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DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD, file An Aberdeen ladder truck stands by as firefighters mop up a house fire on Duffy Street in July 2019.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam fall short of votes need to approve Regional Fire Authority

The measure to combine fire and EMS services in Hoquiam and Aberdeen into one regional fire authority (RFA)…

wyatt haupt jr. | The Daily World A quarter counting machine is shown above. Quarters are tougher to come by in Seattle, largely because the COVID-19 pandemic has taken millions of quarters out of circulation.

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Quarter shortage creates a two-bit black market

Seattle may style itself the capital of the information economy, but the “bits” that matter most to locals…

Jerry Cornfield | The Daily Herald Steve Hobbs poses for a photo after being sworn in as Washington’s 16th Secretary of State on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. He is accompanied by (from left) his wife, Pam, his mother, Miwa Morita, and Justice Mary Yu.

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Hobbs sworn in as secretary of state

OLYMPIA — Seated on a couch in a reception room of the Washington Capitol, Miwa Morita video-recorded taped…

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Ocean Shores City Council appoints new mayor

Mayor Pro Tempore Jon Martin was selected by the Ocean Shores City Council to serve as mayor at…

Courtesy of Quinault Indian Nation The old WorkSource building at 511 W. Heron St. in Aberdeen is getting made over into a $20 million Quinault Indian Nation wellness clinic.

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Quinault Nation’s Aberdeen wellness clinic will serve entire community

Construction expected to be completed in the spring or summer 2022

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The Tani Rae drops off live anchovies at the Westport Marina. The anchovies are stored in net pens for sale as bait for charter boats.

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Port gets grant for marina modernization project

The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) awarded the Port of Grays Harbor a $50,000 planning grant…

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Montesano ends unprecedented season with fourth-place finish

Bulldogs fall to Klahowya 5-0, ends season with highest state-placement in program history

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD One of the Aberdeen Fire Department’s new rigs (pictured) stood nose to nose with a Hoquiam engine at the 2021 Emergency Preparedness Expo at the Shoppes at Riverside in July 2021.

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Aberdeen-Hoquiam RFA plan not dead

Both cities moving foward to bring the plan back to February special election ballot

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD As promised, six new birch trees have been planted at Old Cannery Park off the end of Fifth Street in Hoquiam. The original trees in the park were removed due to trunk rot, bringing some complaints from longtime users of the park.

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New trees planted at Old Cannery Waterfront Park

After a slight uproar over the removal of the alder trees at Hoquiam’s newest waterfront park in June,…

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Montesano’s championship hopes dashed by Deer Park

Stags prove too much for Bulldogs in 5-1 state-semifinal loss

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD An eastbound train heads into East Aberdeen. A massive project to separate the rail and vehicle traffic in the often-congested area got a shot in the arm in the form of a $2 million federal grant to complete project planning.

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East Aberdeen rail separation project awarded $2 million federal grant

Will allow for completion of project planning phase

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Montesano hopes to continue history-making run through state playoffs this weekend

Bulldogs face No. 3 Deer Park in 1A State Girls Soccer Tournament semifinals Friday

Courtesy of Aberdeen Police Department A jackknifed log truck snarled traffic on East Heron Street in Aberdeen Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2021. A mechanical failure at the reach appears to have caused the incident.

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Jackknifed logging truck snarls Aberdeen traffic

A jackknifed loaded log truck on East Heron Street snarled traffic through Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon.