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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is encouraging Washington residents, public employees and state retirees to help residents affected by the numerous wildfires in Central and Eastern …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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Thurston County recently announced that its natural resources program manager, Bryan Benjamin, received the WaterNow Alliance’s 2026 Emerging Leader Award.
The honor recognizes water …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jerah R. Fitzpatrick, 44, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged second-degree criminal trespass, unlawful …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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The leader of a wide-ranging drug distribution network that was uncovered in Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments was sentenced to 10 years in prison, First Assistant …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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The Imagination Library of Washington (ILWA) recently announced a pair of new grants that will help restore Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides free, high-quality, age-appropriate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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• DAVID B. FRYE, 54, Renton, died Aug. 2 at Valley View Skilled Nursing. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• WILLIAM P. GOEBEL, 85, Centralia, died Aug. 6 at Share …
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8/10/26
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After last week’s column on the pioneer Fry family, I enjoyed hearing from Jay Myhre, a descendant of Jason Fry who was born in Aberdeen and lives in the Adna area.
His ancestor Jason Fry, who …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/10/26
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Willapa Harbor Hospital has received the Gold Award for Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence from the Washington state Hospital Association (WSHA), a recent news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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A Chehalis man arrested last week awaits an arraignment on felony domestic violence charges after he allegedly strangled his partner and caused damage to her apartment.
Tell J. Pilz, 30, is …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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Cardinal Glass will begin carbon capture at its Winlock glass plant starting in 2029.
The company expects to remove as much as 95% of the CO2 from the production of certain types of glass.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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The London Bridge was in Chehalis Thursday, made of cardboard and popsicle sticks.
And though it collapsed under 100-gram weights and a bag of coins, its builders — Karina Lei, Vivianna …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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With the sun shining down on Saturday, Aug. 8, gearheads both young and old flocked to the Lewis County Fire District (LCFD) 1 station along state Route 508 in Onalaska for the fifth annual Onalaska …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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As of Monday morning, the Lewis County Auditor’s Office Elections Department had nearly 400 more ballots to count and verify following the Aug. 4 primary election.
That’s a relatively small …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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Nine people, including two children ages 3 and 6, escaped injury on Saturday following a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Chehalis, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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Last year, Mossyrock resident Rhonda “Rhonnie Ray” Wilkinson partnered with Onalaska residents Clem and Odette Cilluffo of O&C Barber to open up a barbershop in downtown Mossyrock.
Now, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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Forest Service orders closure for Backbone Fire in East Lewis County; nearby Skyo Fire 99% contained
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Saturday issued an emergency closure order for the Backbone Fire in East Lewis County, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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After two days of logging competitions during the Morton Loggers Jubilee 83rd Annual Logging Show on Saturday and Sunday, Nate Hodges was named Bull of the Woods and Erin LaVoie was Belle of the …
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8/10/26
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