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Brush rigs and firefighting helicopters helped fight a wildfire near Pacific Beach on Sunday, July 23.

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County witnesses multiple major fires over weekend

The weather played a role as more wildfires wracked the area

Public safety organizations, disaster relief groups and more took part in the county’s Emergency Preparedness Expo on July 22. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Staying alive: Harbor comes out for Emergency Preparedness Expo

Hundreds of guests and dozens of organizations turned up

Candidates for North Beach school board, district 1, from left: Francelle Jordan, Jeff Albertson, Rickie Day.

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Q & A with North Beach School Board candidates

Hopefuls for the District 1 seat address test scores, captial projects and tsunamis and more

Three Quileute canoes approach the shores of Neah Bay on Friday, July 21 as part of the 2023 “Paddle to Muckleshoot” intertribal canoe journey. The canoes left La Push at 5 a.m. Friday morning and arrived at the shores of Neah Bay more than 12 hours later. (Clayton Franke / The Daily World)

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Coastal tribes link, paddle east as canoe journey continues

Neah Bay beach served as pit stop for 10 canoes Friday night

Primary election candidates for North Beach School Board District 4, from left: Joe Lomedico, Halvar Olstead and Jessica Iliff.

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Question and answer with North Beach school board candidates

District 4 position candidates queried on backgrounds, tsunamis, test scores and funding

Clayton Franke / The Daily World
The 2022 flooding season eroded more than 15 feet of riverbank in the Satsop Business Park, exposing power ducts and threatening infrastructure underneath the road.

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Erosion project protects key energy infrastructure

Severe flooding last year exposed power ducts, threatened road at Satsop Business Park

Grays Harbor Fire District 2, assisted by Thurston County's Special Operations Rescue Team, rescued a woman early Thursday morning after she fell 200 feet into a ravine near the Wynoochee Dam, pictured. (The Daily World file photo)

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Woman rescued after falling off edge near Wynoochee Dam

An accident turned into a late-night, high-stakes rescue

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
New East Grays Harbor Fire & Rescue Chief Kenny Ward joined the department on July 10, coming from the Midwest.

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Q & A: East Grays Harbor Fire & Rescue welcomes new chief

The new chief has his work cut out, as the department faces issues hitting the industry nationwide

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
Firefighter/EMT Nick Frymire of the Ocean Shores Fire Department sprays down a burned area caused by a grass fire on July 18.

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Ocean Shores firefighters put brakes on nascent grass fire

The fire took minutes to knock down, but could have gotten much worse

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World
Clinton “Dogger” Mullins plays under the Young Street Bridge in early June. Mullins is pre-releasing his new album “Atta Bomb” on Saturday via the major streaming services. He’ll also sell a CD version of the pre-release at his live shows. People who buy the pre-released CD will be able to exchange it for the album with the finished details.

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Review of Clinton “Dogger” Mullins’ “Atta Bomb” album

The born and raised Aberdonian Clinton “Dogger” Mullins has written, recorded and mastered an air-drum quality album that…

At a board meeting Tuesday, the North Beach School District passed a $13.6 million budget for the 2023/2024 school year. (The Daily World file photo)

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New superintendent hopes to guide North Beach out of budget bind

School board approves reductions to spending on administration

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

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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