Whenever smelt dips open along the Cowlitz River, thousands turn out to catch a bucket of the small silver fish.
Part of the dip’s popularity is that smelt are one of the only species of …
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2/6/23
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Led by the individual dominance of Piper Chalmers, and another well-rounded team effort in the Baker games, the W.F. West girls bowling team took home a team state championship Saturday afternoon at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/23
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If you see a Centralia police officer packing a large, intimidating-looking gun, it’s not a grenade launcher. It’s a 40 mm less-lethal round launcher, which the Centralia Police …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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An enthusiast and card collector himself, 44-year-old Dan Keiper, of Winlock, last October opened his own sports cards, collectibles and memorabilia store in downtown Centralia.
Keiper’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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At about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Centralia police and the Washington State Patrol arrested a man in Centralia who was suspected of second- and fourth-degree domestic violence assault and illegally …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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2/2/23
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As construction continues on Centralia Station, the Port of Centralia held a forum at O’Blarney’s at the Gibson House Wednesday morning and provided an update on the long-awaited …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/1/23
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After 14 years working for the county, four-and-a-half of those in the big job, Lewis County Manager Erik Martin announced Tuesday morning he will be resigning from his position for a new opportunity …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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Inside what Gov. Jay Inslee described as Washington’s first facility on a “new horizon of behavioral health treatment,” daylight warms the room despite it being a foggy, rainy …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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There were only two seats left vacant in the Tenino High School auditorium during Sunday’s community town hall: one for a representative of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) and one for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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The Chehalis Basin Local Action Non-Dam (LAND) Alternatives Steering Group held a workshop earlier this month at the Great Wolf Lodge to give basin residents a first look at four proposals that now …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/30/23
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Editor's Note: Each year, The Chronicle Editorial Board honors a Person of the Year for their exceptional work completing their job duties or their performance in the community outside of their …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/27/23
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Protesters from the Tenino area on Thursday demonstrated at the Capitol against plans for housing sex offenders at a home south of Maytown.
The facility, owned and run by Supreme Living LLC, …
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1/27/23
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Presumably there is more to the name on a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery in Centralia that reads “Edith M. Capp—” but the final letters are obscured by ivy.
We know a few …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/26/23
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office intends to refer Aron Christensen’s case back to the prosecutor’s office within the next two weeks, The Chronicle confirmed Tuesday.
A …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/25/23
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A Mineral woman suspected of killing a man in Mineral Sunday night will be held at the Lewis County Jail through Thursday morning as detectives finish their investigation into the incident, a Lewis County Superior …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/24/23
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Olympia resident Jill Hammond, formerly Jill Leitzke, finally received her high school diploma from Tenino High School more than four decades after completing her classes. The Tenino School District …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/24/23
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Tenino area residents will not allow a privately-owned, less-restrictive housing facility for five sex offenders to operate near Maytown without putting up a fight.
With less than a week …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/23/23
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In another world, Aron Christensen would have celebrated his 50th birthday alongside family and friends on Friday, Jan. 20.
As it was, Christensen’s friends and family celebrated …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/23/23
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Though all winter sports test the athlete’s mettle, the Nordic side of White Pass Ski Area may offer less intimidating recreational opportunities than the steep slopes across U.S. Highway …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/23/23
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State lawmakers are working on a bill to prevent situations similar to the opening of a new home for individuals convicted of sexually violent offenses in Tenino that has surprised, worried and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/22/23
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