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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                The Grays Harbor County administration building in Montesano was closed to public access effective at 5 p.m. Monday.
Majority of county buildings closed to public access
By Dan Hammock • March 19, 2020 4:40 pm

Most Grays Harbor County government facilities are closed to the public, effective as of Monday at 5 p.m., with access…

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Five local projects will benefit from state supplemental capital budget
Five local projects will benefit from state supplemental...
By Dan Hammock • March 19, 2020 1:30 am

The 2020 Legislative session ended late Thursday, with the passage of a supplemental capital budget that included funds for local…

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State says file for benefits right away if your job is affected by COVID
State says file for benefits right away if...
By Dan Hammock • March 19, 2020 1:30 am

Unemployment benefits are available for workers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                 Commercial crab boats in the Westport Marina load up before the January opener. The usually lucrative live crab trade to China was shut down this season due to the coronavirus.
Crab, oyster exports to China down as coronavirus...
By Dan Hammock • March 12, 2020 1:30 am

Shellfish producers and crab processors who rely on trade with China are feeling the impacts of the coronavirus.

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COURTESY LEARNING TO GROW                                State Representative for the 24th District Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, visited the Learning to Grow child care facility in Elma in November.
Proposed state budget could provide some relief for...
By Dan Hammock • March 5, 2020 5:00 pm

Potentially good news is in the works for families looking for child care in the East County area. The House…

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COURTESY YMCA OF GRAYS HARBOR                                There are quality day care providers in Grays Harbor County, but the demand is much higher than the current providers can supply. Here preschool students enjoy watercolor painting at the YMCA of Grays Harbor’s facility on Simpson Avenue in Hoquiam.
Lack of day care options a strain on...
By Dan Hammock • February 20, 2020 5:00 pm

Policy makers and business leaders across the state refer to scarce child care options as a crisis and it’s no…

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Chuck Caldwell’s legacy of community, family remembered at Friday celebration of life
Chuck Caldwell’s legacy of community, family remembered at...
By Dan Hammock • January 30, 2020 4:45 pm

Family, friends and colleagues gathered last week at the Montesano Moose Lodge to share their memories of former Port of…

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COURTESY PHOTO                                David and Ellen Foscue at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.
Adventure, curiosity and duty marked the life of...
By Dan Hammock • January 30, 2020 4:10 pm

Former Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge David Foscue died last week, the result of “an acute illness compounded by pulmonary…

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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Brayton Jay Pascoe was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years for the June 16 shooting death of David Alan Rhodes on Hagara Street in Junction City. At left is Prosecutor Katie Svoboda, at right is Pascoe’s attorney Christopher Baum.
Aberdeen man sentenced to 7 1/2 years for...
By Dan Hammock • January 16, 2020 4:30 pm

An Aberdeen man was sentenced Friday morning to 7 ½ years in prison for the June 16 shooting death of…

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Coastal Caucus talks transportation, schools at 2020 legislative send-off
Coastal Caucus talks transportation, schools at 2020 legislative...
By Dan Hammock • January 11, 2020 1:30 am

The 2020 Legislative session kicked off Monday.

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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Daniel Stephen Heyting speaks before Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge David L. Edwards at Heyting’s sentencing hearing Jan. 8. Heyting had pleaded guilty to the August 2018 second-degree murder of Andrew Detwiler, and was sentenced to 20 years.
Aberdeen man given 20-year sentence for August 2018...
By Dan Hammock • January 9, 2020 1:30 pm

A 31-year-old Aberdeen man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of a Hoquiam man…

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COURTESY GRAYS HARBOR PUD                                This map shows the area between Malone and the Chehalis Indian Reservation, denoted by a green line, where a $50,000 state grant will allow Grays Harbor PUD to conduct a fiber extension feasibility study.
Grant allows PUD to study fiber expansion to...
By Dan Hammock • January 2, 2020 1:30 am

Grays Harbor PUD is exploring an extension of its fiber network to allow high-speed, open-access broadband service south of Elma…

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Commercial crab season delayed until at least Dec. 31
Commercial crab season delayed until at least Dec....
By Dan Hammock • December 19, 2019 5:00 pm

The non-tribal coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery has been delayed again because tests have shown the crab have not met…

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