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The Centralia Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby at Fort Borst Park in Centralia on Saturday, April 25.
Kids ages 3 to 15 are invited to the free fishing derby beginning at 9 …
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By The Chronicle
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4/17/26
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Members of the Rainier City Council met on Tuesday, April 14, and approved a contract renewal for law enforcement services with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).
This contract …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/17/26
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For the third year in a row, Cascadia Cares will be giving out 1,000 organic heirloom tomato plants for free.
Cascadia Cares has been giving out plant starts for over a decade. This year will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/26
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A Lewis County man has been accused of sexually assaulting a child he was babysitting at the time.
Michael E. McCoy, 27, is charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation, each …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/17/26
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A former Green Hill School corrections employee again faces charges for allegedly selling methamphetamine and other contraband to an incarcerated individual at the juvenile facility.
The …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/17/26
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Centralia Chipotle Mexican Grill General Manager Dina Echeverría cut the ceremonial ribbon surrounded by coworkers during the restaurant’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 16.
The …
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4/17/26
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An Olympia man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 1980s homicides of two Everett women whose cases went cold for decades until DNA evidence unearthed their killer.
Mitchell Gaff, 68, …
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By Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/17/26
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An early fundraising leader has emerged from the crowd of candidates battling to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse in central Washington.
Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/17/26
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An eastern Washington judge declined Thursday to rule on the future of a state law that could potentially force sheriffs out of office if they don’t meet new standards.
Lincoln County Superior …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/16/26
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A Centralia woman faces seven felonies for allegedly defrauding a 96-year-old woman out of over $21,000 in cash while making numerous unlawful purchases as her caretaker.
Such purchases …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/16/26
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Just over a month since recertifying and after more than a year of inaction, Pacific County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) K-9 Kova has already chalked up a successful track.
PCSO Sgt. …
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By Jeff Clemens / Chinook Observer
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4/16/26
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On Tuesday, April 14, detectives with the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office, in close collaboration with the Pacific County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, traveled to Western State Hospital to take …
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By The Daily World
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4/16/26
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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) has agreed to rescind over 80% of the involuntary layoffs that were set to go into effect May 15, the library workers union announced Wednesday night.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/16/26
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On the 273rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the escape and return of a chimpanzee to Zenkner Valley in 1976, the Lincoln Day Dinner, …
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4/15/26
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Former longtime Centralia College president Henry “Hank” Port Kirk III died Tuesday, April 14, his wife Jenny Kirk said in an email. He was 90.
Kirk served as the president of the college …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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Nature Nurture Farmacy invites the community to celebrate spring, connection and the natural world at the eighth annual Earth Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/26
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A Chehalis couple is accused of using a woman’s debit card to withdraw thousands of dollars and shop at multiple grocery stores in the area.
Prosecutors say the woman gave them the card to …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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The Centralia City Council is starting from square one in its search for a new council member beginning with new criteria and procedure for appointing one.
The changes and discussion may also …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Sentencings
• Paul Swaw II, 47, Federal Way, was sentenced April 3 to six months in jail with 170 days of credit for time served and one year of community …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/26
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• RYAN SPRAGUE RIGGIN, 37, Centralia, died April 6. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• HARRY W. SNOW, 85, Chehalis, died April 9 at his residence. …
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4/15/26
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