When Nic Scott went in for an interview with Lewis County officials during the process of becoming the county’s new public information officer (PIO), it didn’t hurt that he already knew …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/2/22
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Van Youngquist didn’t sleep much.
That, along with hard work, is how the 20-year Cowlitz County commissioner, Willow Grove farmer and father of three balanced his busy days. Youngquist died …
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By Katie Fairbanks / The Daily News
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9/2/22
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A Lewis County coroner’s jury — a now rarely used type of jury similar in nature to a grand jury summoned by a coroner to assist in determining a cause of death — was reported as …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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9/2/22
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Polling recently completed and sent out by the campaign of 3rd Congressional District candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, shows her currently carrying a narrow lead over her opponent, Joe …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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The cause for a small brushfire that occurred Tuesday afternoon next to the train tracks running parallel to Ash Street in Centralia has been determined to be a worn-down “jumper” and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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EAST WENATCHEE — Gunnery Sgt. Arthur Summers was 27 when he was shot and killed while fighting Japanese soldiers in the 1943 Battle of Tarawa. For 76 years, his remains were lost on a small …
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Pete O'Cain / The Wenatchee World
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9/2/22
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Among the many issues discussed at the Chehalis Basin Board’s (CBB) monthly meeting on Sept. 1 was the future of the Skookumchuck Dam.
“In 2025, TransAlta will be closing the second …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/2/22
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Gallery 505’s newest show, “HAPPINESS IS,” opened to the public on Wednesday and will run through Oct. 1.
The Toledo gallery’s co-op artists encourage the public to come …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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Still looking for its first win of the season, the Centralia Community College volleyball team fell in straight sets to Edmonds Thursday (25-11, 25-9, 25-19) at home.
The Trailblazers had …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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The Labor Day weekend Packwood Flea Market kicked off Friday and runs through Monday.
The event attracts hundreds of vendors and thousands of shoppers.
Visitors can browse …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/22
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A dangerous new form of fentanyl — dyed and shaped so it looks like candy or children's chalk — has made its way to the Pacific Northwest, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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9/2/22
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After years of fatigue from juggling student learning and responding to a global health crisis, there's a sense of relief as educators and students head back to school this week and next week.
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Jenn Smith / The Seattle Times
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9/2/22
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A state appeals court ordered a Yakima man's 2020 rape conviction permanently dismissed, saying prosecutors took too long to bring him to trial.
A three-judge panel of the Spokane-based Division …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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9/2/22
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A burglary early Thursday at a Parkland town home ended with one person shot by a homeowner, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. Deputies are investigating.
The shooting put the …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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9/2/22
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Federal civil rights officials claim Gig Harbor-based SmartTalent violated federal law by refusing to assign female workers to certain temporary jobs.
For the past seven years, SmartTalent, a …
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times
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9/2/22
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OLYMPIA — Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is asking members of the public to help prevent wildfires during Labor Day weekend.
"Fire season is not over. Over the 2020 Labor Day …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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9/2/22
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How safe is air travel? Last year, when large commercial jets took off 21.6 million times throughout the world, there was just one fatal accident.
Boeing's comprehensive annual compilation of …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times
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9/2/22
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A Canadian man died after a tree fell on his tent at a remote wilderness campsite in Olympic National Park, authorities say.
Thomas Bernier-Villeneuve, 34, was camping at Elk Lake, which can be …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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9/2/22
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A man who was found dead underneath a vehicle in Olympia last Saturday afternoon was crushed by it, according to a cause of death released by the Thurston County Coroner on Thursday.
The …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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9/2/22
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