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Josh Watson and his chain saw are back in action. On Monday, five weeks after Watson and thousands of U.S. Forest Service personnel were mass-fired by the federal Office of Personnel Management as …
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By Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/29/25
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Washington's top wildlife official has signed off on a broad suite of rules to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease, including statewide bans on feeding and baiting deer, elk and moose.
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/29/25
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Thurston County commissioners may ask to forgo salary raises this year due to an ongoing budget shortfall.
The request is laid out in a draft letter to a citizen's commission that's tasked with …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/29/25
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The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing ways to prevent Spirit Lake from overflowing by updating or replacing an aging tunnel built to drain the lake after the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption .
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/29/25
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On the 228th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the ol’ dusty trail running through Morton , new baseball fits in Chehalis, the distinct lack of …
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3/28/25
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Bail is set at $10,000 for a man arrested in Centralia on Thursday for allegedly crashing into a building and eluding police in December and for having cocaine in his possession at the time of his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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• FLORENCE J. CUNNINGHAM, 96, Centralia, died March 12 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• JANET L. FOSS, 68, Chehalis, died …
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3/28/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Drug violations
• A juvenile was referred on charges for allegedly bringing marijuana to Centralia Middle School in the 900 block of Johnson Road just after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/25
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This week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins urging the agency to reopen a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Lewis County after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/25
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The Lewis County branch of the American Association of University Women's (AAUW) annual used book three-day extravaganza got underway on Thursday.
The sale continued Friday and will be open from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/25
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The Port of Chehalis will continue supporting flood mitigation efforts undertaken by the Economic Alliance of Lewis County at the same amount it has annually since 2019 — $5,000. The decision …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, and Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, hosted an hour-long virtual community town hall Tuesday, March 25, over Zoom.
20th Legislative …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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As Arbor Day approaches on April 19, the City of Centralia has a plethora of tree-related projects underway and planned for the future in 2025.
Amy Buckler, deputy city manager and parks …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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As the City of Centralia’s Transportation Benefit District (TBD) fund approaches the end of its 10-year cycle, the city public works department presented a list of the sales tax’s …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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The Lewis County Home Show returns for its 59th year April 11-12 at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, according to a news release from the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/25
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mad Hatter Play Cafe to celebrate its reopening at a new location in downtown Centralia.
The event will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/25
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Thurston County and its jurisdictions are “ahead of the curve” as they begin to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlement funding from state and county lawsuits against opioid …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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Thirteen elementary students in the Centralia School District were honored at the Centralia School Board’s regular meeting on Thursday for winning a school-based writing contest.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, March 26, unveiled a resolution that would create county laws to protect the use of and access to natural gas for heating and cooking.
The …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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The Washington state House of Representatives passed House Resolution 4631 on Tuesday, March 25, honoring the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Washington.
State Rep. Peter Abbarno, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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