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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Jessy Knutson and her husband Dustin, with their restaurant Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill, are attempting to make their new restaurant a “beacon for quality live music, greasy spoon home-cooking and amazing cocktails.”

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Sparking Aberdeen’s live music scene

It was Jessy Knutson’s dream to own her own business. With help and support from her husband Dustin,…

Photos by Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Moore Wright Group staff wanted to make a striking visual statement, so they planted 1,200 pinwheels in their grass plot along Aberdeen Avenue to bring the violent issue to light.

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Nonprofit makes a ‘sparkling’ statement

The Moore Wright Group staff wanted to do something special to make people aware April is National Child…

Metallica’s <em>72 Seasons</em> releases Friday, April 14.

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Music is vital for living

It’s clear to me how important music is in this town.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Sean McAllister and Max Acosta, public works employees for the city of Aberdeen, pressure wash the outside of 118 W. Wishkah St., the future home of the Aberdeen Museum of History. Staff also removed the old Salvation Army sign that hanged above the awning.

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Aberdeen Parks director explains museum repair estimates

City staff had some good news to report for Aberdeen’s history fans, because the city now has cost…

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City looking to fill Aberdeen Museum board position

People interested in the inner workings of the Aberdeen Museum of History and who want a say in…

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Hoquiam City Council picks new Ward 4 councilor

Almost two months after Al Dick resigned from his Hoquiam City Council Ward 4 position, the city has…

Cosmopolis Mayor Kyle Pauley Cosmopolis Mayor Kyle Pauley

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Cosmopolis Mayor Kyle Pauley announces he won’t run for reelection

The city of Cosmopolis will have a new mayor starting Jan. 1, 2024, as current Mayor Kyle Pauley…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Kaitlyn Rowe, a local author who wrote “A is for Aberdeen,” wants to bring more positivity to the community. The book combines Rowe’s cheery rhymes and research with colorful, detailed illustrations.

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Local author wants to bring out positivity in Aberdeen

Kaitlyn Rowe wants to raise her seven-month-old daughter Genesis in a positive climate.

Photos by Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Shelly Dixon, left, and Diane Johnson stand outside the front door to their new business, Two Broke Chics — 2605 Simpson Ave., in Hoquiam. The deli’s co-owners talked about opening a sandwich shop for months and the good news for deli-starved Harborites is they can now get their sandwich fix from two experienced artisans.

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Friends craft sandwiches at new deli in Hoquiam

There’s a new deli in town and it’s owned and operated by two friends who have called Hoquiam…

For people thinking about suicide, call 988, the official National Suicide Prevention Hotline phone number. (The Daily World file photo)

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Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman talks suicide prevention

Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman spoke about a serious subject at the Hoquiam City Council meeting Monday, and it’s…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World John Larson, executive director at Polson Museum, shows off the old servants’ laundry room inside the Polson Museum. The museum has been closed since Jan. 1, but it will reopen with an open house on Saturday. The open house goes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Polson Museum to reopen its doors Saturday

Three months after closing in order to start a restoration, Polson Museum is just about ready for company.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A Pontiac sedan causes a wake after high tide on Jan. 3, 2022, down E. 1st St., and N. F St., in Aberdeen. Mass flooding throughout Aberdeen and Hoquiam, along with several other environmental factors, caused plenty of cars to turn around to avoid flooding. The Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection project’s funding is supposed to be bolstered soon by the state. The expected $35.5 million will bring Aberdeen and Hoquiam closer to the construction of the North Shore Levee and the North Shore Levee West segment.

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Senate budget targets protecting the Harbor from flooding

Local officials, excited about the prospect for future funds for the Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project, commented about the…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Young Street Bridge, which carries traffic over the Wishkah River in North Aberdeen, could come down in the next few years if an alternate plan, with additional funding, isn’t reached. The bridge is deficient in numerous ways, according to the city’s engineers.

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Public, city deliberate on future of Young Street Bridge

A lot of people showed up to the Aberdeen City Council meeting Wednesday night in order to make…