Washington’s economy lost an estimated 2,600 jobs in November while unemployment ticked up to 4% for the first time in months, state officials said Wednesday.
That’s a reversal from …
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By Randy Bracht /The Center Square
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12/23/23
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Washington state’s signature-verification procedures are meant to root out exceedingly rare cases of voter fraud. But what they’ve typically done is get a lot of innocent legal votes …
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By Daniel Walters / InvestigateWest
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12/23/23
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A Lewis County resident will be a bit warmer over the holidays thanks to Chehalis Sheet Metal.
Kim Satcher, a longtime Toledo Elementary School secretary, was selected to receive a new heating …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/23/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A man reportedly “ate several doughnuts before leaving a store and not paying for them” in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/23
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• CLARA MAY GORLEY, 84, Centralia, died Dec. 22 at Centralia Pointe Memory Care. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
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12/23/23
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Timberland Regional Library has requested bids for the construction of its new Mountain View Library in Randle.
Interested parties will have until 2 p.m. on Jan. 17 to submit their bid for a new …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/23
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NAPAVINE — This time last year, an undefeated Napavine boys basketball team that got a late start due to a deep postseason run for the football team went east for a pair of big-time tests, and …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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12/23/23
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You might consider her a Christmas elf — at least a woman with a spirit of giving.
Every year, Charlene Scott crotchets 100 colorful caps using donated yarn and gives them away in the …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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12/23/23
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Walking down Centralia College Boulevard on a recent Saturday evening, through the floats lined up ahead of the Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, I had an amazing moment.
To the left, I could …
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By Bob Mohbacher / Centralia College president
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12/23/23
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In the 1990s, “things go better with Coca Cola” was the catchy slogan that dairy farmers dreaded.
At the time, milk producers were in a head-to-head battle with soft drink giants and …
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By Don Brunell
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12/23/23
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We have been subscribers for many years and have never liked the paper as well as we have since Chad and Coralee Taylor’s family took over. The care for each small city around with their …
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12/23/23
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Dear Chronicle and Centralia School District Staff,
I was thrilled to see the recognition of over 35 students who earned a passing score on the Avant STAMP assessment.
For too long, our …
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12/23/23
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On Dec. 18, you published a letter from Joseph Tipler concerning the conversion of McChord Field into a commercial airport. I wasn’t aware that McChord is being shut down. But, I can say that …
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12/23/23
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Nero played his fiddle while Rome burned, according to a 54 AD myth.
Hitler said, “If you repeat a lie enough times, people will believe the lie.”
Most Americans believe in fair …
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12/23/23
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The supreme court of Colorado decided to remove Donald Trump from the upcoming primary ballot. The decision was correct in compliance with provisions of the U.S. Constitution contained within section …
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12/23/23
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Bail is set at $10,000 for a Mossyrock man accused of assaulting a woman on Dec. 21.
A deputy with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man, identified as Herman L. Jones, 41, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /emily@chronline.com
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12/23/23
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With police departments across the nation facing staffing shortages and struggling with recruiting, Centralia Police Chief Stacy Denham swore in two new officers into his department in …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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12/23/23
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Even as prices rise more slowly, many inflation-stressed grocery shoppers are bargain hunting this holiday season.
Setting the table on the cheap won't easy, according to data from the Bureau of …
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By Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/23
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SEATTLE — The acquittal of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis ended their criminal troubles, but the fallout from Ellis’ death is far from over.
Officers …
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By Patrick Malone / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/23/23
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Washington State University and Oregon State University have announced an “agreement in principle” to resolve litigation against 10 other schools leaving the Pac-12 Athletic Conference …
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By Randy Bracht /The Center Square
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12/23/23
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