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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R–Aberdeen, introduced a bill on Thursday proposing a constitutional amendment creating a cap on property taxes similar to California’s “Prop 13” law. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will mail 229 ballots to military and overseas voters on Jan. 13, 30 days prior to the Feb. 14 special election.
“The advanced mailing …
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1/9/23
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State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, released a statement on Friday arguing two state environmental laws that took effect on Jan. 1 were already causing a rise in fuel prices.
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1/9/23
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In a statement released on Friday, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he has partnered state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and state Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Anacortes, to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced a budget putting $4 billion toward increasing the stock of housing in Washington, a move that will need to be approved by the Legislature and voters before being …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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• SHERRIE LYNN BUSH, 70, Chehalis, died Dec. 28 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. Arrangements are under the care of Woodlawn Funeral Home.
• VIOLET A. ROBBINS, 90, Glenoma, …
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Child Molestation
• Officers are investigating a sexual assault allegation reported in the 700 block of West Main Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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The Centralia School District joins other Washington school districts in saluting our local school board directors during Washington’s annual School Board Appreciation Month in January. This …
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1/9/23
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Regarding Katherine Ford’s letter to the editor “It Is Past Time ...” from Jan. 5, she expresses so much angst and bitterness toward the Lewis County commissioners’ decisions, …
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1/9/23
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We may be 80 miles to the south, but Lewis County is part of Greater Seattle, which I learned over the weekend while attending our granddaughter Brooke’s basketball games at the NW Sports Hub …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/9/23
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Seattle Public Schools is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, asserting the companies are substantially contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
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By Lauren Girgis and Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/9/23
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Chehalis-Based Company Pacific Mobile Structures Acquires Texas-Based Sustainable Modular Management
Chehalis-based Pacific Mobile Structures has acquired Sustainable Modular Management, a fellow family-owned modular building company based in Frisco, Texas.
The announcement came Dec. 30 …
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1/9/23
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce is holding a grand opening ribbon cutting for Mint City Coffee Roasters, a new coffee house and roaster in downtown Chehalis.
The ribbon-cutting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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An unlicensed “investment adviser” from Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 75 months in prison for mail fraud in connection with his scheme to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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Norine Jones celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday at the Baw Faw Grange with more than 100 family members and friends in attendance. Jones was the subject of an article in The Chronicle in 2018. …
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1/9/23
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OLYMPIA — The economy. Public safety. Homelessness and the housing shortage. Taxes.
These vexing issues are front and center as the Washington Legislature convenes this week for its first …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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1/9/23
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Weekend visitors to downtown Centralia were treated to an art gala Friday night at the Rectangle Gallery & Creative Space.
Gallery owner Jan Nontell explained the gala featured emerging …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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‘Suspicious Amount’ of Mail Believed to Be Stolen From Chehalis, Onalaska Recovered Following Arrest
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of reuniting 315 pieces of mail stolen from 125 separate addresses in southern Chehalis and Onalaska following an arrest early Friday …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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A home doubling as a cat rescue caught fire in Silverton, Oregon, Saturday evening, killing dozens of cats and causing around $700,000 in damages, firefighters said Sunday.
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1/9/23
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