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Police are seeking information on Dakarray “Daymian” Ayala-Garcia, 15, last seen in the West Aberdeen area on June 6, 2023. (Courtesy photo / APD)

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Aberdeen police seek information on missing teenager

He was last seen in early June

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Councilmember Jacob Simmons asks a questions during his first session on the McCleary City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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One up, one down: new member joins McCleary council as additional seat opens

Recent months have seen high turnover in the city council

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Candidates for districts 1 and 4 met at a forum hosted by Voice of the Shores at the Ocean Shores Lions Club on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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North Beach School Board candidates discuss visions

Forum queried candidates on test scores, curriculum and discipline ahead of general election

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Jim George, who retired from Hoquiam City Council in July, died Oct. 3. He loved the Hoquiam community, which he and his wife Barb joined in 2011. George served as finance director for the Grays Harbor Community Foundation until the end of 2022. He served on Hoquiam City Council from 2017 to the end of July 2023.

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Jim George lived an ‘extraordinary life’

Jim G. George, former Hoquiam City Councilor, was a kind, caring and genuine man who was full of…

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Vacation rentals line the dunes just south of Westport Light State park in October.

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In vacation rental debate, Westport reckons with identity

Proposed moratoriums and caps on short term rentals failed as city works to find “fine balance”

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Dave Morris, of “Donna and the Dudes,” performs a “dirty, bluesy style” set with Donna Albert, Ken Albert, Art Sartwell and Bill Proffitt during an Open Mic Night on Tuesday at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill.

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Open Mic Nights a successful venture at Messy Jessy’s

Messy Jessy’s Bar &Grill in Aberdeen is offering a new, fun night to its calendar that will allow…

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Aberdeen firefighter Kolby Lyle demonstrates his gear to kindergarten students at Robert Gray Elementary on Oct. 10 as part of Fire Prevention Week.

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Fire fundamentals: firefighters visit schools for fire prevention week

Teach them early, teach them well

A McCleary man was involved in a single-vehicle, alcohol-involved crash early Sunday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World file)

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McCleary man injured in DUI crash

He left the roadway and struck a tree

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The Grays Harbor Sheriffs Office is seeking a stolen excavator taken from near Elma.

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Sheriffs seek stolen scooper

It was stolen a little more than a week ago near Elma

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A Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad train struck an empty vehicle on the tracks near Montesano early Monday morning last week.

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Driver cited for last week’s train-car collision

A train struck the abandoned vehicle early Monday morning

An Aberdeen man broke into a recruiting office on Monday, according to police. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Man arrested after breaking into recruiting office

It’s not immediately clear what the motivation was

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The American Red Cross and several Grays Harbor fire departments are partnering to provide smoke detectors at no charge for residents.

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Aberdeen/Hoquiam partnering with Red Cross for fire safety

Smoke detectors give residents vital, lifesaving seconds to evacuate

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A recent council resignation means the entire city council and mayor of Cosmopolis will be new faces following elections, possibly with no prior experience.

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Cosmopolis readies for full council, mayor replacement

Same ship, new crew