Also: Aberdeen falls to T-Birds; Elma sweeps Hoquiam; Pe Ell-Willapa Valley routs Raymond-South Bend Also: Hoquiam a man down in one-goal loss to Rochester Bulldogs catcher hits three-run home to beat Warriors 7-6 19th Postmaster in the Nearly 160 Year History of the Hoquiam Post Office joined the Postal Service as a mail processing clerk in Ocean Shores Floyd served as a part-time flexible employee at the Cosmopolis While in Cosmopolis she also served as the office’s safety captain As postmaster Floyd oversees two employees and a contractor postal unit (CPU) located at Harbor Drug store Three years ago the Postal Service implemented the “Delivering for America” (DFA) 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence Floyd is doing her part by helping customers whether they are local or out of state “I address every customers needs whether they live here locally or reach out from across the country It’s important to put myself in their shoes and help resolve any issues they may have and to make sure they know I truly care about what their experiencing no matter how big or small the problem is I want my customers to feel comfortable knowing I can relate to them and that we are in this together.” She says the most rewarding position in her career so far has been her promotion to Hoquiam’s postmaster “I transferred here as a clerk the first opportunity I had I fell in love with this building and community immediately and knew I belonged here.” Floyd served in the United States Air Force for three years prior to joining the Postal Service She also worked at a rock quarry company in Temescal Valley California where she acted as quality control manager But she wanted a change and a chance to fulfill her dream of moving to the state of Washington which led her to applying for a job with the Postal Service Floyd enjoys spending time in the outdoors where she likes to go camping She also enjoys cooking for friends and family and is part of a group of Jeep enthusiasts who help surrounding communities including a yearly beach cleanup event called Clean Shores Floyd is a proud mom to three adult children who she says their support to move from California to Washington has been “the foundation” to her strength and in “being brave and achieving every goal I have set for myself.” She also has family in Seattle who helped her get settled into her new home Talking about her new position Floyd says “I hope to grow more in this amazing community of Hoquiam I have felt so connected to my customers and peers and I plan to serve them to the best of my ability.” The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America restore long-term financial sustainability dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage products and services to fund its operations Copyright© 2025 United States Postal Service There are going to be games when baskets will be hard to come by It felt like it might be one of those nights for the Seton Catholic girls basketball team on Tuesday There was only one thing for the Cougars to do: Make sure Hoquiam didn’t get any easy baskets either The strategy worked perfectly as Seton held Hoquiam to just five total field goals and pulled away in the second half for a 48-21 win over the Grizzlies in the 1A District 4 semifinal at Seton Catholic “I think that’s a big thing for our team is that … if our shots aren’t falling all the time our defense is something that we can go in and rely on,” junior post Riley Seymer said But I think our defense really held us in there.” Holding the Grizzlies to one first-half field goal Seton Catholic took a 19-10 lead into halftime The Cougars found their offense in the second half as Remy Jenniges hit two 3-pointers to cap a 12-2 run to extend their lead to 31-12 Another thing the Cougars can rely on is their depth After Hoquiam closed with 31-16 at the end of the third quarter the Grizzlies looked ready to get back in the game with Seymer and senior post Hailey Hammerstrom on the bench with four fouls each But Jenniges hit another 3-pointer and freshman post Emma Whitehouse added two baskets to put the Cougars back in control but coach Phil Kent said her contributions on defense were even bigger “It’s one of the blessings we have this year; we have a really deep bench,” Kent said really huge for us because they had two post players who were just a lot to handle.” Whitehouse was just glad to make a contribution when her team needed it it was really fun,” Whitehouse said of her contributions Seymer and Hammerstrom stayed on the bench the rest of the game as the Cougars closed out with a 10-0 run “I definitely agree that Emma here and so many other people stepped up and I’m proud of each and every one of them.” Seymer matched Whitehouse with eight points as the Cougars moved on to face Montesano in the district championship game Saturday in Centralia I said at the beginning the District 4 championship goes through Monte Hoquiam          5             5             6             5—21 Mother’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to show appreciation than by treating mom or the… Candidate filing week began today at 8 a.m. and declarations of candidacy and full payment must be received by 5… Washington state lawmakers on Sunday approved a $77.8 billion two-year budget to fund schools We take on many of the biggest environmental and health challenges of our time and stick with them. The law makes change. Press Room Residents are concerned Grays Harbor plant could cause environmental and human health harm before state hearings board rules on legality of its air permit Elizabeth Manning, Earthjustice, emanning@earthjustice.org Addison Wingate, NRDC, awingate@nrdc.org Five Northwest and national environmental groups have asked the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board to suspend an air permit for an industrial-scale wood pellet plant in Hoquiam The groups argue that construction and operation of the facility should be put on hold until the legal challenge is resolved The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency issued the air permit to Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy (PNWRE) in May allowing the company to construct the first industrial-scale wood pellet plant in the region PNWRE plans to produce more than 440,000 tons of wood pellets annually and operate the facility around the clock The pellet plant would sit adjacent to Grays Harbor National Refuge and just over a mile from Hoquiam schools “The errors in the PNWRE air permit mean that it seriously underestimates hazardous air pollution,” said Ashley Bennett “We think the Board will recognize the need to put the brakes on this project until it can be fully reviewed.” The groups assert that the permit grossly underestimated the amount of harmful pollutants that the proposed wood pellet plant would release including fine particulate matter (wood dust) This pollution can cause and exacerbate respiratory health issues like asthma “Just this week, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funded a new study to assess how wood pellet plants similar to the one proposed by PNWRE have impacted air and noise pollution for Mississippi communities,” said Rita Vaughan Frost “We expect this major new study will offer regulators exactly the information they need to make the informed decision to reject PNWRE’s proposal and protect Washington’s communities and environment.” Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health to preserve magnificent places and wildlife We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer “Our work to rectify 150 years of injustice is far from over.” Stay informed on how we hold accountable those who break our environmental laws © 2025 Earthjustice. 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