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With college tuition prices continuing to remain high — the average in-state tuition is $9,800 at a four-year public university, according to the National Center for Education Statistics …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/30/25
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Although the Johnston Ridge Observatory remains closed, great views and recreation is still possible all summer long on the north side of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
As road …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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5/30/25
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The 4-H barn at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds is getting a facelift just in time for a summer full of events and the Southwest Washington Fair in August.
The barn was roped off during the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/30/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, May 31, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about a pair of Centralia men being caught after committing 25 home robberies in …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/30/25
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A 45-year-old man was injured in a four-vehicle crash caused by a vehicle knocking over a light pole on southbound Interstate 5 near Castle Rock on Thursday.
The crash was reported at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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Daytime travelers who don’t change their plans could see 7-mile backups on southbound Interstate 5 approaching Grand Mound, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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A 1,700-mile charity bicycle ride to raise money and awareness for The Fuller Center for Housing is set to arrive in Chehalis on Monday, June 2, after a 65-mile ride from Tacoma.
The bikers will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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Chehalis Cub Scout Pack 9301 will host a Father’s Day Summer Craft Sale event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 7 at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Admission and parking is free.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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Joy Rails is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on June 10 to kick off its 2025 season, according to a news release from the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce.
The ribbon-cutting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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A Western Washington gas station worker is spearheading an online signature-gathering effort to recall Gov. Bob Ferguson because he signed a budget that includes roughly $9 billion in new taxes.
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By Simone Carter / The News Tribune
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5/30/25
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The Oakville Chamber of Commerce has announced Jim Vosper as its 2025 Oakville Independence Day grand marshal.
Vosper represents the 2025 theme, “Oakville Community — Celebrating 120 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/30/25
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For the rest of this year, Washington landlords are limited to rent hikes of 10% or less under a landmark new state law.
House Bill 1217, signed into law this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/30/25
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The former Green Hill School corrections employee arrested for delivering a burrito concealing THC concentrate to the juvenile rehabilitation facility on March 30 was sentenced Wednesday to two years …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/29/25
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A Level 3 sex offender has registered to live in Salkum, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Phillip Earl McCree, 46, has registered to live in the 200 block of Stowell …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/25
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A man accused of breaking into a family member’s Centralia home and stealing a knife on Monday has been arrested.
Mark Allen Silva, 44, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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Bail is set at $50,000 for a man accused of strangling his girlfriend in Morton on May 15 and threatening to kill her if she told anyone about the assault.
Michael Allen Goad, 64, of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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Seattle graffiti artist Jeff Jacobson, known professionally as “Weirdo,” posed for a photo in front of the newly restored mural of Sgt. Justin Norton alongside state Route 507 in Rainier …
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Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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The Chehalis City Council is holding off on voting for a development agreement with Lewis County for the new night-by-night homeless shelter at 2015 NE Kresky Ave. until the county finalizes a …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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As the City of Chehalis’ interlocal agreement with the Washington state Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), which manages Green Hill School, for fire and emergency medical …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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The City of Centralia on Tuesday officially proclaimed its support for the Centralia Middle School Prevention Club’s efforts to address the problem of smoking, vaping and drug use in city parks …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/28/25
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