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Dr. Sharon Mitchler, an English professor at Centralia College, is the recipient of the Faculty Member Award from the Association of Community College Trustees Pacific Region.
The award honors …
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9/25/26
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Every community is shaped by people who give their time, talents and energy to make it a better place.
Experience Chehalis is celebrating those individuals through its new Chehalis Champion of …
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9/25/26
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A 49-year-old Randle man is facing eight felony charges after a violent robbery during which he allegedly wielded a hatchet and broom stick, gave the victim a concussion that rendered him …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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Kaleb Osborne, a 17-year-old Yelm resident and Yelm Community Schools student, was fatally shot in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 6, following a fight that broke out during a …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/24/26
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On Friday, Sept. 18, attorneys for Jordan D. Coleman, 44, of Pe Ell, filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf against Lewis County, three officers of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and two members …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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A 56-year-old Centralia man is behind bars after calling in a fake crime to avoid arrest.
William Benjamin Bernstein refused to make his initial appearance in Lewis County Superior Court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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The Centralia man accused of setting fire to the Northwest Property Managers building in Chehalis early Tuesday morning was still at the scene when police arrived, and he told investigators he wanted …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/26
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A 50-year-old transient, whose last listed address is in Olympia, is in custody as of Wednesday morning following a two-hour standoff Tuesday involving Aberdeen police officers and multiple assisting …
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By The Daily World
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9/24/26
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On the 295th episode (or is it?), host Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle editor Eric Schwartz discuss a great 1926 news entry in which the Lewis County Sheriff was running liquor and cutting out local …
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9/24/26
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When Samantha Granquist and her family pull into their long gravel driveway, there is a sense of excitement and suspense in the car as her two young children wait to unwrap a brand new book.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/23/26
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The Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD) recently released the unemployment rates for August 2026, showing that unemployment rose in both Lewis and Thurston counties from July.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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A bat found in Lewis County has tested positive for rabies virus at the Washington Public Health Laboratories, according to a news release from Lewis County Public Health and Social Services.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Scam results in theft
• Centralia police responded to the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue for a report of a phone scam resulting in a theft at about 9:41 a.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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The 69-year-old Tenino area man accused of shooting a man in August is back in custody after detectives found firearms and explosives at his residence.
John Paul Cooper is accused of shooting a …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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• BETTY LOU ADAMS, 97, Centralia, died Sept. 18 at Three Rivers Care. Arrangements are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel in Toledo.
• WILLIAM R. BURKETT JR., 83, Centralia, died …
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9/23/26
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One Winlock resident is hoping to grow attendance for a weekly Quaker meeting in Chehalis after years having to travel outside of the county or attend services online to find others of the rare …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/23/26
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Washington’s Commercial Aviation Work Group, which evaluates the state’s future needs for commercial aviation and transportation, will host a hybrid public meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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What could have very easily been a local tragedy ended up with a storybook ending, as Thomas Goodwin, a 54-year old man who went missing during a Civil War reenactment in Yelm on Saturday, Sept. 5, …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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9/23/26
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The Mount St. Helens Institute (MSHI) will host events in honor of National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater, in partnership with the Forest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/23/26
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Thanks to state military funding, Lewis County will soon be able to remove two Conex storage containers, up to six recreational vehicles and a heap of smaller debris left in the Cowlitz River after …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/23/26
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