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Heritage Community Church and the Veterans Memorial Museum invite the community to attend a special celebration at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Personnel from the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine have responded to the Highway 730/Twin Sisters Fire, according to news releases from the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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Shortly after celebrating their first successful year of business in Morton last month, Nerd Pros co-owners Marcus and Alissa Read announced the operation is not only growing, but expanding with a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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Three infants in three states — including one infant in Thurston County — have been involved in an outbreak of botulism linked to powdered infant formula produced by Nara Organics of New …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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ruralTRANSIT is replacing three of the six buses that make up its fleet providing fare-free public transit in South Thurston County and part of Lewis County.
The buses came to ruralTRANSIT through the Washington …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet crashed near Rimrock Lake on Saturday afternoon in Yakima County, according to the Naches Fire Department.
The F/A-18 Hornet pilot safely ejected before the crash …
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By Margo Vansynghel / The Seattle Times
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6/15/26
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The Longview paper mill where 11 workers died last month in a chemical tank failure was the site of another spill that Nippon Dynawave Packaging described as a “near miss” earlier this spring, …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan and Lulu Ramadan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/15/26
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In stretches of the Chehalis River between Montesano and Plummer Lake, which is located in Centralia, grows the aquatic noxious weed Brazilian elodea.
This perennial herb is commonly used …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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Law enforcement confirmed Thursday, June 11, that there was no double homicide in Raymond on Wednesday, June 10. This is contrary to incorrect speculation making the rounds on social media and word …
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By The Chinook Observer
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6/15/26
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On Friday, Grays Harbor County Superior Court Judge Katherine L. Svoboda sentenced Michael Anthony Hogle to 45 years to life in prison for child rape and child molestation, with aggravators.
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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On Friday, Steven Shay Smith was sentenced to the maximum of 30.9 years in prison for the August 2024 murder of 34-year-old Bryce D. Bitar of Aberdeen.
Smith was convicted of first degree murder …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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Highways close to Willapa Bay are among the highest in Western Washington for wildlife vs. vehicle collision rates, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.
High numbers …
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By The Daily World
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6/15/26
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On the 281st episode, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the Michael Kelly bribery verdict, a meeting about riverside apartments and commercial property in Centralia, the Lewis County …
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6/13/26
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A Chehalis Home Depot employee is charged with second-degree theft after he allegedly stole over $700 from the store’s cash registers — and hid the money in his work apron.
The alleged …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/12/26
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One thing was clear throughout the four days of testimony in Washington state’s criminal case against Michael Jay Kelly: Kelly and David Plotz met for drinks in Centralia on Nov. 7, 2024.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/12/26
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Lewis County Sheriff candidate Tracy Murphy told the audience on hand for a forum at the Adna Grange on Thursday evening that his recent termination from the Centralia Police Department was …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/12/26
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Stan Hedwall Park will be the new face of the Fourth of July in Chehalis, hosting the only fireworks show in the Twin Cities this summer as it celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/12/26
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Andres Leal-Minor was honored by Kara and Kyle Markstrom with the 2026 Noah Markstrom Award at Fords Prairie Elementary in Centralia on Friday, June 12.
The award is named after Noah Markstrom, …
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Otto Rabe / otto@chronline.com
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6/12/26
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Read a full story on the career and retirement of Centralia School District choir director Lauri Johnson here: https://tinyurl.com/mun8cj63
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6/12/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
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• Brenton N. Klasen, 39, of Chehalis, was arrested in the 3500 block of Steelhammer Drive at approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 10 and was booked into the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/12/26
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