W.F. West’s halls are typically quiet over the summer as students and teachers enjoy their well-deserved summer break, but this week, the school was full of activity as students from around the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/9/23
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Little Miss Friendly finalists Clara Hansen, Aria Hoffman, Emma Elder, Kimber Serl and Riot Anderson gathered along with current Little Miss Friendly Emma Britton during a picnic event sponsored by …
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8/9/23
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Chehalis has undergone many infrastructure changes in the last century, but not at the corner of Southwest Sixth Street and Southwest McFadden Avenue, where St. Joseph School still stands.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/8/23
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More than 40 people joined a protest outside the Twin Cities Senior Center on Monday to voice opposition to a controversial new policy implemented by the Lewis County Seniors nonprofit that seemingly …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/7/23
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Ten years ago, Western Washington University decathlon athlete Cooper Cummings, 23, of Arlington, was not dreaming of fame for his track and field accomplishments.
Instead, it was another …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/7/23
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Known for her perfect pitch, songwriting, philanthropy and flamboyant fashion, Dolly Parton today is a poster woman of superstardom.
Her dedication to altruistic causes, including early …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/7/23
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) is preparing to host the first Founder’s Day event following the recent establishment of the new local holiday by the Centralia City Council.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/7/23
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A 101-year stalwart Chehalis business, Bartel’s Clothing and Shoes, announced in a Thursday Facebook post that its doors will close permanently on Sept. 30.
Brady Calder, co-owner of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/4/23
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In the following few weeks, five finalists will seek to be Southwest Washington Fair favorites in Lewis County’s friendliest face-off.
The fair office on Thursday night released the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/4/23
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What makes Lewis County farmers so special?
As many of them said during a six-farm tour with state, federal and county lawmakers on Monday hosted by the Lewis County Farm Bureau, the work takes …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/2/23
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The Criminal Justice Training Commission’s investigation into former Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar has turned up evidence Morningstar sexually harassed fellow employees and citizens at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/1/23
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The community’s website aptly calls Ryderwood “the Village in the Woods.”
At the northwest edge of Cowlitz County to the south of Vader, the town has been a retirement …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/31/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair theme for 2023 is “Bee Friendly! Bee at the Fair!”
Because craft books and the internet are stocked full of bee-themed craft patterns, exhibitors are …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/31/23
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Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga, 43, of Onalaska, was found not guilty of the May 2018 murder of Paul Snarski on Friday.
He was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/28/23
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Law enforcement are searching for a suspected driver of a stolen vehicle who fled from Centralia Police Department officers on foot in Centralia Friday afternoon.
The city’s Flock …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/28/23
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About a dozen people spoke out Wednesday against a potential book-rating system in the Timberland Regional Library system, raising concerns that such a system could lead to book banning and …
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7/28/23
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As is typical for a sunny afternoon, people were sitting and socializing in Centralia’s George Washington Park at around 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday when a vehicle tore through the park and did …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/27/23
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Submitting work to the county fair offers neither fame nor fortune.
But Misty Cline, 43, of Onalaska, feels that participating in the Southwest Washington Fair’s open class home …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/26/23
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Following the Chehalis City Council’s vote against signing a letter of support for a proposed countywide ballot initiative to fund the 911 dispatch center at a July 10 meeting, Lewis County …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/26/23
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