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Sake, a recent intake at PAWS of Grays Harbor, leaps. (Courtesy photo / PAWS of Grays Harbor)

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Foster families help local shelter handle surprise puppy rush

It made for a busy week running up to Christmas

The city of Aberdeen purchased the former Salvation Army building on Wishkah Street as the home of the future Aberdeen Museum. (The Daily World file photo)

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Mayor disbands museum board

Board of Museum and History clashed with city during five-year existence

Firefighters fight a house fire in Aberdeen on Thursday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Joint response rapidly knocks down Aberdeen house fire

The call came in Thursday morning

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The U.S. Forest Service’s Satsop Center Campground near Wynoochee lake is scheduled for a temporary closure starting Jan. 1 due to deferred maintenance.

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Facing temporary closure at Forest Service camp, groups want to ensure future access

The Forest Service announced a closure, operational changes at camps near Wynoochee Lake

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County will see $788K in eviction prevention funds next year

Grant-funded program to help families avoid eviction continues at same level

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A Western red cedar lies in the DNR’s 95-acre “Mm Mm Good” sale near Oakville, which was recently auctioned for $1.5 million.

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Scrutiny mounts over sale of aging forests in Grays Harbor

State auctions 95-acres of timber near Oakville after Chehalis Tribe requests to halt the sale

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Hundreds of children received gifts during the Don and Pat Scott’s Christmas for Kids event in Ocean Shores on Saturday.

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What he stood for: longtime Ocean Shores Christmas event honors fallen firefighter

The event honored Lt. John Garner, even as it had its biggest year

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Matthew Wells, right, a reporter with The Daily World, joins Justin Kautzman and rock bank Black Shepard for a rendition of Bob Segar’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” on Friday, Dec. 15 at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill in downtown Aberdeen.

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Journalist enjoys guest appearance on stage at rock concert

Musicians honored The Daily World’s music reporter Matthew Wells on Friday in downtown Aberdeen

Hilary Franz

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Hilary Franz talks Grays Harbor ties, run for congress

Congress hopeful says lands chief job gave her knowledge of housing issues, natural hazards

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Jade Black poses perfectly in-frame during a late summer photoshoot that was to show her Instagram followers how she does what she does — fine art self-portrait photography. Black takes her art seriously because she wants to help heal people through her art. Black was recently a featured artist at the Associated Arts Ocean Shores Arts & Crafts Festival.

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Healing through art

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the winter 2023 issue of Washington Coast Magazine, a publication produced…

Traffic yields for a driver at the edge of the roundabout on Market Street in Aberdeen. The roundabout could get a facelift in 2024 after the city council approved Aberdeen's Parks and Recreation Director Stacie Barnum to apply for a $50,000 grant from Grays Harbor Community Foundation. While the overall council approved, not everyone was onboard as they cited concerns about safety for the drivers and the pedestrians who use the roundabout. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

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Aberdeen City Council discusses concerns about roundabout art

The Aberdeen City Council voted for the application for grant funding that would allow for art to be…

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Montesano Police Department

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Montesano police chief retires after career dedicated to the area

An early selection as chief was followed by more than a decade in the seat

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Frosty the Snowman helps greet Bryson Walker’s neighbors to the winter wonderland he creates at 103 W. Eklund Ave., in Hoquiam. Walker’s neighbor, Daniel McPherson, called The Daily World because he thinks Walker does a great job with his elaborate display and “deserves some recognition.”

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Hoquiam man’s holiday cheer lights up the neighborhood

“Deck the Halls” isn’t just a Christmas song for Bryson Walker. The Hoquiam man takes his holiday tradition…