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The county’s 7th annual Emergency Preparedness Expo will begin at 10 a.m. at the Moore Wright Group in Aberdeen. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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County emergency management division to hold 7th annual expo Saturday

A sunny Saturday with activities for all ages in the name of emergency preparedness

Courtesy photo / Pacific County Sheriff’s Office A pair of stranded boaters, seen here being towed to safety, become stuck on the Palix River in Pacific County on Sunday evening.

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Pacific County Sheriff’s Office helps recover stuck boaters

Personnel from the Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Patrol also responded

Courtesy photo / Aberdeen Police Department Grass burns south of the Chehalis River on July 16 after a fire was set in the scrub.

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One arrested following illegal fire in Aberdeen

The suspect offered no particular defense, saying ‘It’s just what I do’

Courtesy photo / Aberdeen Fire Department Aberdeen firefighters responded to a fire on a derelict rail trestle Sunday near the Bishop Athletic Complex.

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Aberdeen Fire Department soldiers through busy, dry weekend

Persistent dry conditions are raising the risks across the county

Courtesy photo / Ezra McCampbell Emergency personnel transport a crash victim onto a Lifeflight helicopter for medevac to a hospital following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on July 16.

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Aberdeen man killed in motorcycle crash near Raymond

He hit debris and lost control, according to State Patrol

A worker walks down railroad in Central Park as Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad replaces old tracks with newer continuously welded rail on July 12. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Railroad carrying out projects to ease congestion, increase reliability

The company is aiming to be ready for increased rail traffic

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Derek Jensen of the Hoquiam Fire Department, in blue T-shirt, teaches a group of high schoolers taking part in a fire science program about using a firehose on July 13.

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Sample platter: high schoolers get taste of hands-on firefighting

The seven students from central-ish county are the first to go through the two-week course

A derelict property was the site a of a trailer fire earlier in the week that completely destroyed a truck camper. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Fire destroys trailer north of Hoquiam

The site has had a number of issues with illegal burns, said the responding fire chief

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Work on Grays Harbor County’s main highway is coming as crews replace barriers to fish passage.

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Years of construction ahead for main county highway

You will go slower. You will be constrained to one lane.

An Aberdeen man headbutted through this police car window as he was being taken to the hospital to evaluate his stupendous blood alcohol content following his arrest for assault on Saturday, July 8. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Aberdeen man arrested after randomly assaulting bicyclist

No reason for the assault was offered

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Charred trees and cars give mute testimony to a fire that threatened to grow out of control near Elma on Saturday.

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East Grays Harbor deals with substantial brushfire over weekend

Dry conditions saw a structure fire blossom into an all-out wildfire

Police are seeking information on a pair of missing teenagers: Saphira Orling, 14, left, and Leticia Encarnacion-Dimas, 15, right. (Composite image)

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APD seeking information on separate missing teenagers

They’ve been missing for one and three days respectively

Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean McKechnie and working dog Titus tracked a suspect through nearly 500 yards of brush following a road rage incident involving a gun on Thursday. (Courtesy photo / GHCSO)

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Man arrested after threatening driver with gun in road rage incident

The incident occurred past South Aberdeen