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Longtime Centralia choir director Lauri Johnson will kick off her retirement with a final concert next month — by gathering singers from her 38 years in music education.
The “Sing Big …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/4/26
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Though Chehalis is the smaller of the Twin Cities, like Centralia, Interstate 5 runs through it while connecting Seattle and Portland.
Because of this prime I-5 corridor location, partners Brian …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/4/26
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After the United Learning Center faced challenges with cash flow to get construction to the finish line, the City of Centralia has secured the building's financial future, making sure it will have …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/4/26
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Although she grew up in Centralia, Joan Kuder Bell said that until her junior year in high school, she knew little about what transpired on the city’s streets on Nov. 11, 1919, known alternately as …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/4/26
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The Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis recently announced that New York Times bestselling author Sara Vladic will be at the museum at 6 p.m. May 16 for the release of her new book “The Dangerous …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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Institutional Library Services, a program of the Washington State Library, received the Outstanding Service Award for its work with incarcerated and hospitalized adults and justice-impacted youth …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park will hold a Memorial Day ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25.
Lunch will follow the ceremony. For more information, contact Mills & …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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History talks continue at the Schmidt House in Tumwater, with May’s talk scheduled for noon on May 7. The talk kicks off a month-long exhibit celebrating America250.
On May 14 to 16, 21 to 23 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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Each year, Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging’s (LMTAAA) Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides $80 in fresh fruits and vegetables to older adults who meet age and income …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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The annual Spring Plant Sale, a long‑standing tradition hosted by the Master Gardener Foundation of Lewis County, returns to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds this month.
The event …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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With the spring sun shining down strongly in East Lewis County, residents from throughout the area came out for the annual Packwood Mountain Festival this past weekend, hosted by volunteers from the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/4/26
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Roughly nine months after Twin Cities youth signed a petition to call attention to the crumbling Fuller’s Twin City Skate Park, Centralia city staff have followed through on a promise to seek state …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Wednesday, May 2, 1956, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about investigators ruling the death of Centralia resident Walter Norquist a suicide …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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The Centralia School District held its first Kindergarten Signing Day on Friday at Tiger Stadium, inviting its youngest learners to celebrate the first big step in their education.
“What …
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5/1/26
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By The Chronicle staff
The Spring Youth Fair returned to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, May 1, and continues to Sunday, May 3.
On Friday, the fair is open from 5 to 8 p.m. …
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5/1/26
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Starting this Friday, May 1, the work of the legendary British detective mystery writer Agatha Christie is coming to the stage of the Evergreen Playhouse as its actors prepare to perform Christie’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/30/26
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4/29/26
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Eight Centralia High School seniors were recently recognized with a 2026 Washington State Honors Award, according to a news release from the Centralia School District.
The award, given by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/29/26
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