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Ocean Shores Mayor Jon Martin, right, scoops a pile of dirt near the Chance A La Mer beach entrance on Friday, June 16, to signal the start of construction on the High Dune Trail. Martin is accompanied from left, by City Administrator Scott Andersen, Project Manager Becky Leach and Grant Coordinator Sarah Bisson. (Clayton Franke / The Daily World)

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Work begins on High Dune Trail

After years of effort, city expects construction will be complete by September

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World While one man sleeps on the bronze sculpture titled “Illumination” by Gerard Tsutakawa — which sits on the corner of East Wishkah and South I streets in downtown Aberdeen — another person looks at the belongings inside a Safeway shopping cart. The city of Aberdeen is in discussions about what to do with the wayward shopping carts seen across Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen City Council discusses vacant building ordinance and shopping carts

Aberdeen City Council approved the first reading of a vacant building program, but before doing so, they entertained…

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Grays Harbor County weighing administrator position

Administrator could improve operations, but costs a concern

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Aberdeen Police Detective Sgt. Gary Sexton, left, receives a commendation during Aberdeen City Council’s meeting on Wednesday night from Hoquiam Police Chief Joe Strong for his actions that helped save two little girls who were kidnapped from the 2700 block of Pacific Avenue, in Hoquiam. A combined effort of social media awareness and quick multi-agency response from Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Cosmopolis, plus Sexton’s foot pursuit of the suspect, lead to a quick conclusion to the urgent situation, which ended in South Aberdeen.

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Hoquiam Police Chief commends Aberdeen detective sergeant

Wednesday night was one that called for dress shoes topped with a mirror shine.

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World James Joesten plays an electric guitar with serious flare late Wednesday morning at Guitar Galactica. The 20-year-old guitarist, who played some serious licks, from Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” to Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” and Metallica’s “Blackened,” made his first music purchase — Nirvana’s “In Utero,” album. Joesten bought his first instrument, a clarinet, at the former Rosevear’s Music Center in downtown Aberdeen.

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Local musicians talk upcoming ‘World Music Day’

Over pints of Huckleberry Seltzer and Aberdeen Gold from Mount Olympus Brewing, Wil Russoul spoke for a couple…

Provided photo The wooden sign Betsy Seidel, of Hoquiam Crime Watch, left near a flower box that got vandalized at the city line between Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Seidel doesn’t want people to get discouraged since 99% of people seem to appreciate the flowers.

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Vandalism to flower boxes ‘discouraging’

Anybody driving or walking west down Sumner Avenue from Aberdeen into Hoquiam can see the start of small…

Aberdeen police are seeking information on the whereabouts of 15-year-old Auriaunna A. Fernandez, last seen in East Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon. (Courtesy photo / Aberdeen Police Department)

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Aberdeen police seeking missing girl

She may be headed towards Spokane, police say

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Volunteers help place a panel of a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial hosted at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino on June 14.

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Traveling Vietnam Memorial comes to Ocean Shores

It also names the fallen from more contemporary conflicts

The Aberdeen Fire Department demonstrated spraying down a target at Badges and Brews, hosted at Starbucks on Sept. 22, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Fire and police to hold summer Badges and Brews event

The event will focus on summer safety

Ocean Shores Fire Chief Brian Ritter, confirmed during a city council meeting Monday night, poses with Mike Mandella, who came on as the assistant chief. (Courtesy photo / OSFD)

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Ocean Shores welcomes old department hand to fire chief position

They also welcomed a new assistant chief

The photo attached to the post Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office made about the drowning on Saturday. (Provided photo)

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43-year-old Hoquiam man drowned Saturday in Lake Aberdeen

A man died Saturday morning after his kayak overturned in Lake Aberdeen, according to a news release from…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Hoquiam Police Chief Joe Strong, from left, stands as Jeffery L. Alderton II shakes Hoquiam Mayor Ben Winkelman’s hand. Robert Olson, who along with Alderton played a “critical” part in stopping a kidnapping on May 15, holds his commendation.

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Hoquiam officials honor two Grays Harbor residents for ‘critical’ action

Without the quick thinking and quick action of two Grays Harbor residents, a mother might not have seen…

One man is dead and two injured following a car crash north of Raymond early Saturday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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One dead, two injured in fatal crash north of Raymond

The crash occured early Saturday morning