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Articles by Dan Hammock
Court rules state’s lawsuit against Comcast can move forward
Court rules state’s lawsuit against Comcast can move...
By Dan Hammock • January 5, 2017 8:30 am

Attorney General claims cable giant of nearly two million Consumer Protection Act violations

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It took the efforts of more than the Port of Grays Harbor to secure a lease with online retailer Overstock.com. After the commission approved the lease, representatives of the groups involved gathered around Overstock.com Senior Vice President Carter Lee (center) for a group picture. They included Greater Grays Harbor Inc., Grays Harbor College, Pac Mountain Workforce Development Council, Grays Harbor County and the Grays Harbor PUD. DAN HAMMOCK THE DAILY WORLD
Port Commission approves Satsop lease with Overstock.com
By Dan Hammock • December 29, 2016 8:30 am

Online retailer’s call center will create 150 new jobs in just a few months

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Sales tax rates to increase in Grays Harbor County on Jan. 1
Sales tax rates to increase in Grays Harbor...
By Dan Hammock • December 29, 2016 8:30 am

0.3 percent increase approved by voters in August, funds criminal justice, public safety

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(DAN HAMMOCK|THE DAILY WORLD) Ten-year old Lilly Delahanty dropped off the teddy bears she started collecting in June at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Montesano Thursday morning. With her, from left to right, are the center’s executive director Sue Bucy, administrative assistant Nickie Till and forensic interviewer Mike Clark.
10-year-old is official Teddy Bear Officer for Montesano...
By Dan Hammock • December 29, 2016 8:30 am

Collects teddy bears year-round, donates them to Children’s Advocacy Center

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Larry Curfman and his son Jonathan stand in front of Oakville Fire Department’s new Christmas sign. Last year a similar sign created controversy; this year the sign was placed on private property and was paid for with donations to the nonprofit Oakville Firefighters for Families organization. Jonathen and his brother Jason Curfman of Curfman Custom Fabrication and Repair donated the labor required to build the framework and install the sign.
Oakville Fire Department erects new reader board with...
By Dan Hammock • December 29, 2016 8:30 am

Sign created controversy last year, to be placed on private property to avoid church, state conflict

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Teresa Purcell responds to Attorney General’s campaign finance complaint
Teresa Purcell responds to Attorney General’s campaign finance...
By Dan Hammock • December 29, 2016 8:30 am

Candidate says issue amounts to GOP “harassment”

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The 2,300-year old skull found in a crab pot off Ocean Shores in 2014 is one step closer to its final resting place. Researchers at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation determined the skull is Native American in origin and have contacted several area tribes, including the Quinault Indian Nation, to determine the final disposition of the remains.
State says 2,300-year-old crab pot skull is Native...
By Dan Hammock • December 22, 2016 8:30 am

Quinault Nation among five tribes notified, final disposition to be determined

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Canyon Creek shelter, the only remaining Civilian Conservation Corps-constructed shelter in the Olympic backcountry, was among the structures threatened by a lawsuit filed by Wilderness Watch calling for the destruction of several structures in the Olympic Wilderness. Friday a federal court denied their suit, affirming the National Park Service’s authority to preserve buildings on park lands deemed to have historical significance.
Court rules in favor of retaining historic structures...
By Dan Hammock • December 22, 2016 8:30 am

Historic preservation trust calls decision ‘a victory for historic structures in wilderness areas’

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Hospital increases UFCW wages two percent
Hospital increases UFCW wages two percent
By Dan Hammock • December 15, 2016 6:30 am

Increase does not affect current ongoing negotiations between union, GHCH

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PUD commissioners pass ‘break-even’ 2017 budget
PUD commissioners pass ‘break-even’ 2017 budget
By Dan Hammock • December 15, 2016 6:30 am

Budget projects four percent customer rate increase, features $8 million in improvements

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ACLU files suit against Grays Harbor County
ACLU files suit against Grays Harbor County
By Dan Hammock • December 15, 2016 6:30 am

Suit demands release of records detailing isolation of juvenile offender last spring

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With the assistance of Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office K-9 service dog Max and his handler, Deputy Tracy Gay, deputies and Elma Police were able to track down and arrest a man who fled from officers Wednesday morning. The suspect led officers on a chase down State Route 12, reaching speeds up to 85 mph before being arrested in a wooded area just inside the McCleary city limits. GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY SHERIFF
SR 12 high speed chase ends with K-9...
By Dan Hammock • December 8, 2016 1:30 am

Elma Police, deputies, ‘Max’ catch suspect in McCleary after Weds morning chase

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Missing Montesano family found
Missing Montesano family found
By Dan Hammock • November 24, 2016 9:30 am

Hunter finds Jason, Melissa McAlister, two young daughters ‘in good health’ north of Matlock

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