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DAN HAMMOCK / THE DAILY WORLD McDermoth Elementary School in Aberdeen. Preschool through third grade students entered a hybrid learning model in the Aberdeen School District on Monday.

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Aberdeen teachers union files suit with school district for unfair labor practices surrounding reopening plan

The Aberdeen teachers union (AEA) announced Monday it is filing an unfair labor practices suit with the school…

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New hires approved to help with mass-vaccination scheduling

A COVID-19 call center that was hammered with more than 1,800 calls last week alone will be getting…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Steam pours from the stacks in the Cosmo Specialty Fibers powerhouse Thursday. Steam power is used throughout the specialty pulp mill in Cosmopolis, and recycle materials are used in the wood cooking process. The source of heat is primarily woody biomass, byproducts from sawmills.

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Cosmo Specialty Fibers nearing full production after 8-month shutdown

Cosmo Specialty Fibers, a specialty pulp mill in Cosmopolis, celebrated a major step last Wednesday toward returning to…

COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Crews discovered this rockfall on State Route 109 just west of Hoquiam Sunday morning and immediately closed the roadway, just hours after it had reopened after a Jan. 17 slide.

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State Route 109 closes again after rocks fall onto roadway early Sunday morning

Just hours after reopening Saturday evening, State Route 109 just west of Hoquiam was closed again early Sunday…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD After checking in at the guard shack outside the county’s mass vaccination site, vehicles are directed to a second checkpoint, where people are asked if they have pre-existing conditions that would require a longer hold time after the vaccination is delivered.

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Mass vaccination site to administer 975 doses Thursday

Coordinators at the county’s mass vaccination site at the Port of Grays Harbor are confident they can easily…

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Resolution to extend syringe exchange program past April 1 not heard at quarterly Board of Health meeting

A resolution to rescind the county Board of Health’s decision earlier this month to terminate the county’s syringe-exchange…

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Two new COVID deaths in Pacific County; vaccinations underway

Two additional Pacific County residents have died from complications of COVID-19, the county announced Thursday.

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Another Aberdeen City Council member resigns

Fifth in the last year

More than 200 vaccinations were administered Wednesday, the first day of the mass vaccination operation, and another 405 on Thursday at the drive-through operation at a Port of Grays Harbor warehouse in the main Port area. (Grays Harbor Public Health photos)

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Harborites get a literal shot in the arm

158 COVID-19 cases, one more death reported in Grays Harbor County Jan. 22-27

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Aberdeen grants target hospitality businesses

$100,000 in city-funded small business relief

FILE IMAGE Presenting at the Greater Grays Harbor vaccinations and COVID relief forum Tuesday, clockwise from top left: Greater Grays Harbor Inc. CEO Lynnette Buffington, Grays Harbor Public Health representative Maranatha Hay, Congressman Derek Kilmer, and Sen. Patty Murray representative Colleen Bryan.

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COVID-19 vaccination, economic recovery plans detailed at Tuesday forum

Mass vaccination site for GH opened Wednesday

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Mass vaccination site to deliver 1,000 doses this week

Future dates depend on vaccine allotments from the state

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Hoquiam revisits eliminating new development water, sewer hookup fees

Hoquiam is taking another look at eliminating new development capital facility charges — the fees paid by developers…