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Lewis County approved two more union collective bargaining agreements (CBA) this week that approve small salary increases for Lewis County dispatchers as well as sergeants and lieutenants in the …
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1/16/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Isaiah E. Mohr, 28, Chehalis, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI, operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device …
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1/16/26
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A new bill sponsored by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, would allow workers injured on the job to record independent medical examinations.
Abbarno pre-filed House Bill 2336, which would …
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1/16/26
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• RICHARD ‘RICK’ D. SPENCER, 74, Centralia, died at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• KEVIN D. BLUHM, 66, Castle Rock, died …
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Residents of the Centralia, Onalaska and Boistfort school districts should expect a ballot in the mail for upcoming school levy votes.
The Lewis County Auditor’s Office Elections Department …
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1/16/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office declared two of its K9s “hide and seek champions” Thursday night after they successfully tracked at least six subjects between two separate incidents.
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1/16/26
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Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation were in attendance for the Napavine City Council’s first regular meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
During the meeting, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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Shortly after Gov. Bob Ferguson gave his State of the State address to mark the start of the year and a new legislative session, Thurston County leaders gave a localized State of the Community …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/16/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1956, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about a pair of runaways from Chehalis who had been caught after stealing a tractor …
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1/16/26
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The Lewis County Master Gardener Foundation selected the Centralia College Trailblazer Food Pantry as its 2025 holiday donation partner, continuing an annual tradition of giving back to the …
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1/16/26
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Lewis County Public Health and Social Services (LCPHSS) on Friday reported the county’s first influenza-related death of the current flu season.
The individual was a Lewis County resident who …
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1/16/26
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Hampton Lumber is inviting high school students to help shape the look of its products once again with the return of the Lumber Wrap Design Competition, according to a recent news release from the …
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1/16/26
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The Olympia Police Department held a “Cocoa with a Cop” event at Oly on Ice in downtown Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Olympia residents were invited to join Olympia Police Department staff …
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1/16/26
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Thurston County has been recognized by the Washington Public Treasurers Association (WPTA) for excellence in its approach to investing the public funds under its care, the county announced …
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1/16/26
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OLYMPIA — Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use …
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1/16/26
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Four months after cost estimates showed the project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River had more than doubled in price, officials leading the Interstate Bridge Replacement …
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1/16/26
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The Washington state attorney general’s office and environmental advocates filed separate administrative appeals Wednesday, challenging a U.S. Department of Energy emergency order that required the …
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By Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/16/26
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The Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs’ leadership said it will consider expelling Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank over comments he made during a legislative hearing …
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By Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times
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1/16/26
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About a dozen protesters held signs Thursday outside the Kelso office of the area's congressional representative, demanding to know the Democratic lawmaker's views on last week's fatal shooting of a …
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