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Arts & Entertainment

TRL announces $4.3M Aberdeen branch remodel plans

Construction slated to begin in November with May 2027 targeted for re-open

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Elections

Washington voters begin casting primary election ballots

Voting is underway in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary.

Damian Mulinix / Chinook Observer file
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation carry a ceremonial First Salmon to a gathering at Chinook Point in Fort Columbia State Park in 2011.

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Bitter fight blowing up over Columbia River/Willapa Bay tribal fishing rights

BAY CENTER — A high-stakes battle is heating up between the non-federally recognized Chinook Indian Nation and the…

Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter
A preliminary blueprint of the second-generation special-purpose craft — heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boat sits on display during a keel laying authentication, July 8, in Mount Vernon.

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New vessels for Pacific Northwest coast sail past big milestone

The U.S. Coast Guard and Rozema Boat Works authenticated the keel for the first special purpose craft –…

Avalon Towing and Recovery
A Friday evening rollover accident turned dangerous after the driver refused to exit the vehicle.

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Hogan’s Corner rollover turns into dangerous situation

Firefighters, EMS personnel, and law enforcement responding to what was initially reported as a rollover collision in Ocean…

National Weather Service
The National Weather Service’s map of Tuesday’s expected high temperatures.

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Heat Advisory issued for much of Western Washington

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 11 p.m. Wednesday for…

Darrell Westmoreland / For The Daily World

Arts & Entertainment

Historic car show rocks, rolls downtown Montesano

For the second year in a row over 300 cars graced the 24th Annual Historic Montesano Car Show…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World
Earlier this year, Lindzie Theurer and Mike Pena started the Chehalis River Stewardship Project, a nonprofit with a focus on stewarding the Chehalis River watershed and creating youth education and volunteer opportunities to connect people to their river. Their most visible work is their weekly trash clean ups along the banks of the Chehalis River in Aberdeen.

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Building community around stewarding the waterways that connect the harbor

The Chehalis River Stewardship Project seeks to be a bridge between people and the environmental-focused organizations and agencies…

Flames erupt on a home in Cosmopolis on Thursday. (Courtesy photo)

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Home fire strikes Cosmopolis Thursday shortly before noon

Aberdeen fire, along with Hoquiam fire, Cosmopolis fire and Grays Harbor Fire District 2, responded to a second-alarm…

Hoquiam Fire Department
Head-on collision on state Route 109 occurred after a vehicle crossed the centerline.

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Head-on collision on state Route 109 ends in airlift

Two residents from Pacific County were injured in a crash on state Route 109 just west of Hoquiam…

Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office
Jeffrey A. Damasiewicz, 63, pictured kayaking, has been missing since Tuesday afternoon.

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Kayaker still missing on Preachers Slough after several days of searching

As of late Friday morning, a kayaker believed to have paddled into Preachers Slough near Aberdeen on Tuesday…

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Pacific County burning restrictions started Saturday morning

Pacific County implemented burning restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, until further notice.

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University News

FOREST GROVE, OREGON — Dylan Todd of Westport graduated in spring 2026 from Pacific University with a Bachelor…