Joseph R. Kus (Bob) was born May 1, 1971, at St. Helens Hospital in Chehalis, Washington, to Joseph R. Kus and Jeri L. (Smetlzer) Kus. He died on May 20, 2024, at 12:08 pm at Providence St. Peter …
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5/31/24
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Esther O. Seroshek passed away Sunday, May 19, at the age of 96. She was born Dec. 18, 1927, in Hazelton, North Dakota, to her parents, John and Christina (Breckel) Oster.
Esther had 10 …
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5/31/24
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Jeffrey Alan Pickett was born on Dec. 12, 1969, in Riverton, Wyoming, to Larry and Marie Pickett. The family moved to Centralia when Jeff was a toddler, where he lived until his passing on May 22, …
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5/31/24
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TUMWATER – It is no secret as to why girls flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in the state of Washington and the nation.
The atmosphere at Tumwater District Stadium showed …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/30/24
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SEATTLE — Loneliness isn't just a feeling. It's a public health concern, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Wednesday in Seattle.
Murthy declared loneliness and isolation a national …
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Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Thurston County plans to raise as much as $42 million by issuing bonds to finance the purchase of a new building for the Sheriff's Office and improve other county buildings.
The Board of County …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Out-of-state abortions have increased by 50% in Washington since the Supreme Court ruled the procedure is not constitutionally protected, according to a new University of Washington study.
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Seals waiting to dine on steelhead in Hood Canal. A reflective pool for the state Capitol that's become algae soup. An abandoned railroad crossing blocking a tributary of the Cowlitz River.
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/30/24
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A 71-year-old convicted rapist was arrested Tuesday for trying to lure a child into his van, according to the Spokane Police Department.
A girl reported a man, later identified as Frank D'Orr, …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Starting Saturday, the state will require Washington insurance companies to inform customers the reason behind all future rate hikes.
The state insurance commissioner's office announced its new …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/30/24
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A 51-year-old Port Orchard woman has been hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision Tuesday along Hood Canal in Mason County.
The incident occurred before 7 p.m. at milepost 19 on State Route …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/30/24
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An Army deserter from Joint Base Lewis McChord has been charged with the Jan. 15 death of Tumwater cab driver Nick Hokema, an Army spokesperson said Wednesday.
Pvt. Jonathan Kang Lee fled the …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Gubernatorial candidate Mark Mullet has filed a pair of complaints alleging that Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson violated the state bar code and ethics laws when he asked the secretary of …
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Jim Brunner and Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/30/24
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Demonstrators at Western Washington University protesting the war in Gaza have agreed to end their two-week tent camp, WWU President Sabah Randhawa said in a statement Wednesday.
"My sincere …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/30/24
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The lower Columbia River will reopen to sport fishing Saturday for spring chinook salmon.
Oregon and Washington biologists agreed to the reopening in a telephone meeting Wednesday.
The …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/30/24
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The board of directors of the Association of Washington Business – the state’s oldest and largest business association – has endorsed two of three initiatives on this …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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5/30/24
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The west side of Washington experiences ample cloud cover and rain, mostly in the winter months, meaning the Evergreen State isn’t the ideal location for the use of solar panels to generate …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/30/24
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A man accused of fleeing from police in Centralia both in a stolen vehicle and on foot in July 2023, crashing into a patrol vehicle and an RV, jumping into the Skookumchuck River, going through …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/30/24
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5/30/24
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After leading the Warriors to the state tournament for the second time in three seasons, Rochester’s Layna Demers was named the 2A EvCo MVP, as voted on by the league’s coaches.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/24
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