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West Thurston Regional Fire Authority responded to and contained a structure fire on 187th Avenue Southwest at about 10:15 a.m. March 1, according to a news release from the agency.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently announced the start of the Congressional Art Competition for high school students who reside in Washington’s Third District.
Ninth …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an acoustic music jam on Friday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lewis County Historical Museum, located at 599 NW Front Way in downtown …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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Experience Chehalis and Dandelion Creative Space have announced the 20 high school students selected to participate in the inaugural Chehalis Youth Art Walk in downtown Chehalis.
This new event …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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Saturday, Feb. 28, marked the 25th anniversary of the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually Earthquake that shook Western Washington’s Puget Sound region. The milestone is a reminder that the best time to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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Dave Brown, Hall of Fame basketball coach and longtime ministry leader, has joined the Heritage Community Church staff in Chehalis as associate pastor, effective Feb. 15.
Brown brings nearly six …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/26
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Around 12:50 p.m. Feb. 19, the Volcano Rescue Team (VRT) was dispatched to a reported avalanche burial near Shoestring Gully, at about 5,800 feet on Mount St. Helens.
The incident involved a …
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3/2/26
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is looking for witnesses to the Feb. 25 hit-and-run collision on Interstate 5 that led to a Kelso woman being transported to Providence Centralia Hospital.
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3/2/26
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Fran Duncan of Clark County has worn many hats over the years. She has been a CIA operative traveling across Latin America and Europe. She spent more than four decades in classrooms from Florida to …
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By Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle
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3/2/26
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For an afternoon, the former Sonics stars were together again to watch their old teammate — the one who performed the tasks that didn’t always draw attention — finally and fully step into the …
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Percy Allen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/2/26
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A Kelso man was sentenced Thursday to five years for striking and killing a pedestrian in 2025 .
Larry M. Hole, 46, said the collision was "100% avoidable," and sobbed openly in court.
He …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/2/26
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Washington state and the federal government are considering actions to lower the ever-increasing risk of a container ship striking Longview’s Lewis and Clark Bridge , potentially causing the …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/2/26
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Washington Democrats’ controversial income tax bill emerged from a state House panel Friday looking much different than when it arrived.
But it hadn’t changed enough to win over Gov. Bob …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/26
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The Washington state Senate unanimously passed its proposed supplemental transportation budget on Friday afternoon.
The budget includes some of the more than $70 million in funding for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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A Vader man faces allegations he assaulted a child in February.
Christopher M. Arruda, 47, is charged with one count of second-degree assault of a child, domestic violence, a Class B felony …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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Chipotle Mexican Grill will soon have a new home in Centralia, but the expected location has changed.
Chipotle will open a location at 1161 Harrison Ave., former home of Starbucks near Safeway, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Chehalis Deputy Police Chief Matt McKnight officially kicked off his campaign for Lewis County sheriff Thursday evening, becoming the second candidate to do so ahead of the 2026 race.
Though …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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2/27/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Joshua Blankenship, 37, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for an open alcohol container violation, possession of a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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’Twas a touch rainy last Saturday morning, a good day to stay hunkered down. But I had business in town, so up I arose to leave the comforts of home and hearth. Into Centralia I went.
I’m …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/27/26
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