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Work on combining Aberdeen, Hoquiam fire departments into regional fire authority continues

Committee to vote on potential name — Central Grays Harbor Regional Fire Authority — in January

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Unused 2020 lodging tax funds used to fully fund 2021 Aberdeen events

The Aberdeen Lodging Tax Advisory Committee used funds left over from events not held in 2020 due to…

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Aberdeen looks to fund up to $100,000 in additional small business relief grants

Additional relief for Aberdeen small businesses suffering through COVID-related state-mandated shutdowns and restrictions is a step closer after…

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Grays Harbor COVID cases near 1,700, active cases at 313

Another 21 COVID-19 cases were reported in Grays Harbor County Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,697 so far…

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A consultant has been hired to develop a plan for Aberdeen fire station upgrades that will, among other things, allow for proper storage of the department’s two new fire apparatus, delivered earlier this year.

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Consultants selected to assess Aberdeen fire, police, jail, court facility upgrades

Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave looks at the fire and police stations, municipal court and jail facilities in Aberdeen…

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Santa and Mrs. Claus — BJ and Neal Fisher — stand beside the Hoquiam Police Department giving tree before heading out to deliver toys to families throughout the town. Below, Mrs. Claus and elves from the Hoquiam police and fire departments delivered gifts to this family on Chenault Avenue on Monday.

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Hoquiam Police Officers Association delivers the good(ies)

Delivered gifts to families across town Monday

COURTESY HOUSE DEMOCRATS 
Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, on the State House floor.

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24th District Rep’s priority as chair of key House committee: ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’

Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, said his focus as the new chairman of the House Committee on Rural…

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Pacific County COVID rates falling after November spike, but still high

COVID-19 case rates are falling in Pacific County after a November surge, but are still much higher than…

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The long-awaited dredging of the Westport Marina, which began in August 2019, is complete. The Port of Grays Harbor said it's the first time the boat basin has been dredged"to proper depth" in 40 years.

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Westport Marina dredging project complete

The Westport Marina dredging project, which began in August 2019, has wrapped and now, for the first time…

Superior Court Judge Stephen Brown

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Retiring Superior Court judge leaves legacy of therapeutic drug and family recovery courts

When he was sworn in as Grays Harbor County Superior Court judge in 2014, Stephen Brown offered a…

Katie Svoboda

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Another first: County’s first female prosecutor will now be its first female Superior Court judge

Grays Harbor County Prosecutor Katie Svoboda will scratch off another “first” for Grays Harbor County when she takes…

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The Aberdeen City Council has approved the hiring of a full-time employee to catalog and manage the collection of the Aberdeen Museum of History. Items large and small, some recovered from the fire and others previously housed in an annex building, are currently stored in a warehouse on Port Industrial Road.

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Aberdeen museum board request for a collection registrar gets approval

The Aberdeen City Council has approved the Aberdeen Museum of History board’s request to hire a full-time registrar…

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11 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday, Grays Harbor total at 1,309

Grays Harbor County’s COVID-19 case count ticked over 1,300 Tuesday, with 11 new cases, bringing the total to…