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The woman accused of forcing a teenage boy to touch her genitalia in 2024 was found guilty of two of the five charges she faced following a four-day trial.
Jenny Laurel Kearney, 51, was found …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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12/17/25
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Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/17/25
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced early Wednesday morning an emergency order to keep TransAlta’s Centralia-based coal-fired power plant operational through March of next year.
U.S. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/17/25
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Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its holiday tradition of donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the region, according to a news release from the company.
Starting with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Bail was set at $50,000 on Tuesday for a Chehalis woman accused of leading Centralia police and Thurston County deputies on a chase after stealing a truck on Monday, Dec. 15.
Samantha Jo …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Four residents were displaced after firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Yetter Lane in a rural area east of Napavine on Monday, according to Lewis County Fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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A group of Washington and Oregon lawmakers gathered Monday, expecting to hear a new estimate of the cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
When it didn’t come, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/16/25
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Local leaders say dredging the Cowlitz River for the first time in about 18 years would prevent flooding along the waterway filled with debris from the last Mount St. Helens eruption — …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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12/16/25
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A fire that displaced three people and rendered a home a complete loss in Centralia on Saturday, Dec. 13, remains under investigation, according to the Riverside Fire Authority.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Two Centralia residents were displaced and their home was a complete loss after a fire on Monday morning, according to the Riverside Fire Authority.
Firefighters were dispatched to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Bail is set at $100,000 for a man accused of biting, hitting and strangling a woman in Centralia on Friday.
Tieler James Foster, 28, of Centralia, faces one count each of second- and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/15/25
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In response to the recent flooding that has impacted communities across Lewis County, the United Way of Lewis County has mobilized to support recovery efforts by coordinating financial assistance for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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Lewis County river levels will rise again early this week; however, local authorities say flooding is not expected to return to last week's highs.
Instead, recovery and cleanup is in full swing.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/15/25
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In October 2023, Providence St. Peter and Providence Centralia were among the first hospitals in Washington state to implement a program called TeamBirth with support from the Washington State …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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Attendees for a plaque dedication for the historic Proffitt Building in Centralia on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Proffitt’s Department Store once occupied the space now held by …
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12/15/25
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With the weather thankfully less wet than the previous weekend, dozens of residents from Mineral and the surrounding communities attended the East Lewis County community’s Christmas …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Centralia police officers helped the Department of Corrections locate Jence S. Sawyer, 34, of Centralia, after he allegedly fled from Department …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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Earlier this year, while shopping in the produce department of a grocery store, I ran into a longtime friend I met years ago during the Weigh Down Workshop. I’m glad I wasn’t shopping in …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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12/15/25
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A backyard poultry flock in Lewis County received a confirmatory positive test result for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), according to the Washington state Department of Agriculture (WSDA). …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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New help for long-term care arrives early to three Western Washington counties. The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) will help provide key support for a WA Cares Fund pilot as a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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