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Clayton Franke / The Daily World City of Aberdeen workers use heavy machinery April 3 to scoop up debris from the homeless encampment on River Street. The city has spent on average about $20,000 per month since the start of 2023 on trash cleanup in the downtown area.

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Aberdeen ramps up cleanup at homeless camps

City will temporarily displace campers once per month to remove debris, sweep streets

City of Aberdeen An engineer found unstable foundation and rotting wood in this footbridge on the Stewart Park trail in 2022.

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City commissions repairs for ailing footbridges on Stewart Park trail

Nature trail at park in North Aberdeen will be intermittmently closed this summer

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Harbor Regional Health’s Montesano location will accept walk-in clients beginning on Monday.

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Harbor Regional Health broadens services at Monte clinic

Walk-ins will now be welcomed three days a week

International Mermaid Museum Meet a unicorn this Saturday at the International Mermaid Museum Festival — 1 S. Arbor Rd., in Aberdeen. Unicorns Sky and Blue will be at the festival with their handler Crystal. According to Kim Roberts, who runs the festival, the unicorns can’t wait to meet and be photographed with people of all ages.

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Come rain or shine to connect with mermaids

A series of activities await anyone interested in learning about the sea and mermaid culture at the International…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World John Larson, director of Polson Museum — 1611 Riverside Ave., in Hoquiam — shows off a cleaned up 1924 Franklin 6-cylinder engine 10-C. The motor was used to power a Franklin car, which was a very high end car back in those days.

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Polson Museum reopens Saturday with new exhibits

John Larson, director of Polson Museum, can’t wait to show the public the work he and his staff…

Priya Lindeen, left, and Alex Barlow pose during a “Harborsite Chat,” a key part of the local Dispute Resolution Program’s Dialogue Project. Lindeen and Barlow are trained coaches who guide conversation and help participants resolve conflicts. (Dispute Resolution Program of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties)

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Dialogue Project aims to mend community division with conversation

‘Harborside chats’ create platform for safely sharing dissenting opinions, finding common ground

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Kyle Deerkop, farm operations manager with Pacific Shellfish, crosses a creek hauling pounds of marine debris collected from a beach on the Quinault Indian Reservation.

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Truckloads of trash hoisted from Quinault beaches

Groups look to tackle marine debris on remote areas of reservation

Richard Wills

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Judge dismisses Wills recall petition

Charges of interferance during appointment process not enough to reach November ballot

Courtesy photo / RPD Raymond police are seeking information on a missing man last heard from in January.

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Raymond police seek info on missing man

He was last heard from several months ago

Aberdeen Police Department Aberdeen police and fire responded to a fire in a tent near downtown early Friday morning.

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Fire department extinguishes Aberdeen campsite fire

A rapid response helped prevent the spread or injuries

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Game Freaks’ representatives and Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. ambassadors meet up for a ribbon-cutting to usher in the new era of Game Freaks in Aberdeen — 110 E. Wishkah St.

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Game Freaks’ move nets a win for ‘nerd culture’

There are people who enjoy playing games and then there are gamers. Kyle Pauley is the latter.

John Shaw Marc Titus, a community wildfire resilience specialist with the Department of Natural Resources, talks with a group of local leaders and fire officials about wildfire risk in Westport at the Grays Harbor Lighthouse on Aug. 10, 2023.

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Less likely to ignite: Westport launches wildfire resilience effort

With collaborative project, city aims to prevent homes from burning

(Courtesy of city of Aberdeen) The first page of a four page proposed agreement between the cities of Aberdeen and Cosmopolis that would allow Aberdeen staff to temporarily help Cosmopolis perform utility billing work.

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Agreement would lend Aberdeen staff to process Cosi utility bills

Proposed deal would expire April 26, leave cities to negotiate price as Cosi seeks permanent staff