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Timothy McKenzie, pictured at center-right, was the winner of the 2026 Morton Loggers Jubilee Invitational Lawnmower Race on Friday night in Morton.
The 21-year-old Packwood resident’s win …
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8/10/26
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Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is on hold indefinitely after a fire tore through a vacant warehouse near the Oregon train station last week.
Almost all northbound train traffic has …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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A wildfire broke out Friday in the northeastern part of Mount Rainier National Park. Around 3 p.m. the park announced on social media that it was closing a portion of the park , effective …
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By Savannah Butcher and Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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A 51-year-old Olympia man was arrested Friday after allegedly starting a fire next to a Centralia medical facility, according to police.
Mark S. Hipp was booked into the Lewis County Jail …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/26
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A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/7/26
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Lewis County prosecutors on Friday filed charges against the man accused of fleeing the scene of a Napavine collision that injured six children and fractured a woman’s vertebra.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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Providence Swedish is now enrolling Long COVID patients in a federally funded clinical research effort called the REVERSE-LC trial.
Long COVID is a condition where symptoms of COVID-19 persist …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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A former Twin Cities radio personality and founder of the Eli Sports Network has been accused of sexually abusing three children in the 1980s, according to three civil lawsuits filed in January.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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In the shadow of Mount St. Helens this week, a group of middle school girls and ecological experts had private dance parties and studied volcanoes within view of the mountain's infamous crater.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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The Southwest Washington Fair will hold a “Tough Enough To Wear Pink Night” at 6 p.m. during the Lewis County Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Residents are invited to wear pink and support the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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Teresa Mickey provided these photos to The Chronicle showing a FedEx truck that caught fire while making deliveries in Packwood on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
There were no injuries reported.
Sarah …
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8/7/26
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A new Port of Centralia policy makes doubly sure that a detention center will never be hosted in either of the port's industrial parks located on the west side of Centralia.
The Centralia Port …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
The following list is not comprehensive. Superior Court records can be accessed at the Lewis County Clerk’s Office in Chehalis.
Sentencings
• Griffin L. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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A program aimed at empowering and supporting people who served in the military will soon return, announced a news release from the Washington Employment Security Department.
The Vet Corps …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/26
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• LINDA JAYNE KAPLAN, 78, Chehalis, died Aug. 4 at Moments of Grace Adult Family Home 2 in Centralia. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• JANET SYLVIA …
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8/7/26
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When good-hearted enthusiasm, an embrace of delightful quirkiness and a contagious stick-to-it-iveness come together, you might just end up with something memorable and fun. That certainly seems to …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/7/26
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While they still meet at least every other week, if not more often, Gayle Schilling’s garden club members gathered at her home near Mary’s Corner on Thursday, Aug. 6, to celebrate her 96th …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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After temporarily closing at the end of July when owner Steve Hubbard suffered a heart attack, Beatbox Donuts in downtown Centralia has reopened and resumed normal business hours.
In fact, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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Mike Lewis, a local Domino’s Pizza regional supervisor from Centralia, was named Domino’s U.S. and Regional Supervisor of the Year and recognized nationally at Domino’s Worldwide Rally in Las …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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With a quorum present, members of the Vader City Council convened for their first regular meeting of the month on Wednesday, Aug. 5, inside the southern Lewis County community’s city hall.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/7/26
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