The federal government has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a young Washington girl was sexually abused for years by a convicted murderer and child abuser who parole agents …
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Mike Carter The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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5/23/23
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, was recently appointed to serve as the top Republican on the House Capital Budget Committee after previously serving as the assistant ranking member since he …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/23/23
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A jury in Thurston County found five co-defendants guilty last week of unlawful manufacture and possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver, resolving a case that began when law enforcement …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/23/23
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Bob Peters has seen just about everything change at Centralia College over the years, a steady flow of new faces and spaces.
A pillar for Trailblazer athletics for 36 years, Peters was shocked a …
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By Jesse Nance / For The Chronicle
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5/23/23
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Playing one last tune-up game against competitive pitching before the 1B State Tournament in Yakima, the Mossyrock softball team defeated Darrington at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey, 22-12, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/22/23
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The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the penultimate weekend of the prep sports year, from an upset in the 2B district softball finals to W.F. West and Tumwater’s next meeting in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/22/23
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The Sharon Care Center in Centralia held a senior fair on Friday as part of its celebration of National Nursing Home Week. The event provided residents, staff and their families with fun activities …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/22/23
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The Washington state Attorney General’s Office has filed a petition to have 32-year-old Rupp Freece, a level three sex offender living in Mossyrock, involuntarily committed as a sexually …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/22/23
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Sandstone is likely Tenino’s most famed product. But few know that the United States Capitol has a stone representing every state, and Washington’s is Tenino sandstone.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/22/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal Trespass
• Officers responded to a report of homeless people attempting to set up camp on private property at the intersection of Galvin …
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5/22/23
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• RICHARD HAMILTON, 66, Chehalis, died May 18. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
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5/22/23
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Although New Zealand and Washington are located a half a world apart, they have lots in common — beautiful seashores, majestic mountains, crystal clear streams and lakes and vibrant salmon and …
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By Don Brunell
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5/22/23
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In the spring of 1940, a year after Don Buswell graduated, the old wooden Toledo High School building on the hill burned down, and not long after a principal had been fired, perhaps for fooling …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/22/23
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State Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, criticized the decision by Gov. Jay Inslee to veto budget provisions addressing notification of residents when sexually violent predators are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/22/23
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Most Thurston County voters will have a long list of candidates to choose from in the upcoming 2023 elections. A total of 132 people filed papers indicating their intentions to run by the Friday, May …
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By The Olympian
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5/22/23
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As of noon on May 22, a total of 166 candidates had filed to run for 116 various city government, port, school, fire, cemetery, hospital and water-sewer district positions throughout Lewis County. …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/22/23
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Underground, Unpermitted, Unfinished and 'Unusual' Thurston County Home Goes on the Market for $245K
A partially underground home that was built without permits on nearly 5 acres near Rainier in Thurston County went on the market last week.
The owner spent more than $400,000 building what they …
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By Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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5/22/23
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Last Friday, a national incident management team gathered to begin addressing “significant damage” caused by a landslide at milepost 49 of state Route 504, also called the Spirit Lake …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/22/23
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Led by league MVP Boston Caron, the Ilwaco baseball team led all Pacific 2B teams with three first-team selections for all-league, as voted on by coaches.
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley had two …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/22/23
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