The Daily World

DEAR READER: On March 21, 1974, America was awash in Watergate. Slade Gorton, Washington’s attorney general, had admired Richard M. Nixon, welcoming his support on the campaign trail. Now, Gorton found the escalating evidence of presidential misconduct “profoundly troubling.”

North Beach PAWS invites the Grays Harbor community to their last low-cost vaccination clinic of the year on Sunday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Beach PAWS campus located at 2222 state Route 109 near Hogans Corner just outside Ocean Shores.

On Thursday evening at the McCleary Event Center, the McCleary Bear Festival held its coronation ceremony for the 2026 Royalty Court and announced the 2026 Grand Marshal, Robert “Robbie” Duncan.

As the independent Chehalis Basin Board marks a milestone of having 241 local flood reduction and habitat restoration projects constructed or in progress, the Board continues to evaluate three large-scale infrastructure proposals aimed at controlling flooding in the Chehalis River Basin in southwest Washington.

Billed as the biggest motorcycle rally in Western Washington, Hog Wild 2026 is set for July 24–26 in Ocean Shores with nearly every event taking place at the Convention Center. Hog Wild promises stunt shows, live music, contests, vendors and more.