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The state Department of Transportation will work to stabilize a slope by the side of Highway 8 near Summit Lake from October to December, and one eastbound lane will be closed down in order to make it happen.

Brumfield Construction Inc., a Westport construction company, must pay more than $50,000 in back wages and damages to 11 employees. The U.S. Department of Labor announced the settlement following alleged violations of overtime and record-keeping requirements.

Former Westport Shipyard vice president Larry Nelson has been tapped to be the executive director for the new Northwest Manufacturers’ Alliance.

A 59-year-old Grayland woman suspected of dismembering her longtime boyfriend earlier this month received 11/2 years in prison Friday for stabbing the boyfriend’s brother last year.

JACOB JONES | THE DAILY WORLD Dan Chavez, front, and Logan Lawrence of Portland put dirt wheels on the racing cart of Chavez’s 14-year-old niece, Annie DeRemer, on Friday afternoon at the Grays Harbor Raceway for this weekend’s Outlaw Days in Elma.

A 49-year-old Hoquiam woman has been accused of stealing or misusing more than $4,200 as treasurer of a North Beach school employee union.

MONTESANO — A Kent woman’s latest attempt to avoid paying $400,000 to pave a logging road to get a permit to build her dream house outside Aberdeen has hit a roadblock: Her neighbors didn’t support her plan.

The investigation into a highway crash that killed two well-respected Elma teens last December finally has been closed after concluding that many questions may never be answered.

The City of Aberdeen has received a $16,000 grant to help handle instances of graffiti within the city, including the popular Skate Park in Pioneer Park.

A Hoquiam neighbor’s reported threat to kill a girl’s cat Wednesday ended with the girl’s father in jail for allegedly shouting profanities at the neighbor’s house while wielding a shotgun.

A 40-year-old Shelton man racked up four months of jail time for contempt of court when he began shouting profanities at a judge.

WESTPORT — Grab a fork and some tartar sauce. The 62nd annual Westport Seafood Festival and Craft Show is from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday at the Westport Maritime Museum grounds, located at 2201 Westhaven Drive.

Every year, South Bend takes Labor Day weekend to unwind in grand style. For four days starting Friday evening, festivities at the 46th annual “Come & Play on Labor Day” will take over the town.

When the new senior center and food bank opens in Elma, the late Philip Roderick will have had a lot to do with it. The City of Elma has received a $60,000 from his widow, Maeng Soon Roderick, to help finish building the new center and food bank.

A 21-year-old man living in rural Elma was arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly impregnating his 12-year-old girlfriend. Grays Harbor Undersheriff Rick Scott said Child Protective Services recently learned the 12-year-old girl was being treated for pregnancy and notified authorities.

Aberdeen High School is warning businesses to be aware that a company soliciting advertising for a sports poster from local businesses is not authorized by the school.

Hydrovolts, Inc., a company exploring the possibility of installing windmills and devices that would convert wind and wave energy to electrical power off the coast, is seeking community support to get its venture off the ground.

State education officials reported Thursday 628 schools and 57 districts are failing to meet federal guidelines for adequate yearly progress — about twice as many schools and twice as many districts missed the mark in 2007.

The Aberdeen City Council has approved the first reading of a measure that would boost household utility taxes by $3.78 per month, setting the stage for a public hearing in two weeks.