After seals and sea lions were spotted 70 miles up the Cowlitz River this week, anglers, lawmakers and state officials expressed concern for one of Washington’s most precious, most delicate …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/21/23
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Wilde Soul Boutique, located at 255 N. Market Blvd., suite B, in Chehalis on Friday, April …
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4/21/23
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Western Washington home prices were down year-over-year from March 2022 to March 2023, according to new data released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
From March 2022 to …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/21/23
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Thurston County residents have until Monday, May 1, to pay the first half of their 2023 property taxes, according to a county news release.
Normally, the deadline is April 30, but as that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/21/23
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One can only imagine why the City of Centralia’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board frequently lacks the members present for a quorum.
“It’s been three months in a row that …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/21/23
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A wind turbine blade recycling bill sponsored by state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, received final approval by the state Senate on Monday and is now headed to Gov. Jay Inslee to be signed into law. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/21/23
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The Mount St. Helens Institute (MSHI) has announced a new sliding scale pay model for its Base Camp and Family Adventure Camp camping events on weekends throughout the summer.
The events …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/21/23
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Centralia College has named two students to the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team, the college announced this week.
Each student will receive $250 in scholarships from Key Bank and are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/21/23
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Alderson’s Awards West in Centralia recently launched an online store for the Centralia Police K9 Association to support police dogs and their needs.
T-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/21/23
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The Onalaska School District aquaculture program released 600 trout in Carlisle Lake on Friday morning.
The release coincides with the Saturday start of the statewide trout fishing derby.
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/21/23
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Nine days after an Oregon State Police trooper shot and killed a carjacking suspect on Interstate 5 outside Salem, a Marion County grand jury unanimously concluded the deadly force was justified.
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4/21/23
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A Hanford site subcontractor is accused of stealing $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief money from taxpayers.
Wilson Pershing Stevenson III, 44, the owner of BNL Technical Services, faces a maximum …
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4/21/23
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A 58-year-old man is accused of stealing people's identities to make thousands of dollars in fraudulent purchases across Washington.
A Spokane Valley resident reported his identity was stolen …
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4/21/23
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COWLITZ RESERVATION — As rain cascaded from the sky, tribal drums beat to mark a 4-20 occasion — a new bright green brick and mortar cannabis dispensary, Q'anápsu, opening Thursday …
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4/21/23
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More than $60 million in federal grants could soon be on the way to help Washington's rivers, endangered salmon and native eelgrass.
The Climate-Ready Coasts initiative grants recommended by the …
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4/21/23
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A dino-mite bill honoring the discovery of a dinosaur fossil in the San Juan Islands and the efforts of local students could create a new Washington state symbol.
In May 2012, Burke Museum …
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4/21/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers have reached broad agreement on a capital budget that earmarks millions of dollars for renovations at minor league baseball stadiums across the state.
But …
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4/21/23
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Lawmakers voted to require all boaters to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered southern resident orcas in Washington waters.
Senate Bill 5371 is now awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee's …
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4/21/23
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Dorothy Ann (Fuller) Prater passed away on April 12, 2023, at the age of 76. Dorothy was born April 25, 1946, in Moscow, Idaho to Sydney and Norma Fuller.
Her childhood was spent in Palouse, …
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4/21/23
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The only baseball team in the area to get onto the field Thursday played in the only game in the NWAC not to get rained out, and Centralia College made the most of it in a doubleheader sweep of Lane …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/20/23
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