LOCAL NEWS with ERIC SHARP from Saturday, September 19th, 2026

Montesano voters will decide whether to renew a property tax levy that helps pay for fire and EMS, police, public works and other city services.

A 54-year-old Westport woman was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after the motorcycle she was riding collided with a pickup truck at an Aberdeen intersection.

The City of Hoquiam lifted its previously enacted outdoor burn ban effective 12:01 a.m. September 18, 2026, allowing residents to resume recreational fires within the city.

The lifting of the ban allows residents to resume recreational fires within Aberdeen city limits, provided they follow the city’s existing restrictive burning regulations.