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For more than 20,000 youngsters in Southwest Washington, a visit to Jack-o-Lantern Valley northwest of Centralia proved a highlight of the Halloween season during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/27/25
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If you’re hoping for a cold winter in Washington, you might get your wish.
The Climate Prediction Center — part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — …
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By Sara Schilling / The Olympian
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10/27/25
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The next board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, according to a news release from Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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The Salvation Army of Lewis County is organizing a “Feed The Need” food drive at the Chehalis Walmart starting Nov. 1 to support its Hope Market in Centralia.
In collaboration with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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The Thurston County Fair announced Monday its 2026 dates and official fair mascot — a bald eagle named Colonel Beaks. The eagle was chosen to honor America’s upcoming 250th anniversary in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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British Bites, Centralia’s British-themed bakery and tearoom, is hosting a “Pink or Treat Afternoon Tea” event, a charmingly spooky, all-pink event, this month in support of breast …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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After claiming a “kid from Vancouver” was running an unofficial Twitter account bearing his name and engaging in personal ad hominem attacks in an email in 2023, 19th Legislative District …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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The U.S. Border Patrol accessed Flock Safety camera data from the Chehalis Police Department and the Centralia Police Department without “explicit authorization,” according to a recent …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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A 19-year-old Rainier man, suspected of driving under the influence, is facing a vehicular assault charge after two passengers were injured in a Friday night wreck on Maytown Road, according to the …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/27/25
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A 67-year-old Springfield, Oregon, woman died at an area hospital Friday night after a wreck on Interstate 5 near Lacey, according to Washington State Patrol.
About 7:20 p.m., the woman was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/27/25
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A 30-year-old Olympia man, suspected of driving under the influence, is now facing vehicular homicide and assault charges after a rollover crash that killed a female passenger, the Washington State …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/27/25
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A juvenile suspect accused of making a bomb threat at Kalama High School on Wednesday had a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Cowlitz County Juvenile Court.
According to the minutes of the …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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10/27/25
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Washington’s independent office investigating police deadly force incidents plans to name its second region in the coming weeks and pair it with a roadmap for opening the remaining regions …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW
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10/27/25
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What started out as a fun and family-oriented Halloween-themed market on Saturday, Oct. 25, at McKenna Park quickly turned tragic.
During the early afternoon hours, an oak tree fell, killing one …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/25/25
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If Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels has its way, the Port of Longview may soon have a $2.4 billion sustainable aviation fuel plant.
But the megaproject to turn timber waste into jet fuel has faced a …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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10/25/25
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Folks, it's confession time.
I did it. It's my fault.
I’m the reason the Mariners’ best-ever run toward the World Series ended in heartbreak on Monday …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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10/24/25
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Earlier this month, state Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, along with representatives from the office of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Morningside Services toured Lincoln Creek …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/25
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Rochester residents are weeks away from learning whether a proposed lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) will be coming to town.
Concern is mounting.
The proposed facility, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/24/25
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Ann Vander Stoep had been in Tanzania for four months when she contracted malaria.
The 20-year-old Chehalis local fell unconscious for nearly two weeks, thousands of miles from home, in a place …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/24/25
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The registration deadlines for all precincts within the districts voting in the Nov. 4 general elections will be as follows, according to a news release from the Lewis County Auditor’s Office:
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/25
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