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Drought indicators throughout West flash warnings of the ‘big one’

By Brian K Sullivan and Elizabeth Elkin

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Cosmopolis bans fireworks in city through July 5

The city of Cosmopolis has declared an emergency order that bans the discharge of fireworks within city limits…

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‘Home Dome’ blisters Grays Harbor County

Wyatt Haupt Jr.

Courtesy Melissa Baum 
The Lindsey Baum Memorial Garden at Beerbower Park is festooned with balloons, signs and toys on Saturday, the 12th anniversary of her disappearance from McCleary. She was 10 when she disappeared. Her remains were found in Kittitas County in 2018.

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2003 McCleary rape, abduction case suspect out on $250K bail

The man arrested June 15 after DNA evidence linked him to a 2003 McCleary rape and kidnapping case…

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Street Kids to present ‘Winnie the Pooh KIDS’ and ‘Frozen Jr.’ in July

7th Street Kids are back with two new shows for the family this summer at the theater in…

The tall ship Lady Washington won’t be in town for a July 4 fireworks sail as it has in past years, but there still will be fireworks over the Chehalis River in Aberdeen this year. (File photo)

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Fireworks, parades slated for July 4 weekend

You’ve got a few choices for professional fireworks shows in Grays Harbor on the Fourth of July.

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COVID cases dropping, vaccine outreach continues in Grays Harbor County

New COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Grays Harbor County, and public health is reaching out to schools,…

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Inslee details eviction ‘bridge’ to help landlords, tenants through September

Debbie Cockrell

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Thousands of dollars in COVID relief grants coming to Grays Harbor nonprofits

ArtsFund, in partnership with the Washington State Department of Commerce, will begin distributing $10.78 million in recovery grants…

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Willapa Community Development Association co-founder Rebecca Chaffee, who has been with the project for decades, speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Willapa Center in Raymond on Thursday. Behind her, flanking a rendering of the affordable housing/early learning/office facility are 19th District Rep. Joel McEntire, left, and Timothy Quinn of Tonkin Architecture, which designed the structure.

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Decades of persistence pays off: Ground broken at Willapa Center housing/child care facility in Raymond

Decades of persistence paid off Thursday when ground was broken at the future site of the Willapa Center,…

A woman was found dead after a house fire on Valley Road north of Grays Harbor City early Monday morning. (Courtesy Grays Harbor Fire District 6)

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Woman found dead after Valley Road house fire

A 41-year-old Hoquiam woman died in a house fire on Valley Road north of Grays Harbor City earlier…

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The facade of the old Pioneer Paper Building on East Heron in Aberdeen has been supported by steel beams since late 2018, and the sidewalk below closed to protect pedestrians from the crumbling building.

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Contract approved for demolition of old Pioneer Paper Building

Rognlin’s Construction was the winning, and only, bidder as the city of Aberdeen moves forward with the removal…

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Cosmopolis Police respond to shooting, find 25-year-old man dead

A 25-year-old Cosmopolis man was found dead early Friday morning by Cosmopolis Police Department officers responding to a…