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Cold weather shelters push forward with contingencies

Providers and health department working though details about location, occupancy

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Flu vaccines are an easy way of preventing severe infections as the influenza virus sweeps the country, choking hospitals with patients, said a hospital spokesperson.

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Hospital brimming as flu sweeps Grays Harbor

The facility is almost full to capacity as a formidable flu season wracks the nation.

An 18-year-old male was arrested by the Aberdeen Police Department Tuesday, Dec. 6 following an incident involving harassment and indecent exposure near an Aberdeen junior high school. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Man arrested following harassment incident near Stevens Elementary School

An arrest was made the day of the incident.

Lady Washington lies alongside the pier at the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, laid up for winter. The nonprofit is seeking funds to update equipment aboard the vessel, now more than three decades old. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Keep her sailing: nonprofit fundraises for Lady Washington, eyes future

A ship always has needs.

Illegal hunting of deer in Ocean Shores continues to be an issue for the coastal city. (David Lang / Unsplash)

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Ocean Shores deals with ongoing illegal hunting problem

The city’s population of well-fed, docile deer are too big a temptation for some.

Clayton Franke / The Daily World Anna Leigh Peterson, foreground, accepts her award from Bette Worth Saturday for first prize in the “group” category at the gingerbread contest, one of the events featured at this year’s WinterFest in downtown Aberdeen.

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Confections, commerce, and Kris Kringle

From reindeer to holiday markets, WinterFest brings buzz to downtown Aberdeen

IAFF Local 2109 / Kara McDermott Members of the Ocean Shores Fire Department carry out a training exercise. The department is currently experiencing an issue getting funding for more staffing, even as call volume appears to be headed in one direction.

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Ocean Shores weighs firefighter staffing issues

An aging and expanding population will keep driving call numbers — and seriousness — up.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Naloxone, commonly distributed as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist, one of the most effective tools for saving someone from dying of a fatal opioid overdose.

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More powerful opioids beginning to appear in Grays Harbor County

The drugs, present elsewhere nationwide, are more than 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.

The Daily World file photo North Beach school district voters rejected a proposed levy that would’ve funded roof repairs and athletic field improvements at the combined middle school and high school.

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McCleary passes operations levy; North Beach capital levy fails

North Beach seeking alternative funding sources for roof and field fixes

Grays Harbor Fire Protection District 17 Grays Harbor Fire Protection District 17, which is based in Humptulips, learned Tuesday, Nov. 29 that it’s levy passed by 22 votes.

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Grays Harbor Fire Protection District 17 levy passes by 22 votes

Money to be used to address deferred maintenance and fixing apparatus

A 42-year-old man was arrested on Monday Nov. 28 following a stabbing that morning and taken to Grays Harbor County Jail. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Man arrested following stabbing in Montesano

One suspect has been arrested.

Grays Harbor Fire District 2 and the Montesano Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Nov. 22, resulting in the total loss of the residence. Grays Harbor Fire District 2

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Thanksgiving week sees multiple fires, including one death

Fires ranged from structure fires to vehicle fires.

National Weather Service A cold front will bring precipitation to much of the Pacific Northwest this week, including a chance of snow on Washington’s central coast.

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Harbor could see first snow Tuesday

Timing of cold front will determine nature of precipitation