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Mike Raschke’s career has taken him across a wide range of avenues, including 26 years as a propane truck driver, 22 years in the dairy industry and 28 years coaching sports, with nine years …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/10/25
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Following an undercover investigation, Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) officers on Monday July 7, executed a search warrant at 3135 184 th Ave. SE in Tenino, known locally as …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/10/25
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For the second time in a month, Centralia City Councilor Adrianna Garibay spoke out against the Lewis County Board of Commissioners’ “non-sanctuary” resolution during her council …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/9/25
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Hayden Kaut never wanted to be a basketball player.
As a child, she dreamed of standing on the sidelines as a cheerleader, but she started playing basketball as a first grader with the help of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/9/25
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Lewis County has now publicly declared itself a “non-sanctuary” jurisdiction after the Board of Lewis County Commissioners on Tuesday revisited and approved a resolution it first heard at …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/8/25
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A brush fire came close to several homes south of Littlerock on Monday, but firefighters from the West Thurston Fire Authority and partner agencies halted the blaze before it could damage them.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/8/25
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For most, the first weekend of July means hot dogs and fireworks.
But for the small Pacific County community of Frances west of Pe Ell and the Lewis County line, it means sawdust, polka music …
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By Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com
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7/7/25
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Two young men who were housed at the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis claim they were left to urinate in plastic receptacles in their cells amid overcrowding.
The …
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7/6/25
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As Centralia marks its 150th birthday and the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th, I’ve been thinking about the past and what it could mean for us in the future.
Living in …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/4/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners hosted a meeting Tuesday afternoon to look at the first round of designs for a new equestrian center and other proposed changes at the Southwest Washington …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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Body camera footage released by the Centralia Police Department Wednesday shows Centralia officer Deter Voetberg apprehending the male suspect in last week’s pursuit that ended in a crash along …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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Editor’s Note: “Strange sightings in Lewis County” is an ongoing series by Chronicle reporter Owen Sexton focused on the unexplained.
With World UFO Day having just passed on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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The Chehalis Foundation is spearheading a fundraising campaign to install turf, resurface the track and expand the facility to include a regulation-size soccer field at W.F. West High School’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/25
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8.99 seconds.
Brooklynn Bell traveled over 1,800 miles and over 28 hours from Rainier to Des Moines, Iowa, for just that seemingly miniscule amount of time.
But in the junior high breakaway …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/2/25
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In an effort to promote data transparency and accountability, the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, along with Measures for Justice, a national nonprofit, unveiled a new data tool …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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7/1/25
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While fireworks stands throughout Lewis County are now open — including annual operations by local Lions Clubs as fundraisers — many communities throughout the county are also planning on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/1/25
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The top court in the county is charting a new path as its long-time administrator, who has outlasted filing systems and judges and managed the courts’ transition toward technological …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/30/25
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On the final Saturday before the Fourth of July, about 60 fireworks vendors lined Anderson Road Southwest on the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
Dozens of buyers young and old …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/30/25
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Early Sunday morning, members of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office Swiftwater Rescue Team responded to a call regarding a stranded vessel on the Cowlitz River, approximately 1 mile downriver from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/25
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