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On Monday, March 23, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 2124, sponsored by Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, to modernize how small pension benefits are paid out.
The bill is a fix to the outdated …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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Lewis County community members and partner organizations are invited to attend the first Lewis County Safe Kids Coalition kick-off meeting on Thursday, March 26.
This introductory meeting will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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The Centralia Downtown Association will hold its Flower Crawl on Mother’s Day weekend, May 9.
It’s a self-guided experience where residents will explore local shops while building their own …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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Lily Lewis of Centralia recently spent a week in Olympia serving as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives, sponsored by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis.
As part of the House …
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3/25/26
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Donna Wilson, a teacher at Mossyrock Elementary, is competing in America's Favorite Teacher and was in second place in her group as of Wednesday afternoon.
She’s in round one, which focuses on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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District 1 resident Cameron Bluhm will fill the vacant seat on the Centralia City Council after being appointed in a tight vote on Tuesday night.
The Centralia City Council nominated and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/25/26
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City of Chehalis officials hope residents will vote to extend an existing local sales tax that funds road repairs and other transportation projects if it reaches the ballot later this year.
The …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/25/26
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The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) has secured a victory on appeal in its public records lawsuit against the City of Seattle, brought on behalf of unDivided Media LLC and political commentator …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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The City of Lacey last week declared March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, encouraging all community members to celebrate and respect the lives and voices of their transgender, gender …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/25/26
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The WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners and the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center have launched a new program together aimed at teaching students gardening skills.
It began when Mike McDonald …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/25/26
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Last spring, Rayanna Wisner enjoyed a breakout track and field season as a sophomore at Rainier High School.
In her first campaign of her prep career, she was a consistent top-four finisher in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/25/26
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Not long after Vientiane, the capital of Laos, fell in December 1975, Singkham Souphommanichanh fled from his village and disappeared into the mountains. Communist forces knew that he had worked with …
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Riley Yuan / Chinook Observer
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3/25/26
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A third-party investigator is currently reviewing documents as part of a review of Longview School District policies related to student athletes and allegations of sexual harassment, while citizens …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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3/25/26
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A former Centralia resident is accused of raping a woman he was friends with since high school.
Benjamin L. Wilmot, 45, made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/26
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The female suspect arrested in Lacey following a high-speed chase from Centralia on March 22 has been charged with two counts of second-degree organized retail theft.
Julene A. Williams, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/24/26
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The Riverside Fire Authority is investigating the cause of a residential structure fire that killed one person in the 300 block of Jones Road in Centralia on Sunday, March 22.
Ronald L. …
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3/24/26
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The former Green Hill School corrections officer under investigation for sexual misconduct has officially been charged with felony crimes.
Amy M. Karns, 53, of Winlock, faces three counts of …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/24/26
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The Washington state Office of Independent Investigations (OII) has identified the Lewis County sheriff’s deputies who fatally shot a 53-year-old man near Onalaska on March 16.
Their names are …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/23/26
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The Riverside Fire Authority is investigating the cause of a residential structure fire that killed one person in the 300 block of Jones Road in Centralia on Sunday, March 22.
According to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/23/26
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Howard “Skip” Frank Lee Jr., the volunteer wrestling coach at Black Hills High School accused of sexually assaulting a student athlete, has pleaded not guilty to two gross misdemeanor …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/23/26
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