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The 1927 Ahrens-Fox pumper truck was recovered from the Aberdeen armory fire in June 2018. Charred as it was, the engine still worked and it drove the Founder’s Day parade route a few weeks later. (John Shaw photo)

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Offer accepted on Aberdeen Museum of History location

The Aberdeen Museum of History is zeroing in on a new home.

The Aberdeen-Hoquiam RFA measure is passing by a slight margin in Aberdeen and failing in Hoquiam after the second round of general election ballots were counted Friday, Nov. 5. Both cities’ firefighters unions support the measure. (Courtesy image)

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Regional Fire Authority vote gains in Aberdeen, loses ground in Hoquiam

Most council races decided, two incumbents fall in Aberdeen

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Two Aberdeen men killed in Wynoochee River Bridge crash

Two Aberdeen residents were killed Wednesday evening in a three-vehicle crash on the Wynoochee River Bridge west of…

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Week 10 Prep Football Preview: Aberdeen, Montesano play for state-tourney berths on Friday

Bobcats take on No. 2 Ridgefield; Montesano faces familiar foe in La Center

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Some homeless encampments can be pretty elaborate, like this one under the north end of the Chehalis River Bridge in Aberdeen.

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Low-barrier homeless shelter in Aberdeen fails — again — to gain county commission support

Grays Harbor County Commissioner Vickie Raines made another impassioned plea with her fellow commissioners to use existing grant…

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Aberdeen students participate in the annual Great Shakeout earthquake and tsunami drill Oct. 21.

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Kids and COVID

Miminal risks for kids from COVID means keeping schools open the best practice

Ballots are taken from a Hoquiam ballot drop box. (File photo)

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Aberdeen-Hoquiam RFA measure failing by slim margins

Incumbents finding mixed results in Aberdeen Council races

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A small fire at Franko’s Farmstand on Riverside Avenue was quickly knocked down by Aberdeen and Hoquiam firefighters Saturday morning.

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Fire damages Franko’s Farmstand in Hoquiam

Stand was closed Saturday but reopened Sunday

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Aberdeen keeps its season alive with clutch win over Shelton

Bobcats beat Highclimbers 16-14, forcing three-way tiebreaker on Monday

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Smoke rises into the sky from a structure fire on Grant Street in Aberdeen on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.

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Multiple agencies battle Grant Street structure fire

A two-alarm fire on Grant Street in Aberdeen on Wednesday, Oct. 27, caused extensive damage to an Aberdeen…

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A Hoquiam woman was arrested for driving under the influence of an inhaled substance after crashing her truck in an alley on Tuesday morning, Oct. 26, 2021.

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Hoquiam woman crashes, arrested after ‘huffing’

A 27-year-old Hoquiam woman found unconscious behind the wheel of her crashed pickup truck was arrested for driving…

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Montesano beats Hoquiam in dramatic fashion to win league title

Also: Ocosta wins to secure 2B Pacific League’s No. 3 seed

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Hoquiam’s Bowerman Airport is Port of Grays Harbor property.

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Grays Harbor airports get more than $80,000 in federal funding

Story updated Oct. 29