William J. Wirtanen of Oakville, Washington, died April 7, 2024, at the age of 80. He was born Feb. 5, 1944, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Laurie John and Vivian F. Wirtanen.
William grew …
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The Rainier Senior Center celebrated its relationship with the Nisqually Indian Tribe with a special lunch on Wednesday, April 10. The organization welcomed tribal elder Bob Iyall, who blessed its …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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4/16/24
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We Love Rainier WA presented thesauruses to fourth graders at Rainier Elementary School and Eagle View Christian School in March. The nonprofit organization partnered with OBEE Credit Union, which …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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4/16/24
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The Washington State Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday concerning the state ban on the sale of "large-capacity" ammunition magazines.
The state’s high court won’t be …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/16/24
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The annual Spring Community Garage Sale is set for Saturday, April 20, at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Early-bird shoppers can enter the premises from 8 to 9 a.m. for $5. General …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/24
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Fans of professional wrestling in Thurston County and surrounding regions will finally have their fix of local action as Oblivion Wrestling is set to debut on Saturday, May 25, at the Thurston County …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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4/16/24
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A man linked to a large drug ring who was stopped in Centralia with approximately 12 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1.8 kilograms of heroin and 162.4 grams of blue fentanyl pills in February 2020 has …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/24
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The Rochester girls golf team shot well on Monday at Riverside, but the top Aberdeen golfers did enough to build a lead, and the Warriors fell 94-59.
Izzy Masias led the Warriors with 19 points, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/24
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The Napavine softball bounced back from a shutout loss on Monday, scoring in bunches in a doubleheader sweep of Morton-White Pass. The Tigers took the first game, a league contest, 24-9 in three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/24
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Detectives are investigating the death of a male discovered in the 100 block of Davis Creek
Road in Randle on Sunday afternoon, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/24
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In less than two months, law enforcement agencies across Washington state will have a less restrictive set of rules when it comes to vehicle pursuits of fleeing suspects.
The Washington State …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/16/24
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The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase.
That's according to budget …
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By Tom Gantert / The Center Square
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4/16/24
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Oregon’s wolf population count remained the same as last year, although the animals continue to expand their habitat westward, according to a new state report.
Large numbers of wolves …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/24
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A Gresham man already accused in an unprovoked stabbing of a homeless man in February is now charged with the murder of another homeless man two months earlier.
Antony Kassab, 20, has been …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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The ghastly secret inside Christopher Lovrien’s shed stayed hidden even as he was sitting behind bars on charges of killing a different man decades earlier.
Lovrien had been arrested in …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/16/24
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It hasn't always been easy for Seattle fans of Rainier Beer.
There were the traumas of the 1970s, when the quintessential Seattle company was sold to the first in a string of out-of-state beer …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/24
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A 36-year-old registered sex offender who took photos of girls changing in a Peninsula High School restroom before a girl's soccer game was sentenced April 11 to four years in prison.
Adam …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/16/24
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The Mason County Sheriff's Office has launched an animal cruelty investigation involving about 60 animals, most of them dogs, the department has announced.
"Two of the dogs are in critical …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/16/24
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NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — At its 787 Dreamliner manufacturing complex in South Carolina on Monday, Boeing detailed an immense amount of analysis and testing it has done since the …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/24
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A Richland stay-at-home father is charged with breaking his 2-month-old son's ribs and legs in several places.
Michael T. Hubbard, 25, is accused of shaking, squeezing and slamming the baby who …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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