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Courtesy photo / Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office More than a hundred law enforcement personnel and volunteers took part in a sweep for evidence in the case of the 2009 disappearance of Lindsey Baum in a rural part of Mason County on March 25-26.

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Police search for new evidence in Lindsey Baum disappearance

More than a hundred searchers swept the area.

Grays Harbor Fire District 2 responded to a trailer fire early on Wednesday morning, April 5. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Fire District 2 responds to Brady trailer fire

Swift actions by the resident effectively curtailed the spread of the fire, firefighters said.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File Ocean Shore Fire Chief Mike Thurier speaks during a city council meeting in February. Thurier recently retired from the position after four years as chief.

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Ocean Shores fire chief looks back on decades-long career

After 33 years in the fire service, 25 at Ocean Shores, Mike Thurier is hanging it up.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller speaks to members of the public during a meeting about the proposed creation of a regional fire authority for Central Grays Harbor on March 28.

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Fire departments work to ease concerns about RFA

The Cosi fire station was packed tight with residents Tuesday night

Aberdeen police arrested a man Tuesday after a report that he threatened a woman with a handgun in South Aberdeen. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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One arrested following domestic violence incident

The suspect is alleged to have threatened the victim with a handgun

McCleary firefighters, with assistance from East Grays Harbor Fire & Rescue, dealt with a brushfire north of McCleary on Tuesday afternoon. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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McCleary firefighters slap down early-season brushfire

Firefighters, with help from neighbors, rapidly attacked and neutralized the fire.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the death of an 86-year-old man found in the Wishkah River on Tuesday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Police investigating death of man found in river

There were no signs of trauma, police say

Photos by Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport and Twin Harbors Waterkeepers hosted a community event on March 25 to talk about cleanup efforts for the area.

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A river for us all: Historical Seaport hosts bilingual community day

Translation helped to make the work of cleaning the river more accessible.

Smoke coming from an abandoned building led to a fire department response Monday morning, which discovered a campfire on the first floor. Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World

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Fire department extinguishes campfire in empty building

A passerby saw smoke and called it in.

The Hoquiam Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian near the Grays Harbor YMCA on Friday, March 24. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Car strikes teenager in Hoquiam

Police are investigating the collision

Ocean Shores Elementary School teacher Haley Stoney holds the inundation map of Ocean Shores during a school board meeting on March 21. The construction of a tsunami tower for the low-lying school has proved contentious with the public. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Ocean Shores, state work to move forward on tsunami tower

The tower remains fiercely contested in the public, with supporters and detractors speaking passionately

A driver was transported for further medical care after striking a light pole on Sumner Avenue on Monday afternoon. (Michael S. Lockett / Daily World File)

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One hospitalized following car crash on Sumner

Police are investigating it as a possible drunk driving incident

An electrical fault disabled the Simpson Avenue Bridge over the Hoquiam River for several hours on Monday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Hoquiam drawbridge temporarily disabled by electrical fault Monday

Severe traffic backups occurred while WSDOT teams fixed the issue