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Morton Manor Adult Family Home and a nearby residence were evacuated as a precaution as firefighters responded to a structure fire on Friday, Sept. 18.
At about 3:10 p.m. Friday, Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/21/26
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LONG BEACH — A commercial flight from Sea-Tac to Honolulu, Hawaii last week experienced engine trouble as it flew toward the Washington coastline, but made it safely back to Seattle after spending …
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By Brandon Cline / The Chinook Observer
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9/21/26
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It’s that time of year.
With election day just seven weeks out, national political groups have begun blanketing Southwest Washington television screens, phones, computers, tablets and …
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By Brandon Cline / The Chinook Observer
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9/21/26
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Two Raymond residents died in a motorcycle crash in Pacific County on Sunday, Sept. 20, according to the Washington State Patrol.
John W. Huglen, 33, of Raymond, was driving a 2022 Indian …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/21/26
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Before going to a street takeover in Belltown on Sept. 6, 17-year-old Kaleb Osborne promised his worrying mother, “I’ll be home and I will not get shot.”
Amanda Osborne, his 38-year-old …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/19/26
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Washington's public-sector unions are throwing down millions of dollars to keep the state's new high-earners income tax in place and fight an initiative seeking to repeal it.
The Washington …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/19/26
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DNA from a vape left at the scene of a residential burglary in 2025 led to the arrest of a Chehalis man Thursday.
Aaron D. Malone, 37, made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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Fired Centralia Police Sgt. Tracy Murphy will take the next step in his grievance process against the city in an arbitration hearing scheduled for Nov. 19 and 20.
Centralia City Manager Michael …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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More than 40 years ago, a group of Centralia business owners known as Centralians Inc. had the forethought to realize that the economic lifeblood of the area, the nearby coal mine, might one day …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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Deep in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Gifford “Marco” Pinchot IV stands in a dense true fir grove of trees.
Pinchot, executive director of the Nisqually Community Forest and great-grandson of …
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By Candra Burns / For Thurston Chronicle
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9/18/26
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First opened in the Hub City back in March 2023, Hash: Centralia is now permanently closed, according to a Sept. 12 post on the breakfast diner’s official Facebook page.
“After many years of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Caleb G. Sawyer, 32, Centralia, was arrested for alleged fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and third-degree malicious mischief (domestic …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a new kindergarten curriculum centered around “Many Places, Many Lives,” an illustrated poetry collection that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Pumpkin Trains are returning to the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum, just in time for the arrival of autumn.
On Oct. 10 and 11, Pumpkin Trains will depart the depot at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The next board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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• JOSE A. CABRERA, 53, Centralia, died Sept. 14 at his residence. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• SHIRLEY K. VALENTINE, 82, Chehalis, died Sept. 14 at …
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9/18/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Saturday, Sept. 18, 1926, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Lewis County Sheriff Frank Roberts being arrested by federal agents on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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Leah Sisemore has been selected to fill the vacant Centralia School Board position, following a unanimous vote during the board’s special meeting on Wednesday.
Sisemore will be sworn in during …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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TOLEDO — For residents of the Pacific Northwest, the threat of natural disasters, ranging from forest fires to floods, is always prevalent.
However, aside from rivers flooding and forests …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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With construction of Jolene Unsoeld Community Park set to begin this fall, the Olympia community is raising concerns about what the development means to a longstanding berry stand on the property.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/18/26
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