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Rainier High School and Rainier Middle School students received an inside look at the mentality of an Olympic gold medalist wrestler when Rulon Gardner spoke at an assembly at RHS on Friday, Feb. 9.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/13/24
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For the eighth consecutive year, the W.F. West girls basketball team has advanced to the state tournament.
This year, the Bearcats clinched their spot with a 58-39 win over Ridgefield in the 2A …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/13/24
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Deschutes County health officials confirmed that a resident was diagnosed with the bubonic plague, marking Oregon’s first reported case of the illness in eight years.
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/13/24
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One year after breaking ground and 24 years after the Cowlitz Indian Tribe gained federal recognition, the completion of ilani Casino Resort’s 10,000-square-foot event space expansion was …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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2/13/24
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Republicans in the state Legislature are applauding Friday’s demise of Senate Bill 5770 which would have raised the property tax cap from 1% to 3%. But those same lawmakers caution that several …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/13/24
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Thurston County commissioners have appointed a new county manager after a months-long search.
Leonard Hernandez, the former chief executive officer of San Bernardino County in California, will …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/13/24
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Washington hotels, motels, resorts and other venues would be required to train employees to recognize and report suspected human trafficking under a bill sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco.
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Wendy Culverwell / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/13/24
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A California man who made regular trips to Eastern Washington with illegal drugs from Mexico has been sentenced in the Richland federal courthouse to nine years in prison.
Michael Lopez Ferrel, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/13/24
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Julio Rodriguez, it appeared, had some pretty sweet seats inside Allegiant Stadium to watch the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Soon after the Kansas City Chiefs closed out a dramatic victory …
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Adam Jude / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/13/24
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The Pe Ell girls basketball team fell behind early and couldn’t claw back on Monday, as the Trojans fell in Taholah 52-43 in a 1B District 4 semifinal.
The Trojans (15-5, 8-3 1B CVL) kept …
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2/13/24
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For the fourth straight season, the Mossyrock girls basketball is into the state tournament. The Vikings clinched their bid on Monday, topping Willapa Valley 35-28 in the 1B District 4 semifinals.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/24
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The Black Hills girls basketball team suffered its first playoff defeat on Monday, as the Wolves fell to Columbia River 47-33.
The Wolves (18-4, 10-2 2A EvCo) defense did the heavy lifting early …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/24
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A 23-year-old Lewis County man was injured Monday morning following a wreck with a wrong-way driver who later died at an area hospital, according to Washington State Patrol.
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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2/12/24
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Bail is set at $50,000 for the Chehalis man accused of showing a Centralia convenience store employee a gun and demanding money on Saturday.
The man, identified as Jeremy Alan Sturdevant, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/12/24
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Smelt-dipping will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved a one-day recreational fishery on Thursday, Feb. 15.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/24
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When Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, learned how Jehovah’s Witness elders in Spokane had covered up child sexual abuse for years, she looked to the law for answers.
Frame found that, …
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By Mary Murphy / Washington State Journal
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2/12/24
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Testifying before lawmakers, Mina Hashemi recounted how three years ago she was shocked to see that the condom she had explicitly asked for during sex had been removed.
“I felt …
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By Mary Murphy / Washington State Journal
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2/12/24
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On the second level of the white and gray marbled Capitol building stands the governor's office, guarded by a Washington State Patrol trooper stationed outside. On the interior walls are portraits …
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By Aspen Anderson / Washington State Journal
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2/12/24
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Tenino City Park is a staple of South Thurston County, featuring the historic Tenino Quarry Pool, the Quarry House Community Center, the Tenino Depot Museum, sports fields, a new playground and more, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/24
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