All hail Chainsaw: the big guy with the jagged dorsal fin who, together with his fellow Bigg's killer whales, has already racked up a record number of sightings of the orcas for 2023.
Bigg's are …
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11/10/23
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In a major political shake-up for Washington's 2024 elections, state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping out of the gubernatorial race to run for Congress.
In an announcement to …
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11/10/23
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The last time Desirea Whitney saw her 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, she was putting them in a car after a supervised visit Feb. 28.
Less than 40 minutes later, she learned they were …
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11/10/23
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YAKIMA — The Rainier volleyball team may have come out of the wrong end of its final result of the season, but the Mountaineers certainly had nothing to hang their heads about.
Despite the …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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YAKIMA — For the seventh consecutive season, the Mossyrock Vikings earned a top-three placement at the state tournament, bouncing back from a semifinal loss to Neah Bay with a 25-20, 17-25, …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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YAKIMA — When an unbeaten team goes down for the first time, there are sometimes questions about how they will respond.
The Adna Pirates erased any doubt about their resiliency on …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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Tumwater took three individual awards, while W.F. West goalkeeper Staysha Fluetsch was voted the top goalie, in the annual Evergreen 2A Conference girls soccer awards voting.
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/9/23
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A Pe Ell man accused of assaulting a woman and threatening a neighbor with a gun on Wednesday is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court.
Bail is set at $250,000.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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In the wake of two replacement levy proposal failures at the ballot box earlier this year, and a subsequent $4.2 million in cuts to the 2023-2024 budget, the Centralia School District will make a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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When it comes to finding a Christmas tree, there are plenty of options: artificial trees, trees from lots in town or perhaps from a local tree farm.
Then there’s the wild option. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/9/23
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At AllTech Electronics, there’s a little something for everyone.
From guitars, amps and stereo systems to both retro and newer video game systems and televisions, to collectables …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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People who visited the Southwest Washington Fair in the 1970s remember the Olde Towne Heritage Street featuring a sheriff’s office and jail, dentist office, Security State Bank branch, school, …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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11/9/23
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An ancestral piece of Cowlitz Indian Tribal land in Lewis County was returned to the tribe through a “Landback” partnership with the Capitol Land Trust.
In a Monday news release, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/9/23
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James Francis Van Ackeren peacefully passed away in Chehalis, Washington, on Oct. 6, 2023. He was 101 years old.
James was born in Humphrey, Nebraska, on June 18, 1922. When he was 8 years …
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11/9/23
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Ellen Emma Mower, 97, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2023 at Centralia Providence Hospital.
Ellen was born in Lonepine, Montana on Nov. 14, 1925, along with her twin brother, …
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11/9/23
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Samuel Wesley Jennings passed away on Oct. 21, 2023, at Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, Washington. He was born Feb. 25, 1930, in Oakville, Washington, and was raised by his mother, …
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11/9/23
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Debra Lee (Curtright) Mitchell, Centralia, was born on July 31, 1951, passed away Oct. 10, 2023.
Deb was born in Centralia at the old Lewis County General Hospital to Romalie …
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11/9/23
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A hoary marmot that began “aggressively begging for food” at Mount Rainier National Park has been relocated to Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, according to a news release.
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/9/23
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The Washington State Patrol has identified the 53-year-old Morton man who died in a crash on state Route 508.
Edward W. Hughes died after losing control of his vehicle while traveling …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/9/23
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YAKIMA — Rainier’s run for a state championship came to an end on Thursday morning, as the Mountaineers fell in three sets to the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos 25-19, 25-11, 25-10.
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/9/23
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