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A 31-year-old Lewis County woman has yet to be charged by the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office after she was arrested on suspicion of controlled substance homicide Thursday.
She remains in …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/8/25
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The 2025 Best of Lewis County Awards were hosted by The Chronicle at the Chehalis Theater on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Hundreds of people attended the event, filling the historic theater to capacity.
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11/7/25
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The remains of missing Lewis County woman Joni Hutton were found last month and later identified through dental records, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday.
Hutton was 70 …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/7/25
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Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza announced his retirement to office staff in a Nov. 6 memorandum obtained by The Chronicle.
According to the memo, Snaza said he is retiring at the end of his term …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/7/25
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Three Washington lawmakers painted a grim picture of the state's upcoming legislative session during an early morning forum this week while assuring attendees that they would continue to be a voice …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronine.com
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11/7/25
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Tribal leaders celebrated with elected officials in Thurston County on Tuesday, Nov. 4, as the Board of County Commissioners proclaimed November as Native American Heritage Month.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/5/25
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While the federal government shutdown continues, some local restaurants in Lewis County started offering free meals to those at risk of losing at least partial U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/5/25
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WASHINGTON — With a year to go before the midterm elections, the defining political issue of 2026 is still not certain. But what is clear so far is that mid-decade redistricting will have a …
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Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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11/5/25
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The earliest numbers from the Lewis County Auditor’s Office Elections Department show challenger Ally Pickard with a roughly 4 percentage point lead over incumbent Julie Shaffley in the race …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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11/4/25
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Darigold Inc., which recently announced that it would close the doors of its facility in Chehalis by the end of the year, is set to receive a $1.3 million property tax refund after a settlement with …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/3/25
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About three weeks after her youngest son, Tuff Tibbits, was born, Haley Tibbits and her family were sitting at home preparing to celebrate the fourth birthday of their youngest daughter.
As they …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/3/25
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The potential annexation of unincorporated territory in the Chehalis urban growth area (UGA) as been an idea kicked around for decades.
That is until 2025, when the Chehalis City Council made a …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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11/3/25
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One local restaurant in Centralia is stepping up to offer free meals to locals in need as tens of millions of Americans nationwide face losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/31/25
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Morningside Services now has a new office space in downtown Centralia.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, dozens of attendees showed up for the grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/31/25
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A year-long investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Seattle Police Department (SPD) culminated in the arrests of 10 people Tuesday — including one Centralia man and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/30/25
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On a Tuesday morning at one of the largest food banks in Lewis County, residents lined up in the lobby of The Salvation Army building to grab boxes of food for their families. While the shelves were …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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Quentin Deuel and David DeCorte died from a traffic collision in the 500 block of Stowell Road in Onalaska on Sept. 26.
A month later, the mothers of both men are still looking for answers. Not …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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Seven weeks after the Centralia City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the development of large warehouses and distribution centers, the council hosted a hearing during its Tuesday evening …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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Controversy and outrage over the conditions in the state-run Green Hill School juvenile detention facility located in Chehalis have been constant for more than two years as overcrowding has caused …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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Dr. Lindsay Schwarz, PhD, was named the 2026 Centralia High School Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the Centralia Rotary Club and the Distinguished Alumni Committee Oct. 20.
A 1999 graduate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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