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ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED AFTER HOQUIAM SHOOTING
By Ian Cope on Monday, February 16, 2009 |
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A 28 year old Aberdeen man is dead and a 24 year old Westport man seriously injured after a shooting at a Bay Avenue Apartment complex last night. Deputy Chief Jim Maloney says shooting (which occurred at 8:55 PM) seems to have stemmed from a drug deal gone bad.
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TRAIN HITS CAR IN EAST ABERDEEN
By Ian Cope on Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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An Aberdeen driver got a scare this afternoon but was otherwise unharmed in a car versus train collision in East Aberdeen this afternoon.
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SMOKE DETECTOR CLEARS HOME
By Ian Cope on Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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Let this serve as a reminder to all: smoke detectors save lives. Two Aberdeen women were able to escape their smoke filled home early this morning after their smoke detector sounded just before 4:00.
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HIGH VOLUME WATER USER RATE INCREASE
By Kyle Pauley on Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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Larry Bledsoe, Public Works Director for the City of Aberdeen at Wednesday’s Aberdeen City Council meeting made his recommendation to the Council regarding raising rates to High Volume Users of the Aberdeen water supply. His recommendation included making no change to rates for High Volume Customers with the exceptions of Cosmopolis and the Stafford Creek Corrections Center, who would be charged 1.1 times the In-City rate for Aberdeen.
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DOUG CRAIG RETIRES
By Kyle Pauley on Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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Aberdeen Assistant Fire Chief Doug Craig has submitted his notice of retirement from the Aberdeen Fire Department effective March 31st. He has given nearly 35 years of service to the city. As assistant chief of the Aberdeen Fire Department his primary responsibilities dealt with code enforcement and fire investigation.
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