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In its third budget amendment this year, Lewis County shifted dollars primarily to fund capital improvement projects.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners during its regular business meeting …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/5/25
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When you need more water, you go back to the well. And when a local government body needs more money, they often go back to the Washington state Legislature.
The Chehalis Basin Board on …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/5/25
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Minor changes to a state rule prohibiting construction in frequently flooded areas could make a big difference for efforts to raise homes in Bucoda and other flood prone areas.
Jonathon Loos, a …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/5/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, Sept. 6, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about a Pacific Highway sign in Thurston County warning motorists considering murder …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/5/25
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A billion-dollar, taxpayer-funded enterprise to kickstart a clean hydrogen industry in the Pacific Northwest took another hit due to energy companies getting cold feet.
Portland General …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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9/5/25
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Donald W. Hogan, 52, of Auburn, was charged Tuesday in Lewis County Superior Court for violation of a court order, domestic violence, a class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/25
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John M. Williford, 30, of Centralia, was charged Tuesday in Lewis County Superior Court with one count of residential burglary, one count of third-degree malicious mischief and one count of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/25
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Estebon E. Perkins, 41, of Centralia, was charged Tuesday in Lewis County Superior Court with one count of motor vehicle theft, a class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/25
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Residents of Goose Prairie and Bumping Lake Road are now on a Level 2 "be ready" evacuation notice because of the nearby Wildcat Fire.
Yakima Valley Emergency Management updated the evacuation …
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By Alexander Banks / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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9/4/25
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On Monday, Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a theft in progress off U.S. Highway 101, south of Cosmopolis.
A subject was observed trespassing and stealing wood on …
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By The Daily World
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9/4/25
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Former football team volunteer arrested on suspicion of sex crimes against a child in Cowlitz County
A former volunteer with the Kalama High School football team has been arrested on suspicion of committing multiple sex crimes involving a child; the school district says no students were in harm's …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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9/4/25
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Washington loggers, school leaders and conservation activists on Wednesday decried the state lands commissioner’s proposal to set aside 77,000 acres of older forests while opening 29,000 acres …
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By:Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/4/25
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The former head of Washington’s beleaguered juvenile detention system alleges she was fired in retaliation for repeatedly warning of the dangers of overcrowding in the state’s youth …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/4/25
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No injuries were reported after a house in the area of Gold Street and Grand Avenue in Centralia burned early Thursday morning, according to the Riverside Fire Authority.
Firefighters …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Candice N. Aho, 35, Centralia, was arrested in the 600 block of South Diamond Street and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for alleged possession of …
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9/3/25
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The Olequa Senior Center in Winlock has announced it will be holding a baked potato and nacho bar from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 19. The sale is open to all, with an admission cost of $10. Toppings …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/3/25
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The Centralia Ballet Academy (CBA) will be holding auditions for its annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Sept. 13. The academy is looking for dancers who are 8 years or …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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9/3/25
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The cars participating in the 2025 Cascade Classic Rally & Tour (CCR&T) will be hosted by I-5 Toyota from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. According to a news release by the College Planning …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/3/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office unveiled a new “I Voted” sticker design Tuesday during a Board of County Commissioners meeting proclaiming Sept. 16 as National Voter …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/3/25
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While its propeller was creating some noise on approach, a strangely shaped and quiet aircraft landed at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport late Tuesday afternoon after taking off from Boeing Field in …
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Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/3/25
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