On Saturday, Oct. 7, the United Way of Lewis County will host its “Pints with Purpose” brewfest fundraiser at The Orchard at Sunshine Hill, located at 2178 S. Scheuber Road in Chehalis, …
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9/15/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 13, a homeless man from Tumwater reportedly tried to light a bush on fire on a …
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9/15/23
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• LEA ANN M. PALMATEER-BURNHAM, 75, Winlock, died Sept. 11 at her residence. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• BILLYDON M. CHURCH, 94, Lacey, died Sept. 10 …
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A celebration of life for three retired Centralia and Chehalis police officers is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.
The event is meant to allow those who worked with the officers …
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9/15/23
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A few months ago, The Chronicle’s publisher wrote an opinion piece stating that Republicans seem to think that The Chronicle newsroom is pro-Democrat and the Democrats think the newsroom is …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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9/15/23
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Tricia Ziese knows what it’s like to struggle as a single mother, especially when COVID-19 lockdowns added years of near-solitude to the normal difficulties a child faces in adolescence.
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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9/15/23
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More than 140 local fish and flood projects have been completed across the Chehalis River Basin, coordinated and funded through the Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB).
The OCB board is …
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9/15/23
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On Thursday night in Seattle, the Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted an event to distribute awards and celebrate winners of the Northwest Excellence in Journalism …
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9/15/23
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Roughly 500 county employees celebrated their hard work Thursday during the annual Lewis County employee picnic.
The barbecue, paid for through donations, included hamburgers, hot dogs and corn. …
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By Mitchell Roland /mitchell@chronline.com
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9/15/23
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Visits to most day-use land managed by the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. Forest Service will be free on Sept. 23 to celebrate the 30th annual National Public Lands Day.
The day use fees …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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9/15/23
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One gas station in Kent, Washington got more than its fair share of business Wednesday morning in hosting an event that gave motorists a gas tax holiday of sorts.
Approximately 200 drivers got …
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By Timothy Schumann / The Center Square
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9/15/23
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A 20-year-old man accused of starting a fire that damaged three Thurston County mobile homes this month is being held in the county jail in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Deputies arrested Melvin …
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By Martín Bilbao /The Olympian
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9/15/23
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The Centralia School District has hired Katie Taylor as its new youth sports program director.
In her new role, Taylor will oversee athletic programming at all five elementary schools …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/23
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Getting to school can be challenging for a lot of kids, but it’s safe to say no Orin Smith Elementary School students had as eventful a journey to get to the Chehalis school Friday morning than …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/15/23
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Shortly after the Southwest Washington Fair wrapped up in mid-August, the Southwest Washington Fair Association announced awards and fundraising results from its fair booth.
The fair association …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/23
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Crews are hoping to wrap up a sweep early next week on the nine-year-old homeless encampment in Centralia named for Blakeslee Junction, a three-way railroad crossing near Interstate 5.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/15/23
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Eleven B schools met up at Rainier Elementary School on Thursday for the Central 2B Kick-Off, starting the small-school cross country season in southwest Washington.
Toledo’s Treyton Marty …
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9/15/23
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The Tumwater girls soccer team dominated Black Hills on Thursday in a Pioneer Bowl blowout, 10-0.
The T-Birds (4-0, 2-0 2A EvCo) led 4-0 at halftime behind two goals from Emalyn Shaffer and one …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/23
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