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PUD General Manager David Plotz talks through the proposed 2025-2026 rate schedule during a PUD Commissioners meeting in Morton on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The plan addresses rising operating costs, including higher staffing costs and a 10% rate increase from the Bonneville Power Administration.
Lewis County PUD plans to increase average monthly residential bill by $7.80 in 2025
The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) continues to move forward on a rate schedule that will increase the average residential customer’s energy bill by about $8 a month beginning next … more
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The unused backup call center at the Lewis County Central Shop in Chehalis off of Jackson Highway on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
‘This affects all of us’: Organizers raise support for 911 tax proposal ahead of general election
A jar at the door of the Mossyrock Community Center Monday night symbolized what’s at stake when Lewis County voters submit their ballots this November. The jar, which held $100 in fake … more
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Cori Jo Duncan, back middle, smiles for a photo with her fourth grade class and Antoniella Karieue, right, of Namibia at Orin C. Smith Elementary School in Chehalis on Friday, Sept. 13.
Chehalis teacher travels to Africa as part of educational exchange that also brought Namibian educator to Lewis County
Cori Jo Duncan, a W.F West High School graduate and Lewis County resident, was able to step out of her routine in Chehalis as a fourth grade teacher at Orin Smith Elementary and do an educational … more
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Lewis County 4-H competitors at the Washington State Fair in the top row, from left to right, Kairi Guenther, Sebastian Heinricher, Kimber Huber, Kate Zandell and Kenzington Guenther. Bottom row, left to right, are Helen Knabel, Reece Cox, Lizzi Foley and Brant Huber. Not pictured is Mason Heinricher.
Lewis County 4-H competitors dominate at Washington State Fair 
Lewis County’s 4-H competitors were highly successful in the swine department at the Washington State Fair, which began Aug. 30 and lasts through Sept. 22 in Puyallup.  “They … more
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Charlton "Chuck" Hall talks about famous UFO hoaxes on Saturday, Sept. 14, during the Chehalis Flying Saucer Party at McFiler's Chehalis Theater.
'Aliens' invade Chehalis for annual Flying Saucer Party
From a person who staged UFO hoaxes with friends as a teenager to a U.S. Navy radar operator who spotted about 100 objects over 10 days appearing to descend from “low earth orbit,” the … more
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Lewis County Fire District 6 Lt. Kyle Eiswald pins Chief Paul Patterson’s badge onto his uniform during a swearing-in ceremony in Adna on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
Fire District 6 commissioner expressed concern about former chief’s ‘decision-making,’ ‘judgment’
Lewis County Fire District Commissioner Gregory Greene was “concerned” about former Fire Chief Paul Patterson’s “decision-making, management skills, judgment, professionalism … more
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Participants dance during the grand entry of the 25th annual Cowlitz Indian Tribe Powwow at the Cowlitz County Event Center in Longview on Saturday, Sept. 14. This year’s theme was “Carrying Our Culture Forward For The Next Generation.”
In focus: Cowlitz Tribe celebrates culture at 25th annual powwow in Cowlitz County
Dave Reichert, left, and Bob Ferguson.
Gun control, abortion access, policing all top-of-mind in race for Washington's next governor
A former sheriff and a career lawyer are both vying to be Washington's next governor in November's election, fighting for the post overseeing a $70 billion budget and more than 8 million state … more
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Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com The names of John Mastandrea, project owner with Enzo Holdings, and Bryan Morris, City of Napavine public works and community development director, are crossed out with red marker after the two did not arrive for a Napavine community meeting they allegedly agreed to attend. The meeting was held on Thursday, Sept. 12, in Napavine, to discuss the possible community impacts of a proposed housing development.
Napavine residents concerned over the impact of proposed housing development
Roughly 50 community members gathered on the outskirts of Napavine Thursday evening to voice their concerns over a proposed 195-unit housing development on Woodward Road. The meeting, organized … more
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Students and donors pose for a group photo during Centralia College’s annual scholarship night on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Centralia College Foundation awards 438 scholarships to local students
The Centralia College Foundation awarded 438 scholarships to approximately 390 Centralia College students at a scholarship event on Wednesday. Students had the opportunity to sit down with the … more
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The Centralia City Council meets at Centralia City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
With $1.1 million budget deficit looming, Centralia City Council considering tax increases
The Centralia Finance Committee is currently drafting the city’s new biennial budget for 2025 and 2026. There’s just one issue — a budget deficit is looming, leaving no other … more
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Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse
Thurston County commissioner accused of ‘pattern of abusive, unwelcome sexual behavior’
A Thurston County employee supervised by County Commissioner Emily Clouse accuses her of engaging in a “pattern of abusive, unwelcome sexual behavior” and firing him 30 minutes after he … more
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Former Centralia mayor and longtime Chronicle columnist Bill Moeller dies at 96
Bill Moeller, the longtime Chronicle columnist who for years introduced himself to readers as "a former entertainer, mayor, bookstore owner, city council member, paratrooper and pilot living in … more
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From left, course material buyer Ethan Bleak, auxiliary services director Zach Queen, 2023 nursing assistant program graduate Kass Ritchey, Visiting Nurses Foundation Executive Director Jacki Jewell and her mother, Centralia College Nursing Assistant Program Director Lorri Speer, pose for a photo outside of the Visiting Nurses Thrift Store in Centralia on Monday, Sept. 9.
‘Scrub Hub’ marks one-year anniversary
Scrub Hub, a program launched by Jacki Jewell, executive director of the Visiting Nurses Foundation, and her mother, Lorri Speer, the nursing assistant program director at Centralia College, … more
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The Huckleberry Ridge fire camp, located in the field of former Lewis County Fire District 13 Chief Barry Panush, is pictured from above on Pe Ell McDonald Road near Boistfort on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Huckleberry Ridge Fire 8% contained as of Tuesday afternoon
The Huckleberry Ridge Fire was 8% contained as of Tuesday afternoon, with incoming cool weather anticipated to help firefighters further contain the fire in the coming days. “The weather … more
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Dave Reichert, left, and Bob Ferguson.
Reichert, Ferguson clash in Washington governor's race debate
A deadly opioid epidemic. The housing shortage and cost-of-living crisis. Climate change. Farmworkers' protections. These are a few of the topics discussed Tuesday night in a debate between the … more
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Lewis County Public Utility District General Manager David Plotz speaks at a broadband project event in Boistfort on Friday, Sept. 6.
Lewis County PUD marks broadband internet milestone
As the world adjusts to an increased demand for a reliable high-speed internet connection, the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) celebrated a milestone in rural western Lewis County on … more
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Community members and first responders participate in a push-in ceremony for the new Ladder Truck 48, a Rosenbauer 109’ Viper, at the Chehalis Fire Department on Friday, Sept. 6. Chief Adam Fulbright got the city council’s approval to purchase a new 109-foot ladder truck using just over $1.5 million of the City of Chehalis’ remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds.
In focus: Chehalis Fire Department celebrates new ladder truck with push-in ceremony
Community members and first responders participated in a push-in ceremony for the new ladder truck 48, a Rosenbauer 109’ Viper, at the Chehalis Fire Department on Friday, Sept. 6. … more
WSU's Alissa Brooks-Johnson competes in the high jump while competing in the heptathlon during the 2018 NCAA track season.
Greatness from small beginnings: Pe Ell grad Alissa Brooks-Johnson enters WSU Hall of Fame
Editor's note: The following story is part of a series highlighting the members of the 2024 Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame Class. The Hall of Fame induction took place Sept. 6-7 at the … more
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Gabe Ratkie captured this photo from the Huckleberry Ridge Fire on Friday.
Huckleberry Ridge Fire grows to 343 acres, still not threatening residents or structures 
The Huckleberry Ridge Fire in the southwest corner of Lewis County grew to about 343 acres as of Saturday morning, according to a report from the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team. … more
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