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Pacific continues recovery efforts; help is needed
Recovery efforts continue for flood-damaged Pacific. “It’s heartbreaking,” Mayor Richard Hidreth said of the cleanup work. “Many lives…
News
Woman making a difference as community leader
Young at heart. Open-minded. Willing to lend an ear. Tracey Apata is all that, and much more as…
News
Pacific begins to mop up mess; community meeting set for Tuesday
As Pacific attempts to mop up from widespread flooding, city and county officials have planned a community meeting…
News
Strike continues as sides try to settle labor dispute at Oak Harbor Freight Lines
The lengthy strike between Teamsters and the Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. continues, but a settlement could be…
News
Couple’s business prepares to blossom for the big show
Admirers might consider it a mirage, but for an Auburn couple it is indeed real.
News
Absence of Oak Harbor Freight Lines strikers prompts question — is it over?
Could a nasty strike between hundreds of union workers at Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. and the Auburn-based…
News
Storm-affected businesses can pursue some relief
Downtrodden local businesses, whose already sagging sales may have taken a further whipping in the December storms, can…
Sports
Weather-battered local businesses can pursue relief
Downtrodden local businesses, whose already sagging sales may have taken a further whipping in the December storms, can…
Opinion
2008: For many, a bumpy, painful year to forget
A down-on-his-luck man in tattered clothes stood outside an Auburn grocery store, helpless against the frigid night, holding…
News
Facing the truth, and the music about auto crisis
Way Scarff is no activist, just a concerned businessman who understands “Main Street,” the automobile industry and how…
News
Skies clear but frigid temperatures, icy spots remain
Auburn, covered in a blanket of snow on Thursday, awoke to sunshine, freezing temperatures and slick roads Friday.…
News
‘Bleau Room’ campaign is under way
Friends of the late Shiloh Drott have established an online donation Web site – giveforward.org – to help…
News
Chicago Willy’s in Auburn heralds return of restaurateur
At first glance, Mike Jasper might appear to be all meat and potatoes. But every now and then,…
News
Ugly no more: New front door graces contest winners’ home
Cat Eidness beamed as she glanced at her new Fiberglas front door.
Life
Gilbert, Auburn students to deliver holiday choral showcase
Kandy Gilbert likes a good show. Auburn High School’s choral instructor has assembled a five-choir holiday program lineup…
News
Maintaining hope for a man and his paw pals
It is a symbiotic relationship that is obvious to see: a struggling young man sharing love and companionship…
Life
Accidental author: Man’s speedy reindeer comes to the rescue in holiday tale
It arrived on a whim, the distillation of a dream that eventually spilled over onto the pages of…
Life
Glasoe’s watercolor artistry attracts People’s Choice Award
Paul Glasoe is an avid outdoorsman who appreciates great scenery and an inviting stream to cast his fly…
News
Painful strike, trying time for a company divided
For Erich Schmidt and fellow striking truckers, it is difficult to watch: strangers doing their work.