People still staying at the OYO Hotel in Centralia — after the building was sold and their eviction was temporarily stayed — say the building’s co-owner Ross Hubbard, managing …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/10/23
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Janice Laakso was crowned Miss Lewis County on Saturday, March 9, 1963, The Chronicle reported. The “five-foot, two-inch ash blonde lass” from Winlock was 18 years old at the time of her …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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3/10/23
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A timber cut in Capitol Forest has been put on hold after all three Thurston County commissioners wrote to the Department of Natural Resources, asking them to protect the county's remaining Legacy …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/10/23
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SILVER LAKE — Jeffery W. Hellem of Silver Lake said a neighbor shot his Bengal cat, but officials say no crime has occurred.
Darren Ullmann, executive director of Humane Society of Cowlitz …
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By Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/10/23
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The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has closed an investigation involving a Winlock-based publication, Lewis County News, and its coverage of the 2022 elections involving Lewis …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/10/23
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Community Calendar: Miss Lewis County; Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser; Ladies Night by Gemini Events
To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Garage Sale
March 11 at the Trinity Rebekah Lodge, 111 W. Washington …
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3/10/23
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Spring is a busier season than normal for the Southwest Washington Dance Center in Chehalis, which is not only preparing to host eight dance companies for the annual Dance Festival Northwest next …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/10/23
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The fatal hit-and-run of a Portland teen by a Saudi national who fled the country before his trial — likely with aid of the Saudi Arabian government — has triggered a federal crackdown on …
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3/10/23
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Three people are dead after a suspected stalker broke into a couple’s Redmond home early Friday morning, according to reports.
The husband and wife who lived at the house — as well …
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3/10/23
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Benton County deputies are investigating the discovery of a baby's body in a garbage bag along Interstate 82 on Tuesday.
Details about the discovery and investigation remain sparse, including …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald
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3/10/23
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Aberdeen police are seeking information on a missing girl last seen in Aberdeen on Monday.
Sofey Wilkinson, 15, is described as 5 foot 5 inches and weighing 140 pounds, with blue eyes and hair …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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3/10/23
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U.S. President Joe Biden's newly announced budget plan drew criticism from Northwest Republican lawmakers and praise from local Democrats on Thursday.
The annual plan focuses on fiscal …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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3/10/23
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Paper or plastic will no longer be a question asked by Walmart cashiers across Washington as the company moves to go bagless starting in April.
Right now, single-use bags can be conveniently …
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Hannah McIntyre / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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3/10/23
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A use of force review board has ruled that a police officer was justified in firing his weapon during an incident in March 2022, the city council learned this week.
It's the first time the …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/10/23
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The Seattle and Portland FBI field offices are asking the public for help in identifying the people who vandalized electrical substations in both Washington and Oregon. Specifically, substations were …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/10/23
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If bills had tombstones, March 8, 2023, would be the date after the dash for scores of proposals in the Washington Legislature.
Wednesday marked a key deadline in Olympia, where most bills that …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/10/23
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Robert “Rob” Perkins of Centralia, Washington, tragically passed away on Feb. 14, 2023, in a work-related accident.
Rob was a lifetime community member in Lewis County. He grew …
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3/10/23
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The cold, wet, and dark evening Thursday wouldn’t do anything to suggest that it’s coming onto spring, but the six local sides that descended on the Hub City to get the soccer ball …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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3/9/23
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A former Olympia nursing assistant has been charged with unprofessional conduct for allegedly taking nude photos of a patient.
The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/9/23
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The Washington State Patrol has referred first-degree theft and identity theft charges against Jennifer Teitzel, the former manager of the Lewis County Animal Shelter, to the Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/9/23
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