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Photo courtesy of Eric Harrison                                Jan Pellegrini, left, and her aunt Mary Mihovilich hold up Mihovolichs bond from 1980 that she put into Rainier National Bank that shes been unable to recover.

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Harborite among 18 suing banks over thousands in lost investments

A Hoquiam woman is one of 18 people who have filed a federal lawsuit against three large banks,…

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Aberdeen may consider restrictions for social service locations

Aberdeen’s downtown business improvement committee and a city council member want to add a zoning ordinance that restricts…

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Walsh bill would make more legislative records available

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, is one of the sponsors of a bill that would expand the type of…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                 Miller Junior High teacher Jerry Salstrom.

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Math teacher Salstrom celebrated for 50 years at Miller

On Saturday, family and colleagues of educator Jerry Salstrom will help him celebrate a 50-year career in education…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Students Jayci Johnson, left, and Aracely Padilla leave Miller Junior High last week. This grassy plot next to the school is where a modular building will go to accommodate sixth-grade-students joining the middle school next fall.

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Bond approved for Miller Junior High building

The Aberdeen School Board has approved a $2.5 million bond to install a modular building at Miller Junior…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Student Hunter Eisele stands at his locker in Miller Junior High School in Aberdeen.

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Legislators aim to fix school funding for struggling districts

In the wake of the McCleary decision and a new statewide K-12 funding system designed to direct billions…

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Federal judge grants settlement for homeless advocates in lawsuit against Aberdeen

A federal judge in Tacoma recently granted $18,000 in damages as part of a settlement in a lawsuit…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                A health worker prepares a syringe to be used in vaccinations.

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Sixty percent of state’s infants fully vaccinated on time, data shows

Some areas of Washington state are experiencing a measles outbreak and it has put brighter lights on vaccination…

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Council finalizes homeless policies in Aberdeen

Two ordinances that affect homeless people in Aberdeen were finalized at Wednesday night’s Aberdeen City Council meeting.

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Aberdeen voters approving street project sales tax in initial count

A 10-year extension on sales tax collections in Aberdeen for the repair of streets appears to be passing…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Rows of oysters in an area where burrowing shrimp have begun to take over.

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Proposed bills would allow use of pesticide on oyster beds

Two bills in the state Legislature, if passed, would allow a controversial pesticide to be used by shellfish…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) Chad Otto walks through downtown Aberdeen in the snow.

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Twin Harbors get a good taste of winter

A mix of rain and snow is forecast for the next couple of days in Grays Harbor and…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) Leon Obi monitors a block of ice he’s melting in a pot for coffee and to melt bouillon cubes for soup. He said he couldn’t get any sleep in his van Friday night during a snowstorm.

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Aberdeen homeless hit hard by snow and freezing weather

The winter’s biggest snowstorm blanketed Aberdeen Friday night with a few inches of snow, making it a struggle…