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Articles by Dan Hammock
Family: Brandon Brown’s survival alone in woods for 11 days a ‘miracle’
Family: Brandon Brown’s survival alone in woods for...
By Dan Hammock • May 3, 2018 1:30 am

Aunt stunned to hear him on the phone asking for a ride home

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Gloria Gilroy (left) and her daughter Davina made their first court appearance Monday after being charged with first degree theft earlier this year. Deputy Prosecutor Richard Peterson is at right.
Mother and daughter accused of theft from clinic...
By Dan Hammock • April 26, 2018 1:30 am

Two stand accused of stealing nearly half a million from Harbor Medical Group

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                A field full of mole hills in Cosmopolis prompted someone to plant a sign reading Chehalis National Mole Refuge. David Pehling with the Snohomish County WSU Extension is the go-to guy when it comes to moles and has a number of techniques that can help you protect your yard and garden from looking like this.
Moles and their hills: how to get rid...
By Dan Hammock • April 19, 2018 1:00 am

Moles doing a number on lawns, gardens across the county

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Kilmer bemoans nation’s partisan divide
Kilmer bemoans nation’s partisan divide
By Dan Hammock • April 12, 2018 1:30 am

Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) thinks his constituents are tired of partisan politics impeding Congress from progress on the issues…

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HARBOR ROOTS FARM PHOTO                                Harbor Roots Farm will break ground Tuesday on three acres of leased land on the Wynoochee Valley. Back row from left: James Petersen-Yeager, Mashyla Buckmaster, Jim Campbell, Reverend Sarah Monroe, Donald Jackson, Janet Belles, Reverend Bonnie Campbell. Front row left: Bishop Greg Rickel, Aaron Scott and Moses, Nita Cross and Silas the dog, Hannah Jones and Archie the dog.
A fresh start: Harbor Roots Farm begins operation...
By Dan Hammock • April 5, 2018 7:00 pm

Harbor Roots Farm, which will offer farm apprenticeships with living wages and grows fresh local food for shareholders and the…

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ZULILY PHOTO                                Mrs. Grays Harbor 2018 Brandy Ross is raising funds and collecting school supplies for the McCleary School District.
Mrs. Grays Harbor raising funds for McCleary School
By Dan Hammock • April 5, 2018 1:30 am

New mom will represent the county in the Mrs. Washington America pageant in June

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Fen Shou Chen pleaded guilty to the illegal manufacture of marijuana Monday morning and was sentenced to six months, the maximum sentence allowable by law for a defendant with no prior felony convictions and with no sentencing enhancements.
Two plead guilty to illegal marijuana growing charges
By Dan Hammock • March 29, 2018 7:00 pm

Judge sentences both to six months in jail

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Hospital hires consulting firm to help find a way out of financial crisis
Hospital hires consulting firm to help find a...
By Dan Hammock • March 8, 2018 1:30 am

Team leader said they should be ready to implement changes within two months

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Jeffrey L. Butterfield Sr. is flanked by Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Katie Svoboda and his attorney David Mistachkin during his sentencing Friday morning. Superior Court Judge Mark McCauley handed down an exceptional sentence for Butterfield’s decade of abusing and raping his twin daughters, Amber and Alicia.
Butterfield gets more than 126 years for a...
By Dan Hammock • March 1, 2018 1:30 am

Maintains his innocence to the end

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Beyond Survival executive director Maddie Graves-Wilson sits in the building behind the existing headquarters at 120 W. Wishkah, recently purchased by the group to provide more space for care of women, children and men who have been victimized by sexual abuse.
Beyond Survival obtains new Aberdeen property
By Dan Hammock • February 22, 2018 1:30 am

Director: An ‘inviting place’ to deal with the trauma of sexual abuse

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Twin sisters Amber, left, and Alicia are sharing their story about the decade-long period of physical, psychological and sexual abuse suffered at the hands of their own father, Jeffrey L. Butterfield Sr. He was convicted on eight counts including rape of a child and incest in late December.
Twins who suffered a decade of abuse at...
By Dan Hammock • February 1, 2018 7:00 pm

Hope to encourage others to open up about sexual abuse, stand up to predators

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DAN HAMMOCK | TWIN HARBORS NEWSPAPER GROUP                                Pat Clemons, East County historian and former school teacher from Montesano, is presented with a new plaque honoring the tree farm centennial Sunday. Eric Koecke made the plaque as part of his Eagle Scout project and replaces the original plaque which was damaged. The Sunday event was honoring the renaming of the Chehalis Valley Historical Museum the Pat Clemons Chehalis Valley Historical Museum.
Monte museum renamed in honor of Pat Clemons
By Dan Hammock • January 18, 2018 1:30 am

Lifelong Monte resident considered the unofficial historian of the area

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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Former Hoquiam Municipal Court Judge William Stewart, who retired Dec. 31 after 29 years on the bench.
Hoquiam Municipal Court Judge Stewart retires after nearly...
By Dan Hammock • January 11, 2018 11:00 pm

Will continue to practice law out of his Montesano office

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