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Aberdeen Mayor Douglas Orr shares his support for the state champion Aberdeen High School girls softball team at the May 28 City Council meeting.

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City council meetings round-up

Councils approve measures, table votes, and approve resolutions and proclamations

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The interior of Harbor Heights, located on the grounds of Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen, is pictured on Thursday, May 29.

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Inside Aberdeen’s new youth detention center

Harbor Heights at Stafford Creek Corrections Center set to open by June 9

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The Ladies Night Out in Aberdeen on Saturday was well attended.

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Ladies Night Out raises over $2,000 for women’s education

On Saturday, in Aberdeen, Bette Worth and Bobbi McCracken invited everyone, near and far, to take part in…

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A packed house for the Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. Leader’s Banquet at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino in Ocean Shores on Friday evening.

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GGHI holds Leaders’ Banquet

Summit Pacific Medical Center named Member of the Year

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Aberdeen’s latest homeless survey results released

Trash continues to be the top complaint among residents and businesses

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A building in Art Pocklington Central Play Park in Hoquiam was recently tagged.

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Surveillance video, an officer’s keen eye solve complaint

On Sunday, May 25, Hoquiam Police Department officers investigated two vandalism complaints on both city and private property.

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Trump targets Washington state with ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’

Washington appears on a list of more than 500 cities, counties and states believed by the administration of…

Annual McCleary Bear Festival

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Eleven unusual Washington festivals worth a road trip

If you’re ready to prep the car and buy tickets for a unique experience, here are 11 festivals…

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Light schedule of heavy hitters for KOSW in June

Sound of the Shores morning show to feature elected officials, authorities and more

Washington State Beekeepers Association
This is a sample of the special license plate to become available in Washington state starting in late 2025. The Washington State Beekeepers Association will use proceeds to support research and public education on pollinators.

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Smokey Bear, pickleball, and pollinator license plates on the way in WA

This is a sample of the special license plate to become available in Washington state starting in late…

May 7 discussion of resolution to ban trans athletes from school sports screenshot of school board meeting.

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Quilcene School District latest in WA to ban trans athletes in sports

Tensions ran high at a recent Quilcene School Board meeting as the board debated and then adopted a…

Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
Gov. Bob Ferguson, at podium, goes to shake hands with state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, at the signing of a bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, on May 2, in Olympia. At center is Mary Dispenza, a founding member of the Catholic Accountability Project.

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Bishops sue to overturn new WA law requiring clergy to report child abuse

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report…

Timberland Regional Library
The Creature Teachers will be at the Aberdeen branch of the Timberland Regional Library on June 27 from 11 a.m. until Noon.

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Some federal library staff, services get reprieve, state not so much

Timberland Regional Library Aberdeen branch launches summer program