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Guests enter under an inflatable garlic arch at the 2024 Garlic Festival held at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 23. The event runs through Sunday, Aug. 25.
In focus: Washington state Garlic Fest gets off to a rainy start Friday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
A deputy leads Tommy L. Ragan, then 33, to court in this 1977 photo.
Former Lewis County man sentenced to life for 1977 murder of boy attempts to overturn conviction
A man convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1977 for killing and mutilating the body of a 13-year-old boy is back at the Lewis County Jail awaiting a hearing on a motion to overturn his … more
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The Electric Dance Company performs during Kiddin' Around's Back to School Bash at Pine Street Plaza in Centralia on Friday, Aug. 23.
In Focus: Kiddin’ Around's 'Back to School Bash' marks end of summer, start of new school year
The entrance of Green Hill School in Chehalis on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Amid calls for DCYF Secretary to step down, Braun calls for ‘drastic reform’ at Green Hill School
Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, has renewed calls for “drastic reform” at  Green Hill School in Chehalis following new reporting by FOX13 further highlighted safety … more
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The ballot drop box in Chehalis on Thursday, June 27.
County auditors to conduct manual recount for ‘closest statewide race’ in primary history
The Lewis County Auditor’s office will conduct a manual recount Monday of a statewide race where two candidates are separated by just 51 votes. According to the Secretary of State’s … more
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Former Centralia Middle School teacher arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student in 2020
A former Centralia Middle School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 2020 has been arrested.  The arrest is a result of an investigation initiated by the … more
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A blue supermoon glows in the sky late Monday evening on Aug. 19, above Riffe Lake near Mossyrock as seen from the Gary Stamper Memorial Overlook on U.S. Highway 12.
In focus: Once in a blue (super) moon
Madison Horn smiles for a photo outside of her and her mothers store, The Cluttered Closet Boutique, in downtown Centralia on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Cluttered Closet Boutique: Local family purchases former Yard Birds shop
Whether you’re trying to put together a nice new outfit, find that perfect pair of vintage used jeans or just looking for some stylish, locally made jewelry, The Cluttered Closet Boutique … more
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Thurston County Commissioners meet at 3000 Pacific Avenue Southeast in Olympia.
Thurston County Commissioner abruptly leaves meeting after alleging seatmate ‘used her position of power and system and made it work for her’
Thurston County Commissioner Carolina Mejia abruptly left Tuesday afternoon’s meeting after saying she wanted to hold fellow Commissioner Emily Clouse “to the same standards of what I … more
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Aron Christensen is pictured seated at a campfire in this photo previously provided to The Chronicle by his family.
Estate of Aron Christensen files $3 million lawsuit accusing Tenino father and son of negligence 
The estate of Aron Christensen, a Portland musician who was fatally shot and found dead alongside his dog near Walupt Lake south of Packwood in August 2022, has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the … more
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From right, Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza stands with Order of Eastern Star of Washington members Laura Sweeny, Lorraine Wood and Peggy Birley, Kimbo, a 2-year-old German shepherd K9 officer and his handler, officer Jared Kasinger, and Lewis County Sheriff's office Field Operations Chief and former K9 officer Rick Van Wyck after a check presentation for the sheriff's office K9 department at the Lewis County Sheriff's Office in Chehalis on Monday, Aug. 19.
Chehalis Order of the Eastern Star donating $130,000 to area groups
As it prepares to merge with another chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Washington, Chehalis Chapter No. 3 is donating the remainder of its nearly $130,000 budget to a variety of … more
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Ian Reed of the Mount St. Helens Institute captured this photo of a lightning strike at Mount St. Helens on Saturday afternoon.
Photo captures spectacular lightning strike on Mount St. Helens: Here’s the story behind the shot
Ian Reed calls himself a “weather geek” and he had been anticipating Saturday afternoon’s lightning storm all day. A nature photographer, Reed works for the nonprofit Mount St. … more
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Gov. Jay Inslee signs legislation in 2017 creating the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Fewer Washington kids are going to foster care despite steady stream of child neglect reports
The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of Children, Youth and Families was created in 2017, reflecting the agency’s push to … more
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attended a fundraiser for Congressional Candidate Joe Kent Saturday afternoon in Vancouver. While speaking to reporters, Johnson said that the race for the Third Congressional District will be one of the "top five" in the country.
U.S. Speaker of the House promotes Joe Kent prior to congressional fundraiser
Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent is “made for the job,” U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Saturday. “He is a serious person for serious … more
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Brock Peterson works out at Kaizen Athletics in Virginia Beach. Peterson, a W.F. West High School grad, has been coming to Kaizen since his diving accident in 2021.
The Ultimate Underdog: The epilogue of Brock Peterson’s story, life
Editor's note: This is the fourth and final installation of a four-part series focused on W.F. West High School graduate and former Major League Baseball player Brock Peterson. Find the previous … more
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Jim Corbett looks down at his 112-year-old violin, which he donated to the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Decades after pawn shop discovery, violin made over a century ago donated to Lewis County Historical Museum
When Jim Corbett, of Edmonds, found a violin for sale in a Seattle pawn shop around 35 years ago, he purchased it believing what the pawn shop told him, that it was built in Chehalis in 1972. … more
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Jayce Nakano is held high by his mother Monica Jimenez after winning the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby championship at the Southwest Washington Fair on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Centralia’s Jayce Nakano secures coveted Diaper Derby title at Southwest Washington Fair 
When Monica Jimenez was tagged on a social media post about the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby happening at the Southwest Washington Fair, she jumped at the chance to register her baby, Jayce Nakano. … more
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Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse
Attorney: Thurston County commissioner removed from board assignments as county investigates ‘brief dating relationship’
Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse was removed from her board and commission assignments this week as the county investigates a “brief dating relationship” with a colleague, an … more
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Michael Guy McCallum, 39, of Onalaska, makes a video appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Onalaska man accused of shooting at man he says slashed his tires
A Chehalis man has been charged with a drive-by shooting and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting at a man he, after being arrested, accused of slashing his tires on … more
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Hadleigh Westover, right, and fellow finalists react to her being named the new Little Miss Friendly during the 2024 Little Miss Friendly Ceremony at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
‘Wild’ Westover: Morton girl named Little Miss Friendly
Hadleigh Westover, whose mother describes her as “wild,” might not be tall enough to be a cowgirl, but she’s certainly a trailblazer: Southwest Washington Fair Association officials … more
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