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Joe Kent, a Republican candidate to represent the Third Congressional District, believes the Thurston County communities of Yelm and Rainier communities are a crucial factor in his second attempt …
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By Dylan Reubenking / For The Chronicle
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2/9/24
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The newly opened Minuteman Press printing business franchise in Chehalis has acquired the long-time Chehalis printing business Carroll’s Printing, according to Minuteman owner Daryl Lund.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/9/24
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An initiative to repeal the state’s capital gains tax would cost the state nearly $6 billion in education funding through 2029, according to a fiscal note for the proposal.
The estimate, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/9/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A 40-year-old homeless person from Rochester was cited for trespassing in the 600 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 7:45 a.m. on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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• GAIL M. HENDRICKS, 91, Toledo, died Feb. 6 at Frontier Rehabilitation in Longview. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• ALLEN D. BENGE, 77, McCleary, died …
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2/9/24
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) announced this week it has been awarded a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to fund the installation of two Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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One day in November 2007, a Democrat-controlled Legislature, called back into session by a Democrat governor, voted to restore a 1% cap on the growth of property taxes. The tax limit, approved by …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/9/24
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A legislative committee on Wednesday will take public testimony on a bill that would mandate the teaching of “inclusive learning standards and instructional materials in public schools” …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/9/24
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On New Year’s Day this year, there was a story about immigration from Sudan published in The Chronicle. Within the story was this paragraph:
“(Lewis County Commissioner Scott) …
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2/9/24
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Hillside Farms, a Tenino operation that once irked area residents because of alleged noise, appears to have started over by submitting plans to Thurston County for an events center and lavender …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian TNS
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2/9/24
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More than halfway through the short session, legislators from the 35th District will host a telephone town hall.
During the event, Reps. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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Now in its 44th year of offering affordable, gently used books to area residents, the Lewis County branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its annual book sale at the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, has renewed calls for a “complete and credible investigation into the staff, policies, procedures and executive mismanagement” at Green …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/9/24
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Local artists are invited to submit Earth Day-inspired designs for a contest to find art for Experience Chehalis’s upcoming annual Earth Day Community Clean-up event scheduled for April 20, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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The Southwest Washington Dance Center will host the 30th annual Dance Festival Northwest, on Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m.
Dance Festival Northwest brings dance companies from around the Pacific …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/24
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Ed Wickert, 81, Winlock, passed on Jan. 20.
Born to Emery and Hazel Wickert, Ed graduated 1960. Ed ran The Roxy Theater, worked on a tugboat in Hawaii, and had a lifelong career in wood …
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2/9/24
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Sherman Craig Adams of Ethel, Washington, left his earthly home to be with Jesus on Jan. 22, 2024.
Sherman was born in Helena, Montana, to the late Gilbert and Mary Helen Adams on March …
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2/9/24
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OLYMPIA — In an effort to boost low turnout in local elections, the Washington House passed a bill Thursday that would allow cities and special districts to have elections in even years.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/24
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A former corrections officer for a women's prison near Gig Harbor has been accused of felony sexual misconduct for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
Danielle …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/9/24
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A jury has awarded $215,000 to three families of patients who were exposed to Aspergillus mold in Seattle Children's operating rooms in 2019 — a fungus that has plagued the region's largest …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/24
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