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BY DEBORAH TRACYThe Daily WorldThe mathematical formula used to determine how much money each school district receives from the say is in the process of undergoing a sea change. The new formula was mandated by the Legislature last year, and is to be implemented for the new school year starting…

BY JACOB JONESThe Daily WorldNewly released police records detail multiple allegations of misconduct against an Ocean Shores police officer, involving drug use and sex while on duty. He was fired earlier this year. Former patrol officer Eric Cochran has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has…

BY STEVEN FRIEDERICHThe Daily WorldAt a special ceremony on Saturday, the cities of Raymond and South Bend will celebrate the groundbreaking of a new waste water treatment center to serve North Pacific County.The $19.6 million contract to do the work was awarded to Aberdeen-based Rognlin’s Inc….

BY STEVENFRIEDERICHThe Daily WorldHarborites touched by the presence of a man who wandered Aberdeen streets off and on for decades and was known as The Watchman hope that some kind of artwork can be created to remember the Aberdeen icon who died on March 4.Grant Victor Salem was well known to…

BY JACOB JONESThe Daily WorldA 27-year-old Ocean Shores man must spend almost three years in prison for selling stolen property he and his wife reportedly took during several burglaries last year. Investigators believe Nicholas L. Kell and his wife burglarized several homes during the fall of…

Authorities again used prison crews this week to clear brush from around McCleary in hopes of finding evidence linked to the disappearance of Lindsey Baum. Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott stated the Department of Corrections was able to provide work crews Wednesday and Thursday to clear bushes…

Aberdeen police arrested a 23-year-old Aberdeen man for allegedly threatening someone with a knife then running from officers. Capt. John Green reported officers responded to the 1000 block of East First Street at about 1 p.m. Thursday to a report of a man displaying a knife “in a threatening…

By AP & Daily World StaffOLYMPIA — A House lawmaker from Snohomish wants third-party assessments done on wildlife management techniques offered by the say Department of Fish and Wildlife all in a bid to stop a measure moving through the Legislature that would grant the use of hounds in the…

BY JOSEPH G. FOLLANSBEEMore than 50 supporters of the Lady Washington and Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority heard last weekend from the author of a new book on the original ship that visited the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century. Scott Ridley, author of “Morning of Fire: John…

WESTPORTBus collides with car, no injuriesA school bus collided with a automobile in Westport this morning at 722 South Broadway and no injuries are reported, stated Westport Fire Chief Dennis Benn. The department responded to the incident at about 7:45 a.m. today. Benn stated he did not have any details…

The Daily World & The APThe jobless rates in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties leveled off in February, with Grays Harbor increasing slightly over January and Pacific County inching downward over the previous month.However, the Twin Harbors remain among the counties with the highest…

Thursday, March 24, 2011 – 10:51

Authorities again used prison crews this week to clear brush from around McCleary in hopes of finding evidence linked to the disappearance of Lindsey Baum.Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott stated the Department of Corrections was able to provide work crews Wednesday and Thursday to clear bushes…