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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A view of Kurt Cobain Memorial Park shows a Grays Harbor Transit bus as it rolls north across Young Street Bridge. While the park shouldn’t receive an impact from any potential bridge replacement, the bridge itself may go away in the next few years. The city hired consultants in September. Some of the consultants’ preliminary investigative work begins Monday. The work will cause lane closures on Young Street.

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Expect lane closures to start Monday near Young Street Bridge

The city of Aberdeen is taking a “serious” look at alternatives for the 67-year-old Young Street Bridge based…

Doug Orr

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Aberdeen’s mayoral and contested council candidates react

Editor’s note: The Grays Harbor County Auditor has posted early election results for the General Election. With more…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The 40 et 8 building — 2313 Simpson Ave., in Aberdeen — is one of Aberdeen’s oldest clubs. It’s kitty-corner from Rick’s Simpson Avenue Saloon. American war veterans founded the 40 et 8 organization in 1920 upon returning home from France. Today, Aberdeen’s 40 et 8 welcomes social members. But, membership is still by invite only.

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Learning from a legend

Since 1962, Rosie Teague has treated her customers at one of Aberdeen’s oldest clubs — the 40 et…

Orr

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Six-year-old complaint receives city action; action has ‘interesting’ timing

More than six years after a complaint was sent to the city about now Aberdeen mayoral candidate Douglas…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Stephanie Smith and her husband Eric Smith enjoy a light-hearted moment while she spoke about their gratitude for all the support from Washington state Department of Commerce, state representatives, community support, along with many others, for helping them construct Learning to Grow, LLC.’s new childcare and early learning center in Elma — 535 E. Main St.

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Learning to Grow Inc., opens new childcare facility in Elma

Elma now has a new childcare and early learning center. Without support from many people, it wouldn’t have…

Provided photo Phil Slep, right, stands for a photo in Disneyland’s Pluto costume with Mickey Mouse and Emily Zinzer. Zinzer was a Disney Ambassador decades ago. Slep will talk about how he started working for Disneyland as a Disney character in his next “Phil Talk,” on Saturday at 5 p.m., from inside the alcove of the Aberdeen Art Center — 200 W. Market.

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Phil Slep talks about what put him in the Pluto costume

Phil Slep will talk this Saturday about what got him to do a job that has turned into…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Ghouls, goblins, Disney characters and other costumed characters lined both north and south sides of downtown Aberdeen’s Wishkah Street for Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event. They were all on the hunt for free candy, pop and popcorn from the area businesses and from the Downtown Aberdeen Association, who sponsored the event.

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Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event on Saturday a huge hit

Downtown Aberdeen saw a rush of children and their parents bombard the staff of Downtown Aberdeen Association (DAA)…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World On Tuesday morning, Rognlin’s, Inc. tore down the former Bridges Restaurant, 112 N. G St., in Aberdeen. The restaurant closed in Oct. 2012, according to Lauren Nichol, former night shift supervisor at Bridges. The building’s owner ordered the teardown, according to Lisa Scott, community development director for the city of Aberdeen. Nichol, who worked there from 1998 until the day the restaurant closed, provided a comment after finding out Bridges was demolished. “I’m glad, it made me sad to look at it that way,” Nichol said. “It was a great place to work.”

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Down goes Bridges

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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Hoquiam Timberland Library — 420 7th St., — is a place for many different uses. It’s in the heart of downtown Hoquiam and it’s been there since 1911.

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Hoquiam Timberland Library is a passport for many uses

People think libraries are books, books, books, until they find they can do so much more inside.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Douglas Orr and Debi Pieraccini speak at the Aberdeen mayoral candidate’s forum Tuesday at the Rotary Log Pavilion. Both candidates want to improve the city’s direction, and they took the time to share a few of their ideas.

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Aberdeen mayoral candidate forum a civil affair

Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave’s tenure as mayor is almost over, so that leaves the question of who will…

Norm Klein

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Aberdeen City Council candidates discuss why they’re the best choice

Among the contested races in Aberdeen is the one for Ward 3 Position 6, which pits Norm Klein…

Glenn Meissner

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Aberdeen city council candidates tell why they’re best choice

The general election is a little more than two weeks away, which means it’s time to see with…

Joshua Francy

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Aberdeen’s Ward 5 Position 9 candidates and their reasons for running

One of the contested races for Aberdeen City Council pits Joshua Francy against Riley Carter, who are campaigning…