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Blue Zones will host a kickoff event at Summit Pacific Medical Center from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, when attendees will have a chance to walk on the hospital's walking path, which opened in 2022. (Courtesy of Summit Pacific)

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Blue Zones hopes for healthier harbor

Longevity initiative looks forward to helping with big projects: parks, trails, food access

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A vacation rental home stands in a Westport neighborhood near the dunes. <em>Note: This caption has been corrected to state that only one of the home pictured was verified as a vacation rental. </em>

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Westport stews on short term rental regs

City council votes against proposed caps for second time in three months

Clayton Franke / The Daily World
Tesla cars charge at the new Ocean Shores Supercharging station in Ocean Shores on Saturday, Oct. 28.

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Tesla station juices EVs in Ocean Shores

Marks the second Tesla charging station in Grays Harbor County

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Ghouls, goblins, Disney characters and other costumed characters lined both north and south sides of downtown Aberdeen’s Wishkah Street for Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event. They were all on the hunt for free candy, pop and popcorn from the area businesses and from the Downtown Aberdeen Association, who sponsored the event.

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Aberdeen’s “Spooktacular” event on Saturday a huge hit

Downtown Aberdeen saw a rush of children and their parents bombard the staff of Downtown Aberdeen Association (DAA)…

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On Tuesday morning, Rognlin’s, Inc. tore down the former Bridges Restaurant, 112 N. G St., in Aberdeen. The restaurant closed in Oct. 2012, according to Lauren Nichol, former night shift supervisor at Bridges. The building’s owner ordered the teardown, according to Lisa Scott, community development director for the city of Aberdeen. Nichol, who worked there from 1998 until the day the restaurant closed, provided a comment after finding out Bridges was demolished. “I’m glad, it made me sad to look at it that way,” Nichol said. “It was a great place to work.”

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Down goes Bridges

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(U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest) A “good Samaritan” vessel on Thursday, Oct. 26 approaches a life raft holding one of the two crew members from the missing fishing vessel Evening, found alive nearly two weeks after the boat was scheduled to return to Grays Harbor. The other crew member remains missing.

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Westport fisherman found alive near BC after almost two weeks missing

Another crew member from the F/V Evening remains missing

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The Hoquiam Timberland Library — 420 7th St., — is a place for many different uses. It’s in the heart of downtown Hoquiam and it’s been there since 1911.

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Hoquiam Timberland Library is a passport for many uses

People think libraries are books, books, books, until they find they can do so much more inside.

Clayton Franke / The Daily World
Graduates of Grays Harbor College toss their hats in the air after the completion of the GHC commencement ceremony on Friday, June 23 at Stewart Field in Aberdeen.

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GHC approved to offer bachelor’s in computer science

Degree would work in tandem with South Puget Sound Community College

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
A fundraiser to help support some of the current residents of North Beach PAWS returns on Nov. 4 in Ocean Shores.

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North Beach PAWS fundraising dinner returns to Ocean Shores

It’s back to the convention center for this gala dinner and auction

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An Aberdeen man was sentenced at Grays Harbor County Courthouse last week for drug offenses to nine years in prison.

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Man arrested in January standoff receives lengthy sentence

His location near a school made his arrest a priority

From left: Jacob Borden and Ron Woodman, candidates for Elma City Council Position 5.

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Borden, Woodman vying for Elma City Council

Position 5 was vacated in Josh Collette’s bid for mayor

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Douglas Orr and Debi Pieraccini speak at the Aberdeen mayoral candidate’s forum Tuesday at the Rotary Log Pavilion. Both candidates want to improve the city’s direction, and they took the time to share a few of their ideas.

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Aberdeen mayoral candidate forum a civil affair

Aberdeen Mayor Pete Schave’s tenure as mayor is almost over, so that leaves the question of who will…

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the fishing boat Evening homeported out of Westport after several days of searching the area with aircraft. (Courtesy photo / USCG)

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing Westport vessel

The vessel set out to sea on October 12