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Back in August 2025, Napavine High School senior Kaitlyn Aschenbrenner and Onalaska High School senior Hope Slaven both began their water operator apprenticeships with the help of Evergreen Rural …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/29/26
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Beavers will now roam wetlands on the south side of Mount St. Helens for the first time in decades thanks to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s efforts to relocate the semi-aquatic mammal across Southwest …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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5/29/26
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Members of the Economic Alliance of Lewis County and the Centralia Downtown Association emphasized their efforts in bolstering the local retail industry in a recent report to the Centralia City …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/29/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Wednesday, May 30, 1956, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Susan Wright, a 6-month-old baby who was miraculously saved by a neighbor from …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/29/26
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The death of a 38-year old Lynnwood man at ilani Casino Resort in October that was initially under investigation has now officially been ruled a homicide caused by fentanyl toxicity, according to an …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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5/29/26
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A patriotic road striping project in the town of Yacolt, intended to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday, has now sparked controversy from one complaint.
During a May 11 meeting, town …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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5/29/26
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ILWACO — In a move with massive implications for commercial and recreational fishermen — and for the Chinook Indian Nation — a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife email leaked May 28 …
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By Jeff Clemens / The Chinook Observer
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5/29/26
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In September 2016, officials with Tokyo-based Nippon Paper Industries gathered in Longview to christen a decades-old pulp and paper mill they'd recently purchased from Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser.
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/29/26
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The massive tank failure this week at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview released hundreds of thousands of gallons of “white liquor,” a highly corrosive chemical that’s now …
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Kristine de Leon, Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/29/26
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Six employees missing after a southwest Washington chemical tank blast have been recovered, authorities said Thursday afternoon.
This brings the confirmed death toll to eight, and leaves three …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/28/26
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In the months since Timberland Regional Library (TRL) announced a $3.8 million budget deficit in January and made drastic moves to rectify its budget, current and former TRL staff, patrons and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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The son of a longtime Toledo community member and current clerk for the City of Napavine may be among those who were caught in the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill chemical implosion on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/28/26
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle was invited to join the tour detailed in the following news release but, citing the tragedy in Longview, Sen. Patty Murray’s office canceled press access to the …
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5/28/26
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The controversial lithium-ion battery storage proposed for Rochester will go forward, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) ruled this week.
The board, acting in a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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The death of a 4-year-old boy whose body was located in a shallow grave this month in Aberdeen draws disturbing parallels to another child death case also tied to the Washington state Department of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/28/26
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As an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on households earning more than $1 million gains steam, Gov. Bob Ferguson is vowing to veto any effort to expand the levy to less-wealthy …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/28/26
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Parents and community members in Longview are calling on members of the school board to resign following last week’s arrest of Superintendent Karen Cloninger on charges of obstructing an …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/28/26
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A Las Vegas truck driver will likely spend another night in jail after a state trooper found him lying in the sleeper cab of his truck while parked in the right lane of Interstate 5.
Prior …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/28/26
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Editor’s note: An online hub of documents linked to the Tracy Murphy case and obtained by The Chronicle has been updated with new documents and audio from the investigation as of May 28. Find those …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/28/26
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A Chehalis man faces up to life in prison after he was charged with four counts of first-degree child molestation.
Lajoska F. Nozsar, 62, made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/27/26
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