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William “Bill” Charles Faas passed away peacefully at his home in Centralia on Sunday, May 26, 2024. He was 92 years old. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, his beloved Mary Ellen, …
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6/14/24
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Fords Prairie Elementary School’s gymnasium was filled with boisterous laughter, clapping and a rendition of “Rainbow Connection” on Friday, June 14, during an end-of-the-year …
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By Brenna Witchey / brenna@chronline.com
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6/14/24
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With the weather getting warmer, gearheads throughout Lewis County have started taking their project cars and hot rods out on the roads again.
On Father’s Day this Sunday, June 15, Cooks …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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The office of Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, will host an upcoming mobile office hours event in Salkum as part of a series of events to assist constituents …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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Though many students throughout Lewis County have just started enjoying their summer vacation, the Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program is already organizing and preparing for its Back to School …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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Four Napavine High School students signed letters of intent Wednesday for entering AJAC Advanced Manufacturing Youth Apprenticeships, which are designed for high school juniors and seniors to develop …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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Beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, the Highway 12 Drive Inn in Rochester will host the Hot Rods and Hot Dogs Car Show.
While the car show is free to attend, Highway 12 Drive Inn will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A package was reported stolen from the 1700 block of Juneman Street at approximately 10:10 a.m. on June 11.
• Ear buds were reported …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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• BETH A. FULLERTON, 79, Onalaska, died June 4at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• LINDA G. WATSON, 76, Chewelah, died June 4 …
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6/14/24
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A former Lewis County Fire District 5 paramedic and medical services officer accused of forging forms to order between 1,200 and 1,500 vials of narcotics and then stealing more than 1,062 of the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/14/24
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As we celebrate fathers with cards and barbecue picnics this weekend, let’s take a moment to look at some of what we admire most in the great dads (and moms) out there: faithfulness and …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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6/14/24
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A dozen years ago, the state Supreme Court declared our state's approach to funding K-12 education had failed.
Some legislators wanted to respond to the historic ruling in McCleary v. Washington …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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6/14/24
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In continued efforts to modernize aging parts of the city fire department’s vehicle fleet, Chehalis Fire Chief Adam Fulbright received the Chehalis City Council’s unanimous approval to …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/14/24
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The third annual Darian Paige Atkinson (DPA) Memorial 5K, named for a White Pass High School graduate who died in 2021 at the age of 25, is scheduled for Saturday, June 29, in Glenoma.
Monday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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The Quinault Indian Nation has petitioned the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to order the removal of the Skookumchuck Dam, which the tribe claims blocks roughly 21 miles of salmon …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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6/14/24
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A new “tool library” aimed at allowing residents to check out equipment for either low or no cost is set to open in Centralia next month. The resource, funded by a state grant, is aimed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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Not since the spring of 1999 have members of the Makah Tribe filed into a cedar canoe and paddled off Washington's coast to legally harpoon a gray whale, trailing its body back to shore for …
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By Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times
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6/14/24
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Mike and Mary (Rice) Kimbrel will celebrate 60 years of marriage on June 20. The couple was married at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in Seattle on June 20, 1964.
Mary is the …
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Submitted to The Chronicle
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6/14/24
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The end of the school year brings food insecurity to some local families who rely on school-provided lunches to feed their kids, but free federally-funded meal programs are returning to help families …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/24
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Editor’s Note: These are reports from health inspections in Lewis County from early May through June 6, 2024. Red violations are those most likely to cause foodborne illness and must be …
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From the Lewis County Public Health Department
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6/14/24
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