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Thurston County Superior Court judges and Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim will get a 4% raise to $237,460 starting July 1.
The Board of County Commissioners approved the raise for Tunheim last …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/25/25
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The City of Centralia Parks and Recreation Department will temporarily close the Pioneer fields at Fort Borst Park from 7 a.m. on Friday, June 27, through 5 p.m. on Monday, July 14.
Contractors …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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The American Red Cross is asking donors to celebrate the arrival of summer by making a blood or platelet donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer.
While all blood …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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The Twin Cities Sertoma Club has recently presented its annual financial grants to the special education programs in Chehalis, Centralia and all of Lewis County, according to a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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The Bucoda Community Garden, a collaborative effort between the Bucoda Improvement Club, the Bucoda Town Council and the Thurston Conservation District (TCD), is coming to life in 2025.
Located …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and the Washington state Department of Commerce recently signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing government-to-government relations between …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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Members of the Morton City Council unanimously approved a pair of variance requests from Kirkland resident Vincent Ball during the council’s Monday, June 23, meeting, for a proposed duplex …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Archer Nededog, a 5-year-old boy from Lewis County, is participating in the international Ranger Rick Junior Ranger competition, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation.
He was in second …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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In May, unemployment throughout Washington state rose slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.2% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) has earned a clean financial statement audit from independent accounting firm Moss Adams, the PUD stated in a news release.
The report affirms that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its annual Forest Health Highlights report after joint aerial detection surveys flown by DNR and U.S. Department of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently held a career roundtable with Ukrainian community members, toured the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Dittmer Control Center and visited …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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When Leslie Gonia steps on the line, her gun perched on her right shoulder, nothing else matters but 25 clay pigeons.
In that moment, she knows the lion’s share of the clay birds will …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Kim Ashmore, Centralia’s public works director, had never seriously considered retirement until an innocent FaceTime call with his 2-year-old granddaughter in 2023.
He asked his …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Now 73 years old and back to scaling the Cascades’ volcano peaks, prolific Centralian mountaineer Neal Kirby took a break from his normal mountain climbing adventures recently to visit northern …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Trees cast silhouettes at sunset as seen from the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Larson Road east of Mossyrock on Monday, June 23.
To submit photos to The Chronicle for potential …
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6/25/25
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The Morton City Council convened for its regular monthly meeting at the Bob Lyle Community Center on Monday, June 23, and approved an airport aid grant application for Washington state Department of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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A 58-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes Monday morning, including driving under the influence, after he lost control and crashed his car into a power pole on Maytown Road.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/25/25
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A Republican proposal in the U.S. Senate that could have put millions of acres of public land in Washington up for sale has hit a roadblock, but the lead lawmaker behind the idea is planning to press …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/25
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Washington lawmakers and the governor Tuesday got the grim state revenue news they’ve been expecting.
Estimates show tax collections for the two-year operating budget that begins July 1 …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/25
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