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Longtime Chehalis City Councilor Daryl Lund officially announced his intentions to retain his position on the council in a news release delivered to The Chronicle on Tuesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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After first being elected to the Chehalis City Council in 1987 and having served for nearly four decades, Isaac Pope, now 84, announced Monday he will not seek a new term.
“My …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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Port of Centralia commissioners on April 19 approved the fifth pay estimate — $386,356.85 — for construction progress on the first phase of the Centralia Station project, which is set to …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (MRSR) has announced it will open RailCycle Mt. Rainier, a new rail bike attraction, and is entering final negotiations to begin operating steam train excursions from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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Commissioners next week are likely to vote on a shared contract for the management of Lewis County’s night-by-night homeless shelter, set to be up and running this year on Kresky Avenue near …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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The end of April has become an important annual milestone for the ilani Casino and Resort in Ridgefield.
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened the casino on April 24, 2017. A groundbreaking for the …
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By Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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4/26/23
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Plans for a long-contested $200 million resort planned for the outskirts of Mount Rainier National Park were dealt another blow this week.
The Washington State Court of Appeals Division II …
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By Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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4/26/23
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More than 30 cities and special districts have participated in the planning process of the Lewis County Division of Emergency Management’s new hazard mitigation plan. Now, the plan is ready for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A cornhole tournament to raise money for students with special needs will be held May 13 at Dick’s Brewing, located at 3516 Galvin Road in Centralia.
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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Lewis County’s unemployment rate fell significantly in March, dropping 1.5% from February’s 7.9% to 6.4%, according to new data released by the Washington State Employment Security …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A La Center man who was driving drunk when he killed three teenage girls in June 2021 on state Highway 503 was sentenced Monday to 12 years and three months in prison.
David R. Zarb, 48, pleaded …
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By Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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4/26/23
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A 22-year-old Beaverton, Oregon, man was killed in a collision with a semi-truck on northbound Interstate 5 near Olympia early Wednesday morning.
The roadway was closed for six hours and 30 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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Now that House Bill 1240 — Washington State Legislature’s assault weapons ban — has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, gun stores across the state can no longer sell a wide …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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The Washington State Board of Education and the Association of Washington Student Leaders released a statement on Wednesday announcing W.F. West High School sophomore Castulo Gonzalez has been …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A Monday night event featured a refugee of Nazi Germany, the creator of a famous advertising campaign and a graduate of W.F. West High School — but the event only had one speaker.
Barbara …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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The story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears has been told countless times in the nearly 200 years since it was first written, but Rochester High School has put a spin on the classic tale that makes …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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Saturday's sold-out Pond Skim put an exclamation point on another snowy and profitable season at White Pass Ski Area.
Spokesperson Kathleen Goyette said the 2022-23 winter brought the …
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Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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4/26/23
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The replacement levy for the Centralia School District was failing by less than 300 votes after the initial tally was released by the Lewis County Auditor’s Office on Tuesday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/25/23
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Toledo isn’t where Chris Rust grew up or spent the bulk of his 35-year career in education, but after nearly eight years as superintendent of the Toledo School District, Toledo is where he …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/25/23
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