Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of a dog that was killed along with details about forensic necropsy and other information readers may find disturbing.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/3/23
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Candidate filing week for this year’s local elections will be May 15 to 19. Across Washington state, nearly 3,400 local offices will be up for election this year, including over 100 mayorships, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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A fraud investigation by the Washington state Auditor’s Office revealed $22,783 in misappropriated funds and $33,730 in questionable expenditures by a former utility clerk for the City of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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The beginning of May marks the start of a new partnership between Thurston County and Republic Services for operations, maintenance, transportation and disposal of solid waste and recycling, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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While it was still operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salvation Army Food Bank — located at 303 N. Gold St. in Centralia — was essentially only open for carry-out. Clients had …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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The Spring Youth Fair will be held Friday, May 5, through Sunday, May 7, at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
The fair’s hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. on May 5, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/3/23
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The first day of May is a nerve-wracking deadline for high school seniors, since it is the last day they can accept offers of admission for colleges and still enroll for fall classes.
White …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/3/23
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• CAROL ELAINE HAWES, 95, Centralia, died April 26. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
• JESSE RANDLE BAXTER , 33, Centralia, died April 28. …
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5/3/23
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The Toledo Lions Club Kids Fishing Derby will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
The derby will be at South County Pond, also known as Wallace Pond.
Registration …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and allied law enforcement agencies are conducting a statewide High Visibility Enforcement (HiVE) patrol on Friday in efforts to reduce serious injury and fatality …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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A school bus from the Onalaska School District got stuck in a ditch near Carlisle Lane and Deggler Road at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, and required a tow.
Grants Towing successfully …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal Trespass
• Just after 8 a.m. on May 1, officers were dispatched to Riverside Park in the 300 block of Lowe Street to “move transients …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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Hammock Head, the elk who captured the heart of East Lewis County by becoming a stand-out character in a herd of dozens-to-hundreds of animals, has been freed from the headdress that has defined him …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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For some seven months or so, there have been reports chronicling the tragic death of Aron Christensen and his dog Buzzo near Walupt Lake. It’s a very sad situation and while we think we know …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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5/3/23
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Depending on how you measure success, the recently concluded Washington legislative session was either really great, not as terrible as normal or a frustrating combination of progress and setbacks …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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5/3/23
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Whether you are reading this on Thursday, May 4, in the newspaper or viewing it online, you may not be aware that tomorrow — Friday — is a momentous day in the life of this struggling …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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5/3/23
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The Lewis County Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners will convene for a special meeting on May 4 at 8 a.m. so commissioners can evaluate an applicant’s qualifications for public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced Monday that he will not be seeking reelection, ending a more than two-decade-long tenure in office.
“I intend to work just as hard …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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5/3/23
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The Washington State University Extension Lewis County Master Gardeners will hold their 2023 Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 13, and Sunday, May 14.
The sale will be held at the Blue …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/3/23
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The Chehalis Farmers Market will hold a plant sale on May 9 on Boistfort Street in downtown Chehalis from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The plant sale is the opening of the farmers market’s 19th …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/23
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