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Softball Game Recap: Hoquiam Comes Up Short
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Hoquiam's offense. They lost 13-0 to the Montesano Bulldogs on Wednesday. Hoquiam has struggled against Montesano recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup. For Montesano's part, Riley Timmons was a major factor no matter where she played. On the...
Montesano does it again, beats Seton Catholic for district championship
The Montesano Bulldogs proved once again why late-May is their time of the year. The Bulldogs performed in crunch time to earn a hard-fought 5-3 win over Seton Catholic in the 1A District 4 championship game on Saturday at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. The Bulldogs (21-3 overall) and Cougars...
Hoquiam pellet plant approved for air quality permit
A proposal to build a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Hoquiam has received approval from regional air quality officials to move forward with construction. In a notice sent out on Tuesday, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) issued its final determination on a 2023 air quality permit from Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy to build a plant that would turn woody biomass into pellets for fuel.
Nelson’s late-game heroics lift Bearcats to district title
WFW Pitching — Tay. Tobin 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K; Dalrymple 4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K. Highlights — Nelson 2-2, HR, RBI, R; Myers 2-3, RBI. Aubree Nelson was pinch-hit for in both of W.F. West’s games on Thursday.
The Runquist Brothers: Northwest Washington/New York/ Neahkahnie
Arthur (1891 -1971) and Albert (1894 -1971) Runquist were children of Scandinavian immigrant parents who settled in Aberdeen, Washington at the end of the 19th century to farm and log. Their love for art, the natural environment, strong work ethic, and belief in social equality has gifted later generations with a powerful, thought-provoking body of drawings and paintings on view at the Hoffman Center for the Arts (HCA) in Manzanita from May 30th through June 29th. Most of the brother’s art currently resides in private...
Sheriff’s deputy pursue, arrest Spanaway man wanted for multiple warrants
A Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office deputy investigating a car parked off the road Thursday morning resulted in a police chase and arrest near Hoquiam. The incident began on the 100 block of Powell Road, said Undersheriff Kevin Schrader. “One of our deputies was out patrolling. He saw a vehicle...
In One Ear: Getting around
“You never know what you might see when you come in,” the Westport Pizza Company in Washington, near the Westport Airport, posted May 1 on Facebook. “Today we were surprised with a rare sighting of a wolverine! There’s only a few dozen known in Washington state, so we feel pretty lucky for this surprise today!”
County commissioners hear homeless shelter proposal
For the first time in an official setting on Monday, the Grays Harbor County Board of Commissioners heard details of the city of Aberdeen’s proposal to purchase and operate a 100-hut homeless shelter village on the outskirts of the city limits in Junction City. Aberdeen met the county’s April...
AJ West holds superhero-themed Fun Run
Over 150 runners took part in the annual AJ West Elementary School Fun Run on Friday in Aberdeen. Thanks in part to a grant from the Washington Education Association’s Chinook regional office, the 2024 version of the approximate one-mile run consisted of 161 runners, members of the Aberdeen High School track and field team, Miss Grays Harbor and dozens of staff members and volunteers.
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