ChehalisFest, an annual summer celebration hosted by community organization Experience Chehalis, will hit the streets of the Mint City on July 29 for people of all ages.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/23
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The Chehalis River Basin likes to be dramatic.
While many rivers flow west toward the Pacific, the Chehalis flows east first. It’s the largest river basin fully situated within the state …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/24/23
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The Tenino Oregon Trail Days parade was held Saturday morning on Sussex Avenue. It featured dozens of floats and entries, led as usual by the Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team.
Tenino’s …
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7/24/23
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Meet Bob, the ass who got himself in legal trouble in 2014.
The donkey could be a story all on his own. For Chehalis man Chuck Snipes, 67, Bob was the start of what became a lifelong rescue …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/21/23
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The Ony Hardware & General Mercantile store near Ethel has a new owner — 19-year-old Michael Howard.
Born and raised in Onalaska, Howard originally got his start working retail …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/21/23
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Awesome Chevrolet, a member of the locally owned I-5 Auto Group, confirmed this week that a new Chevy facility will be constructed just north of the I-5 Toyota dealership in Chehalis.
The auto …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/20/23
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Two suspects have been arrested on second-degree murder charges connected to human remains found in the trunk of a burned vehicle in Randle in April.
“The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are possible,” the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office stated Thursday.
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By Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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7/20/23
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Testimony at the trial for Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga wrapped up on Tuesday with the appearance of a material witness who was present for the alleged May 2018 murder of 40-year-old Paul Snarski. …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/19/23
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Firefighters successfully extinguished a brush fire that was spreading toward houses in the Adna area on Tuesday.
No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged according to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/19/23
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On a torn-out page from a legal pad, Dave Germain, president of the Conservative Coalition of Lewis County, drew a horizontal line.
America’s two party system, as he sees it, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/17/23
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About 5,000 cyxlists rolled through Western Washington Saturday and Sunday while completing the Seattle to Portland Classi Bike Ride. Centralia College is the official halfway mark for the ride and …
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7/17/23
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Many migratory birds will come back to the same field or lake, year after year.
The migratory plastic yard flamingos that frequent Centralia in the summer aren’t quite so picky, but …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/14/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair’s theme for Aug. 15 to 20 is “Bee Friendly! Bee at the Fair!” according to a news release from the fair office this week.
Signup forms for Little …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/13/23
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A Washington State Patrol bomb technician responded to the state Department of Corrections office at the Lewis County Mall on Wednesday after community corrections officers confiscated what they …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/13/23
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Lewis County commissioners have chosen former Lewis County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant Ryan Barrett to be the next county manager.
Barrett, who currently oversees more than 100 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/13/23
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An enthusiastic IT tech, a quiet, hard-working lawyer, an experienced former politician-turned-government worker and a local sheriff’s office deputy who went to work in King County.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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On April 7, Centralia resident Scott Olson, 67, suffered a medical emergency.
Riverside Fire Authority personnel responded along with American Medical Response to offer medical aid, ultimately …
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7/12/23
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When James Randles died in 1920, the Union Civil War veteran was buried 50 miles from the town that bears his name — or most of it.
On Saturday, he was finally welcomed home. His …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/23
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