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OLYMPIA — As the Washington Legislature returns to an in-person session for the first time in two years, the usual flock of lobbyists is back, too, pressing lawmakers to pass, kill or amend …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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1/31/23
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OLYMPIA — State Rep. Carolyn Eslick (R-Sultan) introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow parents to use their share of state education funds for private or home-based education, according …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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1/31/23
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A 40-year-old North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday in Bonner County District Court.
James D. Russell pleaded guilty to second-degree …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review
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1/31/23
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has referred Aron Christensen’s case back to the prosecutor’s office, The Chronicle confirmed Tuesday.
The Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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After 14 years working for the county, four-and-a-half of those in the big job, Lewis County Manager Erik Martin announced Tuesday morning he will be resigning from his position for a new opportunity …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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In another solid showing for the Twin City, the Mat Cats took third at the Lion’s Den Championships at Bethel High School in Spanaway on Sunday.
TC had 184 points, and competed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/23
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On the 129th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep are joined by Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier to …
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1/31/23
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The Rainier girls basketball team did it with defense Monday, wrapping up its regular season with a 38-22 win at Toledo.
The Mountaineers put in 19 points in the first quarter, then settled in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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The Pe Ell girls basketball team couldn’t get much going offensively on the road Monday, falling to Naselle 58-32 in 1B Columbia Valley League action.
“Their defense took us out of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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The 2B No. 3 Napavine girls basketball team gunned it early and didn’t let up until the fourth quarter, racing past Kalama 63-32.
The Tigers held the Chinooks to three points in the first …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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The Winlock girls basketball team dropped its penultimate matchup of the regular season Monday, losing to Wahkiakum 51-40 in Egg Town.
“I am proud of our effort tonight,” Winlock coach …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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A house fire near Capitol Forest that killed five members of the Cox family earlier this month spurred hundreds to attend a vigil at Tumwater High School Sunday evening.
One organizer said they …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/30/23
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State officials and a residential care services company have allegedly received death threats in response to a planned sex offender housing facility near Tenino, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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1/30/23
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Harold Sorensen went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Harold had a very strong Christian faith where Jesus was always by his side. As he said at his 100th birthday party: “I …
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1/30/23
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After Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten by several police officers in Memphis on Jan. 7 and died in a hospital three days later, body cam footage released in the days following …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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Inside what Gov. Jay Inslee described as Washington’s first facility on a “new horizon of behavioral health treatment,” daylight warms the room despite it being a foggy, rainy …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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There were only two seats left vacant in the Tenino High School auditorium during Sunday’s community town hall: one for a representative of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) and one for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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Chronicle staffer Sarah Burdick captured these photos of semi-rare "hair ice," also known as ice wool or frost beard, during a walk near Napavine on Sunday morning.
"Fungus shapes a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/23
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The Chehalis Basin Local Action Non-Dam (LAND) Alternatives Steering Group held a workshop earlier this month at the Great Wolf Lodge to give basin residents a first look at four proposals that now …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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Messina Occhino paged in the Washington state House of Representatives Jan. 16-20. The Chehalis Middle School student was sponsored by Rep. Ed Orcutt, of the 20th District.
Messina was able to …
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Submitted to The Chronicle
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1/30/23
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