To the county commissioners: Why are you wasting your time making a resolution on something that may not even happen (masking)?
Don’t you have anything more pressing to deal with …
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9/27/23
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Please be informed of a recent, deeply concerning interaction I had when seeking transparency from our elected official, Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope.
I was recently informed that Mr. …
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9/27/23
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In his letter of Aug. 22, Joe Kent assailed Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for her vote against the veterans funding bill. The vote in the House of Representatives was 219-211, strictly along party …
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9/27/23
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I am an optimist. I know this about myself. I always try to look at a situation from a “glass half full” perspective. I try to find the middle ground in most issues I write about.
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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9/27/23
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Lewis County will spend $33,000 on “immediate work” to install a new system to retain security camera footage at county buildings.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners unanimously …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/27/23
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As the threat of a federal government shutdown looms, Congress must reach a solution before Sunday or, according to the Associated Press, “federal agencies will stop all actions deemed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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Biking and walking around Centralia could become easier should the urban and nature trails in the Hub City Greenways proposal be implemented.
Following a year and a half of research, the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/27/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, has spoken in opposition to the nonprofit Lewis County Seniors silent time prayer policy at the county’s senior centers.
The congresswoman …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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If the right weather and wind conditions continue, a prescribed burn in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest south of Mount Adams is scheduled to begin on Oct. 7, and may last through Oct. 21, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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Blazes collectively named the “Cowlitz Complex Fire” in East Lewis County and northern Skamania County have seen “little-to-no” activity since heavy rains began in the region …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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With rainy weather returning this week, bringing cooler temperatures and higher humidity, the Chehalis Fire Department has lifted a recreational burn ban, according to a Tuesday, Sept. 25 news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, last week introduced the Bryson Fitch Fisherman Protection Act in Congress.
The legislation is meant to increase safety measures aboard fishing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will again test the country’s Emergency Alert System next week. Residents should not call 911 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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A 35-year-old man from Bellflower, California, who was a leader of a multi-state meth and fentanyl distribution ring, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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Lewis County Fire District 6’s new chief, Paul Patterson, has a long resume of firefighting experience, ranging from battling residential and commercial fires in Detroit, Michigan, to fighting …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/27/23
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A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after she was hit by a train in Centralia on Tuesday.
The woman, who has not been identified by local law enforcement, was reportedly lying …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/27/23
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Target said Tuesday that it will close three stores in Portland, saying theft at the locations was hurting its bottom line and threatening the safety of customers and workers.
The closures, …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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9/27/23
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A gun trafficker was found guilty Tuesday of fatally shooting Clark County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown during a stake-out of a Vancouver apartment in 2021.
After a three-week trial, the …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/27/23
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Target will close nine stores in major U.S. cities including two in Seattle because of crime and safety concerns, the company said Tuesday.
The Seattle stores are in Ballard, at 1448 N.W. Market …
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/27/23
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A man accused of causing a car crash that killed a woman and a child in Lakewood has been charged.
Shaun Duane Lakey, 32, was arrested on Saturday and booked into Pierce County Jail for a crash …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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9/27/23
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