An ongoing investigation by the Grays Harbor County Drug Task Force into methamphetamine trafficing involving Aberdeen and Westport residents led to 3 arrests. Friday morning.. a Fourth woman was detained, and released....

The arrests were made subsequent to a controlled buy, multiple search warrants based on those arrests netted 8 ounces of methamphetamine, approx 8 thousand dollars, 3 rifles and 2 handguns from a home on Ocosta Street in Westport they also siezed 3 pickup trucks, 2 cars, and an ATV Quad, in the ongoing investigation.

Former Hoquiam Mayor Roger Jump has passed away over the weekend, 69 year old Jump passed away in his sleep Sunday night. Hoquiam mayor Jack Durney said in an email that the cities flags will be flown at half staff in his honor. Jump was mayor of Hoquiam from 1996 to 2004, and founder* of the Casa Mia restaraunt chain.

Boss Bill notes the source of flag pins handed out recently.

South Bend, Washington - Effective July 31, 2009, the Pacific County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will no longer be utilized as a meeting room.  The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) intends to keep the EOC ready for activation 24/7 in the event of an emergency.

GRAYS HARBOR - Aberdeen and Hoquiam drivers may see temporary delays along streets in the two cities on Tuesday, June 16 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. WSDOT crews will be taking core samples along city streets to test their structural integrity.

The work is part of WSDOT's planning for a new pontoon construction site to build pontoons for the SR 520 floating bridge. Construction of the site will begin in 2010. The pontoon construction work will bring heavy truck traffic to some streets in the area.

WSDOT is currently evaluating two candidate sites to build a new pontoon construction facility in Grays Harbor - one in Hoquiam and one in Aberdeen.