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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, Aug. 1, 1946, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about the harvesting of what was believed to be “one of the last ‘big’ logs” …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/31/26
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In early June, a dedicated group of contractors, volunteers and community members broke ground on the largest enclosure renovation project in Wolf Haven International history, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/31/26
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With a record-breaking El Niño in the forecast, it could be a rough winter for low-lying communities on the West Coast.
Two levee projects aimed at protecting Washington cities from coastal …
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By John Ryan / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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7/31/26
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Just after 2:30 a.m. on July 19, at 11,600 feet on Mount Rainier’s Disappointment Cleaver route, rocks fell and crashed into multiple climbers, injuring three and killing Daihong Chen, 44, of …
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By Gavin Feek / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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7/31/26
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ASHFORD — By sunrise Sunday, two-thirds of the roughly 200 parking stalls in the upper parking lot at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park were taken.
By 6:30 a.m., cars were turning, …
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By Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/31/26
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Washington schools chief Chris Reykdal decried what he said was a Trump administration “media stunt” after the U.S. Department of Education demanded Thursday that Washington and California stop …
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Betsy Hammond / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/31/26
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This past Sunday, several candidates running for office participated in a Republican forum on the Jodesha Stage at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds. During the forum, which was live streamed on …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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7/31/26
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A three-vehicle crash that injured one and blocked state Route 507 in Thurston County for nearly an hour on Thursday is under investigation.
The crash was reported at the intersection of …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/30/26
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A woman was arrested on a warrant last week after she allegedly used a false identity to buy a Jeep from a Chehalis auto dealer.
According to prosecutors, the recovered Jeep was found …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/30/26
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A Rochester woman faces felony charges after she allegedly sped from a traffic stop and later pulled over to let an unknown passenger escape through the nearby bushes.
Marissa L. Studer, 31, is …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/30/26
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Washington State University (WSU) Thurston County Extension is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Master Gardener Volunteer Training and Mastery Recycler Composter Volunteer Training …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/30/26
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A Centralia woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly used a shotgun to intimidate a group of kids playing soccer near her home.
According to prosecutors, Stacey R. Radcliff, 54, has …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/30/26
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The 21-year-old convicted of murdering Tyler A. Reeves near Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis was sentenced to 24 years in prison in Lewis County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Connor J. Price …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/29/26
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Centralia will soon kick off annexation to bring a large portion of its urban growth area (UGA) into the city limits.
If all goes according to plan, nearly 2,500 individuals and 1,000 units of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/29/26
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Beatbox Donuts has been temporarily closed after owner Steve Hubbard suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, July 28.
The temporary closure was announced on the Beatbox Donuts Facebook page.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/29/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Christopher A. Szymusiak, 29, Kent, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree theft after allegedly stealing headphones and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/29/26
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• COURTNEY C. MCAULEY, 53, Chehalis, died July 22 at her home. Service details are pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.
• EDNA E. BECKER, …
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7/29/26
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The Skyo Fire near Packwood had grown to 185 acres on Wednesday as the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team (WWIMT) continued its response to the East Lewis County blaze.
The fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/29/26
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The Centralia Police Department is going electric.
The local law enforcement agency plans to purchase a used Tesla as a new administrative vehicle.
Centralia Police Chief Andy Caldwell …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/29/26
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Two local residents suspected of vehicular assault received high bails during preliminary appearances in Lewis County Superior Court Monday.
According to the Chehalis Police Department, the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/29/26
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