Fire Authority in October 2017 included a major rebranding and public education effort.

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Nearly four years in, South Beach RFA shows benefits of consolidation

In October 2017, the South Beach Regional Fire Authority (SBRFA) combined the Westport Fire Department, four South Beach…

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The many volunteers who gave their time and energy to the county’s COVID-19 pandemic response were honored Saturday. Those attending the Emergency Preparedness Expo were asked to raise their hands to be recognized.

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County’s pandemic response volunteers honored

The hundreds of volunteers who drove Grays Harbor County’s COVID-19 pandemic response were honored at the Emergency Preparedness…

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Proposed disc golf course at Cosmopolis’ Makarenko Park moving forward

City officials, local disc golf club plan for 18-hole course at 39-acre park

Cases by zip code map updated Friday. (Courtesy Grays Harbor County Public Health)

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New weekly COVID case counts drop slightly

New COVID-19 cases reported in Grays Harbor County over a week’s time came in lower than the previous…

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McDermoth Elementary in Aberdeen, along with all other schools in the state, will require masks for all its students and staff when schools come back into session in September.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam schools prepare for masks-required fall opener

In a move aimed at protecting school children and others, face masks will be required in certain settings…

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The North Shore Levee—West Segment would follow the west bank of the Hoquiam River from the north city limits south to the Simpson Avenue Bridge before winding west and then north to State Route 109.

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Planning work continues on Hoquiam flood protection levee

The Hoquiam City Council has approved a $4.4 million agreement with an engineering firm to keep the North…

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Grays Harbor Conservation District foresters David Houk, center, and Jim Getchman, right, presented Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman a marker for the city’s recently-certified watershed tree farm.

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Hoquiam watershed forests are now certified tree farms

The city of Hoquiam’s watershed forests have received American Tree Farm System certification, the result of a thorough…

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One of a dozen new tsunami warning sirens installed in Grays Harbor County over the past two years sits off Queen Avenue in Hoquiam, close to the Little Hoquiam Shipyard and adjacent to the City of Hoquiam’s Queen Pump Station.

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50 new sirens added to statewide Tsunami Siren Network

Includes a dozen in Grays Harbor County

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Hoquiam Council unanimously backs RFA plan

The Hoquiam City Council unanimously approved on Monday a resolution to place a Hoquiam and Aberdeen fire department…

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California woman dies after crashing motorcycle on SR 109

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Northern California wildfires merge as more people flee

California’s largest wildfire so far this year merged with another, smaller fire overnight, swelling to 190,625 acres by…