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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 in 2023.

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Heating up: Aberdeen fire to hold firefighting program for high school students

It’ll show them the basics, and give them hands-on experience

Judge Vini Samuel

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Judges, leaders support reelection of Judge Vini Samuel

Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge Vini Samuel filed for the 2024 election on Monday with the support of…

Washington State Parks
A ranger greets some dog friends at the park store at Schafer State Park.

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Schafer State Park adds campground, facilities

Schafer State Park is ready to welcome visitors to its expanded campground, just in time for its centennial…

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John C. Hughes, who spent 42 years as reporter, editor and publisher of The Daily World and who is the chief historian for the Secretary of State office in Olympia, heads to Polson Museum — 1611 Riverside Ave., in Hoquiam at 2 p.m., Saturday. Hughes will talk about and sign his new book “Lightning Boldt: Judge George H. Boldt and a defining moment in tribal sovereignty.”

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John Hughes to sign new book at Polson Museum on Saturday

One of Grays Harbor’s favorite writers is up to his old tricks with a new project.

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Shelby Anderson, center, environmental educator with the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, and Ryan Munes, biologist with the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, use spotting scopes to watch shorebirds feed on the tidal mudflats at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Hoquiam on May 3.

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Spotting shorebirds: Tens of thousands stop on journey to arctic

Shorebirds arrive as festival celebrates one of nature’s most epic migrations

Three people were transported for their injuries after being involved in a two-car crash on Sunday evening near Copalis Beach. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Three injured in Copalis Beach car crash

A driver ran a stop sign, striking another car

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Andrea Andrews’ fifth grade class at Lincoln Elementary in Hoquiam poses for a photo on May 2. The class recently lobbied Mason County Commissioners to adopt a resolution declaring protections for Bigfoot.

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Fifth graders three-peat on Sasquatch protections

Bigfoot refuge now spans most of Olympic Peninsula, thanks to Hoquiam students

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The Aberdeen City Hall elevator broke Wednesday and so for the foreseeable future, until the elevator is replaced, city council meetings will take place in the Rotary Log Pavilion — 1401 Sargent Blvd., Aberdeen. Ruth Clemens, Aberdeen’s city administrator, spoke about the elevator breaking and why, what it needs and both the replacement timeline and a ballpark estimate of the costs.

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Aberdeen City Council meetings shift to Rotary Log Pavilion

One of Aberdeen’s oldest civil servants has quit. But it’s not a person, it’s the elevator at Aberdeen…

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Bette Worth, who helped start Aberdeen Bloom Team in 2014, was planting again on North Broadway Street Wednesday morning as part of the volunteer team’s efforts to beautify Aberdeen. Worth and her fellow volunteers spoke about what they love about their work.

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Celebrating 10 years of Aberdeen Bloom Team

If flowers are planted in downtown Aberdeen, do they make a sound? Yes, yes they do.

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Forest Service invests $331K in Grays Harbor

The USDA Forest Service announced it is issuing more than $232 million through the agency’s Secure Rural Schools…

Kathi Dahlstrom

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Hoquiam to Oceanshore City road closures coming

Capital Region Educational Service District (ESD) 113 named Kathi Dahlstrom their 2024 Regional Classified School Employee of the…

Jeff Burlingame
Author Jeff Burlingame, an Aberdeen native, finds peace on a Grays Harbor County beach.

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Author Burlingame returns to his roots

Editor’s note: The Daily World recently caught up with Aberdeen native Jeff Burlingame to talk about his latest…

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A goat in the North Cascades east of Marblemount in August 2017.

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Most mountain goats died after airlift from Olympics

DARRINGTON — About five years ago, wildlife biologists with the Tulalip Tribes used GPS collars to start tracking…