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Fine dining returns to downtown Aberdeen

When COVID-19 punched Grays Harbor County in the mouth more than two years ago, and then kept on…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World
Dennis Benn, fire chief at South Beach Regional Fire Authority, left, shakes hands with Dan Wirth, executive director of American Red Cross South Puget Sound and Olympics Chapter, after Wirth helped present Benn and his crew an award for saving the life of a family in Grayland through a joint campaign to ensure homes have working smoke alarms.

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Smoke alarm campaign a true partnership

An aggressive campaign to deliver smoke alarms to residents in Grays Harbor County has paid off in a…

THE DAILY WORLD, FILE PHOTO
A proposal that would have merged the Aberdeen and Hoquiam fire departments came up short in the Special Election held on Feb. 8, 2022.

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City leaders face tough decisions on Regional Fire Authority

For the second time in as many elections, registered voters failed to support the proposed merger of the…

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Pandemic inspires students, adults to help out

Life during the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough for everyone. Many lives have been lost, while others have…

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Special Election focuses on key issues in Grays Harbor

The thing about elections is there always seems to be one right around the corner, so if a…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World
Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave, left, and Downtown Aberdeen Association Executive Director Wil Russoul, stand just inside a locked garage on Jan. 13, 2022, with the mileage sign Nirvana founding members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic once made famous with a photograph.

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Nirvana mileage sign at home in Aberdeen

There are not a whole lot of reminders of one of the most important and influential bands in…

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Flooding heightens need for North Shore Levee Project

A deluge of rain coupled with snowmelt and king tides this week served as a reminder of how…

Matthew N. Wells | The Daily World
A grocery cart full of cold-weather clothing sits outside The Salvation Army building in the 100 block of West Wishkah Street in Aberdeen. The building will be the new home for the Aberdeen Museum of History.

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Aberdeen Museum of History saga nears closure

About 43 months after the armory fire left the Aberdeen Museum of History without a place to show…

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Celebrating the holidays in Grays Harbor County

What a delightful time of the year in Grays Harbor County. It’s bone-chilling cold, gloomy as gloomy can…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD
Children board a Hoquiam School District bus on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.

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Need for school bus drivers is critical in Aberdeen and Hoquiam

For anyone who ever rode a school bus to and from school, the trips were a safe, convenient…

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Commissioner Raines fights for a low-barrier homeless shelter

A plea for a low-barrier homeless shelter fell by the wayside at a recent Grays Harbor County Board…

Dan Hammock | The Daily World
The temporary alternative shelter location in a parking lot adjacent to Aberdeen City Hall.

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Aberdeen moves toward stricter public camping enforcement

A homeless camp on a parking lot near City Hall is causing some serious headaches for the city…

Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma. Courtesy of Summit Pacific Medical Center

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Message from your EMS and GH County hospitals

Grays Harbor EMS and hospitals are doing our best to help you with your urgent and emergency medical…