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Dig in the New Year: razor clam digs approved starting Jan. 8

The first razor clam digs of 2020 start Wednesday, the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday.

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman stands by a photo of his dad, Mario Winkelman, and his youngest brother Bryce taken at Camp Grisdale the year it closed, which hangs in the Jitter House in Hoquiam. The Winkelman family had its roots in the logging camp.

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Ben Winkelman: From Grisdale roots to Mayor of Hometown Hoquiam

The closure of Camp Grisdale in 1985 had far-reaching effects on the timber industry, the economy of Grays…

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Washington state AG files suit against opioid manufacturer Johnson Johnson

SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday continued his legal offensive against companies that have…

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United Methodist Church negotiates a likely split over LGBTQ issues

By Martha Quillin

Wind advisory into Friday evening, more bad weather coming

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Wind advisory into Friday evening, more bad weather coming

The National Weather Service is predicting a series of weather fronts will bring wind and rain to Western…

COURTESY ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS                                The Army Corps of Engineers is about halfway through placing some 55,000 cubic yards of sand on the Westport south jetty breach fill. The project is expected to last to about mid-March.

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Corps dumping sand to guard against breach near jetty

The Army Corps of Engineers is midway through the placement of about 55,000 cubic yards of sand at…

Retired truck driver takes wheel as Aberdeen mayor

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Retired truck driver takes wheel as Aberdeen mayor

Retired truck driver takes wheel as Aberdeen mayor

North River area ‘curmudgeon’ Walt Twidwell dies

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North River area ‘curmudgeon’ Walt Twidwell dies

Walt Twidwell, the octogenarian Freemason portrayed as “the curmudgeon in the woods” in a Daily World article last…

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You’ll have to fill out the 2020 Census soon. Here’s what it will ask.

PHILADELPHIA — During this year’s high-profile fight over whether a citizenship question would appear on the 2020 Census,…

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County backs “Blue Zone” study looking at reversing poor health trends

The Grays Harbor Board of Commissioners voted to support a Summit Pacific Medical Center-led effort to improve the…

Fabulous Five: A handful of local footballers named AP First Team All-State

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Fabulous Five: A handful of local footballers named AP First Team All-State

Hoquiam’s Bumstead, Montesano’s Hollatz and Nicklas, PWV’s Yost and Raymond’s Maden honored

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Employers, employees prepare for costs, benefits of coming $1.50 minimum wage increase

By Megan Rowe

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What is the future of Washington state’s forests?

Endangered marbled murrelet seabird caught in fight