Two 31-year-old Navy pilots from California were identified Monday as the victims in the Growler crash east of Mount Rainier last week.
Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, a naval flight officer, and …
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By Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/21/24
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In Washington, Bigfoot rules the forest. But the skies? That's for the little green men.
In 2007, Yakima resident Troy Hampton-Peterson was looking at the stars outside Moses Lake when he and a …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/20/24
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Lewis County is famous for many paranormal happenings.
Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 UFO sighting helped coin the phrase “flying saucer,” and the county’s forests are hot spots …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/18/24
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While the speakers and topics changed, the message of the annual Lewis County flood meeting at Jester’s Auto Museum and Events Center Thursday was consistent: prepare now.
With winter …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/18/24
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Praising the structure as critical to ensuring the sheriff’s office can promptly respond to calls and as an important staging area in the event of an emergency, Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/17/24
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A former Green Hill School corrections employee who is already facing charges for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to an assault inside the facility in January was arrested again on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/17/24
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Aerial search crews located the wreckage of a U.S. Navy aircraft after a full day of combing the mountains and forests east of Mt. Rainier.
Two crew members piloting the EA-18G Growler from …
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10/16/24
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After nearly five years of bureaucratic gridlock, setbacks and misdirections, Peter Angok Atem will spend the upcoming holidays with his family.
As he began to describe what it means to be weeks …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/16/24
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After purchasing the building nearly five years ago and slowly tackling renovation projects, Lizeth Torrecillas and her husband, Juan Martinez Sr., are set to open their new business in downtown …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/16/24
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With her first year of business in downtown Centralia officially in the books, Farm + Flourish co-owner Alliyah Perry celebrated with a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony provided by the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/14/24
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Lewis County’s preliminary budget includes anticipated revenues of $179.6 million and expenditures of $196.5 million in 2025, a decrease of 7.8% in expenditures from the 2024 adjusted budget.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/14/24
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In the summer of 2023, “JC” Gary Mersereau Jr., of Winlock, finished work on a nine-hole disc golf course at Rotary Riverside Park in Centralia for an Eagle Scout project.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/14/24
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Faced with an approximately $5.5 million difference between expected revenues and expenses, the Board of Lewis County Commissioners mandated that department heads — elected and appointed …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/11/24
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With ballots for the general election set to be mailed by the Lewis County Auditor’s Office next week, candidates for public office in Lewis County gathered at O’Blarney’s Irish Pub …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/11/24
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A lawsuit between the father of fallen Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin R. Schaffer and Thurston County, in which the county is accused of gross negligence for its role in Schaffer’s …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/10/24
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A longtime staple in Southwest Washington, The Farm Store in Chehalis is under new partial ownership.
A little over a month after Jason and Katherine Humphrey officially took ownership, the pair …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/9/24
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Centralia residents could see an increase in property tax rates next year after the Centralia City Council approved an ordinance raising the tax to the full banked capacity on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/9/24
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With fall in full swing, Onalaska held its annual Apple Harvest Festival last weekend, with the theme this year being “show your roots.”
Visitors flocked to the unincorporated …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/9/24
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Community members gathered at Back Memorial Park in Adna on Sunday for a candlelight vigil to offer prayers and support for 5-year-old Roman Wagner and his family.
Roman, the son of Dr. …
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10/7/24
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The 35th Girls Night Out event in Centralia was a success, with local business owners and shoppers alike enjoying the sunshine, fall deals and support for a local nonprofit.
“It was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/24
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