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Grant will fund local law enforcement mental health navigator

A grant will allow the Hoquiam, Aberdeen and Cosmopolis police departments to hire a behavioral health navigator to…

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This logo will identify personnel and apparatus of the Central Grays Harbor Regional Fire Authority if the plan to combine the Hoquiam and Aberdeen fire departments gains the approval first of both city councils, then 60% of the combined voters in both cities in November.

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Final Aberdeen/Hoquiam RFA plan unveiled

Must be approved by both city councils, then voters in November

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Five Star Dealerships donated more than 3,600 pounds of peanut butter to Coastal Harvest, part of the annual Ford Focus on Child Hunger peanut butter drive.

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Five Star donates more than 3,600 pounds of peanut butter to Coastal Harvest

All three of Aberdeen’s Five Star Dealerships participated in the Ford Focus on Child Hunger Peanut Butter Drive…

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Total COVID-19 cases by zip code, updated Friday.

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Public Health: Data shows COVID vaccines effective

Numbers in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties strongly indicate COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing the onset of…

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Former Ocean Shores Chamber director begins 30-day jail sentence

Piper Marie Leslie, who pleaded guilty June 21 to the theft of funds from the Ocean Shores Chamber…

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Orange paint on the concrete wall in front of the “Breaker” concrete monument on North Park Street shows where a vehicle struck before becoming airborne and rolling down the roadway, coming to rest more than 100 yards down the road. A 20-year-old South Aberdeen woman was killed in the early Saturday morning wreck.

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South Aberdeen woman killed in Park Street crash

A 20-year-old South Aberdeen woman was killed in a single-car rollover wreck on North Park Street in Aberdeen…

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Congressman Derek Kilmer was in Aberdeen Wednesday to talk about the importance of the East Aberdeen rail separation project. Here he speaks with Aberdeen City Engineer Kris Koski at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Newell Street.

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Congressman Kilmer visits Aberdeen to talk rail separation funding

The need for relief from train and vehicle traffic conflicts in East Aberdeen is pretty well-known to anyone…

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Woman jumps from Chehalis River Bridge

Hours after a man jumped off the Wishkah River Bridge in East Aberdeen, Aberdeen Police Department personnel were…

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Standoff with knife-wielding suspect blocks traffic for hours on State Route 105

State Route 105 was blocked in both directions for seven hours on Tuesday evening, as law enforcement personnel…

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The Grayland Cranberry Museum reopened over the July 4 weekend, under the guidance of the Westport South Beach Historical Society.

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Grayland Cranberry Museum under new ownership, reopened on limited schedule July 3

The Cranberry Museum in Grayland reopened on July 3 with a new addition.

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Author Jeff Burlingame and his son, Grayson, at the dedication of Burlingame’s star on the Aberdeen Walk of Fame in front of the Aberdeen Timberland Regional Library on Market Street Saturday.

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Author recalls humble Aberdeen youth at Aberdeen Walk of Fame star dedication

Award-winning author Jeff Burlingame recalled his humble South Aberdeen beginnings on Saturday during the dedication of his star…

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Ocean Pours Taproom makes Grays Harbor Youth Works its nonprofit of the month

Ocean Pours Taproom in Ocean Shores announced it’s making Grays Harbor Youth Works its nonprofit of the month.

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The Bear Festival roars back into McCleary starting Friday. Crowds for the 2019 parade filled in early along South Third Street and West Simpson Avenue.

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Bear Festival roars back into McCleary this weekend

There’s plenty to celebrate at the McCleary Bear Festival.