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Car gutted by fire in grocery parking lot
While all hands from the Aberdeen Fire Department were responding to a bus crash on the Wishkah River Bridge on Wednesday, a car caught fire in a parking lot at a grocery store near the Aberdeen/Hoquiam border. AFD, with assistance from the Hoquiam Fire Department, quickly extinguished the fire, said...
Centralia-based Security State Bank to be acquired by Gesa Credit Union
Centralia-based Security State Bank and its 12 branches in Lewis, Thurston, Pacific and Grays Harbor counties will be acquired by Gesa Credit Union, according to a news release on Thursday. ...
Chehalis Basin Strategy in review: Replacement dam on Mill Creek still bringing flood protection for 200-plus homes and businesses
Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting projects that have been completed as part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy. These projects are implemented in cooperation ...
Quinault tribal village on Washington coast will relocate due to flooding
Your browser does not support the audio element. The small village of Taholah was built more than a century ago on the Quinault Indian Reservation, where the ocean meets the Quinault River on the northern Washington coast. The village has been flooded more and more often over the years due to a changing climate. It’s far from the only community to be affected by rising oceans and temperature changes, but it’s one of the first to actually move because of it. The Tribal Council made the decision in 2017 and has been working ever since to ensure the smoothest transition possible for the 800 people who live there. The first residents are expected to be moved into their new homes in the fall. Mark Trahant, editor-at-large at ICT, wrote a three-part story about this move. He joins us to share the details about Taholah and how its story reflects a larger story about climate change adaptation.
Messy Jessy’s show must go on without Redact Records
Chris Haley, owner of Redact Records, announced in May the end to what was a successful business relationship with Jessica Knutson, owner of Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., in Aberdeen. “Sadly, our one-year contract with Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill was up last...
Multiple departments confront brushfire near Artic
An afternoon report of a brushfire about three miles off of U.S. Highway 101 turned into a substantial operation Sunday as multiple departments from Grays Harbor and Pacific counties tackled the fire. The initial call came in at 3:52 p.m., said Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller, who also serves as...
The Runquist Brothers: Northwest Washington/New York/ Neahkahnie
Arthur (1891 -1971) and Albert (1894 -1971) Runquist were children of Scandinavian immigrant parents who settled in Aberdeen, Washington at the end of the 19th century to farm and log. Their love for art, the natural environment, strong work ethic, and belief in social equality has gifted later generations with a powerful, thought-provoking body of drawings and paintings on view at the Hoffman Center for the Arts (HCA) in Manzanita from May 30th through June 29th. Most of the brother’s art currently resides in private...
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