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Leadership styles are an issue in Aberdeen mayoral race

November’s race for Aberdeen mayor features two candidates who come to the contest with very different perspectives.

Photos by Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Day One: Shadow Lake in Banff National Park, with Mount Ball rising behind it, was a major highlight of the four-day hike.

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Hiking at Banff National Park reveals jaw-dropping scenery

With glaciers draped over towering mountains, meadows teeming with wildflowers and an abundance of turquoise lakes, Banff National…

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Missing boy found with father after Ocean Shores Police issue Amber Alert

Ocean Shores Police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 5-year-old child just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, but…

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Aberdeen schools to provide basic supplies for students

Classes start Wednesday in Aberdeen district

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Aberdeen makes offer to purchase lot for long-term homeless facility

The City of Aberdeen has targeted a vacant lot at 421 S Michigan St. as the preferred location…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                The City of Aberdeen could soon market this riverfront property, which recently was cleared of numerous homeless encampments.

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City likely selling homeless camp land for $440,000

The City of Aberdeen could soon have a minimum price tag of $440,000 for the longtime homeless camp…

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Aberdeen’s museum board chairman steps down

Les Bolton has announced his resignation after one year as chairman of Aberdeen’s Board of Museum and History.

Aberdeen approves long-term homeless shelter budget

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Aberdeen approves long-term homeless shelter budget

The Aberdeen City Council has approved Mayor Erik Larson’s plan to acquire property for a long-term site where…

Courtesy John Shaw                                Digital Projects Archivist Mary Hammer, left, goes through artifacts recovered from the Aberdeen Museum of History archives in Olympia, while Aberdeen historian George Donovan looks on with State Archivist Steve Excell.

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State Archives and Library awarded for saving artifacts from Aberdeen Armory fire

When the Aberdeen Museum of History burned down in June 2018, a team from the Washington State Archives…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                One of the campsites on the south side of the Chehalis River in Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen to consider clearing Southside homeless camps

Weeks after clearing the city’s largest homeless encampment on the north side of the Chehalis River, the Aberdeen…

Courtesy John Shaw                                The outside of the old Boeing Building near the Chehalis River overpass in Aberdeen. The city’s museum board recommended this building be considered for a new history museum.

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Aberdeen mayoral candidates consider museum’s future

Since a massive fire burned down the Aberdeen Museum of History along with the Armory Building in June…

Photo by Denise Knudson                                A jet ski rider performs a trick at the 2016 Grayland Open. The event is cancelled this year but will resume in 2020.

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South Beach surfing and jet ski competitions are cancelled this year

Two major water sport events that bring numerous surfers and jet ski riders to the Washington Coast and…

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Kathy Rees remembered for love of Aberdeen youth

Kathy Rees, who devoted thousands of hours volunteering to support local youth in Aberdeen, particularly in the realm…