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A ribbon-cutting ceremony and a Business After Hours event were hosted by the Centralia-Chehails Chamber of Commerce at The Chronicle's new location in Centralia on Thursday, Dec. 18.
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12/19/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A transient was trespassed from Borst Park in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 17 after he was found camping on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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This week, The Chronicle celebrated its new digs, and I was happy to be there to celebrate vibrant local family ownership and its support that gives our community a now-rare example of a thriving …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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12/19/25
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The Port of Centralia Commission voted 2-1 Wednesday to appoint port finance and administration director Amy Graber as the interim port executive director following former executive director Kyle …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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In Lewis County this year, thousands of children will wake up on Christmas morning to find toys underneath their family Christmas trees or left inside a stocking.
For many families, this will be …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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Unemployment throughout Washington state remained at 4.5% in September, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 4.1% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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Three out of four Mossyrock Dam spillways open as Riffe Lake remains swollen from continued rainfall
As rain continues to fall daily in East Lewis County, three out of the four spillways on the Mossyrock Dam remain open as Riffe Lake remains swollen with a water level nearly 40 feet higher than it …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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Lewis County will disband what is considered by some to be an obsolete part of the annexation process after the completion of the recently approved Chehalis annexation.
The Lewis County Board of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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A Southwest Washington-based workforce development group presented year-end results to the Board of Lewis County Commissioners this week, announcing that the group helped employ 22 people in Lewis …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the Thurston County Homeless Housing Plan for 2025-2030, outlining the objectives, strategies and tasks to address homelessness …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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Shakespeare & Co., an eclectic independent bookstore in downtown Chehalis, is brimming with good cheer, warm hospitality, delectable pastries and a large selection of gently used books.
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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12/19/25
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Bail is set at $20,000 for a man accused of threatening to kill his neighbor in Centralia on Wednesday in Centralia.
Otto Kohoutek Banick, 52, of Centralia, is accused of going onto his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/19/25
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The Lewis County Gospel Mission in Chehalis is seeing a record number of attendees due to the holiday season, a Facebook post from the nonprofit stated.
The Lewis County Gospel Mission served …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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A football journey that began in elementary school concluded with an epic curtain call for Eli Weeks.
The senior Toledo quarterback and defensive back helped the Riverhawks reach the state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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He became famous for his driving skills, his championship drive behind the wheel.
He became so much more than a race car driver, though, because of the man he was — a true humanitarian.
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Paul Valencia / Clark County Today
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12/18/25
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Nicholas Denham has again received two life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2020 murders of Charlene Van Auken, and her 4-year-old daughter, Zoey Peetz.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/18/25
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The Trump administration has ordered Washington’s last coal-fired power station to continue burning coal, just weeks before it was scheduled to shut down and convert to natural gas fuel.
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By Jospeh O’Sullivan / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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When the Grays Harbor Fire District 1 held its annual Santa Food Drive earlier this month, the caravan of emergency vehicles escorting Santa through town included two ambulances sporting brand-new …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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12/18/25
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A Rochester man accused of hitting a pedestrian in a Centralia crosswalk with his car last week and fleeing the scene has been arrested.
Jose Armando Ochoa Tello, 22, was arrested Dec. 16 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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