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In the moments before the lunch period at Centralia High School on Thursday, just a few students and staff from Lewis County Coffee Co. buzzed around behind the counter of the school's new …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/26/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, Sept. 27, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about charges of cattle stealing against Rochester resident Fred Seeger being dropped …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/26/25
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The Longview City Council voted 5-2 to pull a resolution to rename part of Maple Street to Charlie Kirk Way from the agenda at Thursday's meeting.
However, the proposal still earned over an hour …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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9/26/25
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Nineteen-year-old Chehalis man Jashanpreet Singh, a store clerk at a local Centralia gas station, faces charges of second-degree rape and indecent liberties after he was accused of assaulting a …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/25/25
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The owners of Adna Grocery on Thursday presented a check for $40,005.35 to the members of the high school senior class who assisted during the Adna Car Show last July.
Jim and Cindy Smith …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/25/25
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Newly uncovered audit findings allege a South Sound property manager fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in pandemic rent assistance money, in a scheme that led Thurston County to shut down …
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By Brandon Block / Cascade PBS
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9/25/25
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Washington state Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, on Wednesday morning filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 1774.
The Citizen Action …
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By Brett Davis | The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Thurston County Assessor Steven Drew says his office is in a “dire situation” based on last week’s warning from the Board of County Commissioners asking departments to find ways to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Francisco Prater, 23, the Edmonds man who rapped under the stage name “Cisco Go Crazy,” pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree rape last week in Lewis County Superior …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, over 50,000 pills containing the substance were seized at a Centralia gas station.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Chehalis city manager provides ‘conservative’ financial, population figures for potential annexation
A week after Chehalis City Council members voiced their concern with voting on the potential annexation of the urban growth area (UGA) without having complete financial and population numbers, City …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/24/25
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Family Resource Home Care, the largest independently owned home care company in the western states, on Wednesday announced the opening of its newest location in Centralia.
This expansion …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Isabella Hench, Addison McDougal, Georgia Mills, Kylee Smith and Isabel Thompson of the Lewis County 4-H Equestrian Senior Gaming Team all qualified in the senior age group division and represented …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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The Lewis County Democrats are renting out the Centralia Rollerdrome next month to offer two hours of skating fun to show support for local schools.
The event, titled “Let’s Roll for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Unemployment throughout Washington state remained at 4.5% in August, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.5% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that will approve the lease of the county’s new night-by-night shelter to the Salvation Army of Lewis County.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/24/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Benjamin D. Huntley, 58, Centralia, was arrested and issued a criminal citation for alleged possession of a controlled substance after he was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Three Randle residents have been arrested and charged with felonies after they allegedly stole the entryway stairs from the trailer of a deceased neighbor on Sept. 19.
Shelly J. McKague, 58, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/24/25
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Lewis County announced Tuesday that it has recovered $17,600 in Eviction Rent Assistance Program (ERAP) funds released to Benson Management Services LLC in 2022.
The repayment comes after Lewis …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/24/25
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