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Aberdeen Council member Prieto says she won’t run for re-election this year

Aberdeen City Council member Kathi Prieto has announced that she won’t seek re-election this year. Her council position…

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No signs of hiring for Aberdeen’s vacant government positions

Aberdeen’s city administrator and finance director positions will likely remain empty for the near future, according to Mayor…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Australian Professor Chris Gibson, left, stands with Polson Museum Director John Larson holding wood from the Posey Manufacturing Co. for a guitar soundboard.

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Professor traces origin of guitar wood to Hoquiam

Big-name acoustic guitarists in the 1960s were likely using instruments with wood sourced from Hoquiam’s Posey Manufacturing Co.,…

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Olympic Forest Collaborative to host Aberdeen meeting

The Olympic Forest Collaborative will host two public meetings this spring to get input on its work to…

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Aberdeen City Council rejects proposed member reduction

A resolution to propose reducing the Aberdeen City Council from 12 down to seven members failed at Wednesdsay…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group)                                Gayle Capsel, director of Snug Harbor, plays with a child at the daycare Friday.

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Snug Harbor director awarded regional employee of the year

Gayle Capsel, who has cared for children of teen parents for 16 years in Aberdeen as director of…

Cosmopolis photographer meets Michelle Obama at Tacoma event

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Cosmopolis photographer meets Michelle Obama at Tacoma event

Before Michelle Obama’s book tour event at the Tacoma Dome on Sunday, Cosmopolis photographer Darrell Westmoreland was one…

(Courtesy Ben Franz-Knight) A new rendering for the planned Gateway Center in Aberdeen.

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Project manager updates Gateway Center’s future

Aberdeen’s Gateway Center is nearing a finalized design and could be ready for construction by the end of…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                ARM Director Wil Russoul sits on a statue in downtown Aberdeen. He’s working to start a creative district in the city.

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Downtown Aberdeen may get more creative — officially

Formation of a “creative district” to promote local arts, cultural events and unique businesses in Aberdeen is in…

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Social service zoning restrictions sent to planning commission

A report on whether to change Aberdeen’s zoning code to restrict future social service locations has been amended…

Scientists and shellfish farmers discuss burrowing shrimp at conference

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Scientists and shellfish farmers discuss burrowing shrimp at conference

A gathering of scientists, oyster growers and state officials spent part of the day Monday talking about ways…

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The missing grave of Pacific County’s only executed man

The story of Lum You, a Chinese man who was hanged in Pacific County in 1902 after killing…

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Aberdeen school district closing in on layoffs

Emotions were high at Tuesday’s Aberdeen School Board meeting as the inevitability of layoffs for next school year…