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Courtesy photo / POGH Gary Nelson, left, is retiring as the executive director of the Port of Grays Harbor as Leonard Barnes, right, steps into the position.

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Longtime port director retires after nearly quarter-century at the helm

Gary Nelson has been a towering figure in the community, literally and figuratively

Cosmopolis Police Department The Aberdeen Police Department is going to take over some calls from the Cosmopolis Police Department due to the city’s financial crunch.

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Contract with Aberdeen could fill Cosi cop void

Neighboring city already provides mutual aid to Cosmopolis

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file Aberdeen firefighters respond to a fire in Hoquiam in 2022.

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Aberdeen ambulance rate bump on the horizon

Study lays out financial scenarios for three different rate levels

Clayton Franke / The Daily World The Aberdeen City Council sits in its city hall chambers during a meeting Wednesday, March. 13, when a request to reconsider lodging tax funding for Harbor Art Guild, a nonprofit run by Mayor Doug Orr, was struck from the agenda.

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Aberdeen council reiterates: No funding for Glow

Request to reconsider decision to nix funding struck from Wednesday’s agenda

Courtesy photo / Linda Gibbons Bill Gibbons, costumed as St. Patrick, leads a St. Patrick’s Day Parade from the 8th Street Ale House in Hoqiuam.

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County readies to celebrate St. Patrick’s

The world’s most popular heritage holiday comes back to Grays Harbor

Courtesy photo / APD Hundreds of dollars of jewelry was stolen from Walmart during a burglary Wednesday morning, and recovered shortly afterward with the arrest of a suspect.

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Man arrested after Walmart jewelry theft

The suspected was arrested with the rings still on his person

Morry Gash / Pool President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden exchange points during the first presidential debate Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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How Grays Harbor voted in Washington’s presidential primary

Support for Biden and Trump was slightly higher than statewide margins

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Local 101 Bar & Grill — 322 Lincoln St., in Hoquiam — just got added to the city of Hoquiam Register of Historic Places. There are 19 buildings throughout the city on the list. Co-owners Kelli Osborne and Molly Moody are “excited” to get the building on the list. While it won’t be open for about six months, they hope to open it sooner than that.

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The Local 101 Bar & Grill adds to Hoquiam’s historic lore

The city of Hoquiam Register of Historic Places just got a little longer as a bar on Lincoln…

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Rows of cars sit unloaded from the vast roll-on/roll-off car carrier at the Port of Grays Harbor.

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By sea, by rail: port talks automobile cargo traffic

The Port of Grays Harbor has seen thousands of autos go through it recently

Mark Yuasa / WDFW People dig for razor clams on a beach near Ocean Shores. Digs are scheduled during the day on March 15 and 16 at Copalis to coincide with the Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival and Seafood Extravaganza. (Mark Yuasa / WDFW) People dig for razor clams on a beach near Ocean Shores. Digs are scheduled during the day on March 15 and 16 at Copalis to coincide with the Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival and Seafood Extravaganza.

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Golden shells, blue skies: Clam fest and warm temps coming to Ocean Shores

Three days of razor clam digs, music and seafood eating falls on nicest weekend of 2024 to date

A woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a brief pursuit Sunday in Aberdeen. (Courtesy photo / APD)

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Aberdeen police make DUI arrest after chase, crash

A brief pursuit occurred after an attempted traffic stop

Aberdeen police supported an anti-shoplifting effort at Walmart on Saturday, arresting ten and citing more. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Police mount major shoplifting “blitz” at Walmart

Merchandise recovered included groceries, pet food, and sporting goods

Kimberly Stoll-French / Coastal Community Action Program State and local agencies are investing in modular houses, which are built in a factory and then delivered to vacant land, as a form of affordable housing. Coastal Community Action Program has funding to bring 36 new modular units online.

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CCAP expanding affordable modular housing projects

The agency is slated to deliver 36 new units scattered across Grays Harbor County