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Arbor Health Morton Hospital was recently selected for its first Foundation for Health Care Quality Trailblazer Award.
The organization stated that Arbor Health is included in the first group to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/24
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A reward for information regarding missing 6-year-old Oakville girl Oakley Carlson has reached $100,000, according to the fund’s organizers.
Oakley, who was 4 years old at the time, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/28/24
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A New York resident accused of committing mortgage fraud in Napavine to get a loan on a house that has since been busted as a cannabis growing operation pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in Lewis …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/28/24
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Lou Whittaker, a Seattle-born and -raised mountaineer and glacier travel guide who climbed Mount Rainier more than 250 times, died Sunday at 95.
His nephew, Leif Whittaker, on Wednesday morning …
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3/28/24
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A legislative map that shifts some voters in South Thurston County from the 20th Legislative District to the Second Legislative District will likely be used in the upcoming election after a federal …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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Based on data from the 2020 census, most Washingtonians were not alive the last time a Republican resided in the governor’s mansion.
Touting his record in law enforcement and an …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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As written, an ordinance to restrict Lewis County’s sole needle exchange program “likely” violates state and federal law, according to a pair of letters sent to the board of county …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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Lewis County staff and the Lewis County Veterans Advisory Board held their first Veterans Stand Down event in Randle on Saturday, March 23, as part of an effort to give veterans and their families …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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Retiring Chehalis Finance Director Chun Saul attended her final Chehalis City Council meeting on Monday, March 25, and was honored for her six years of service to the city.
Both Chehalis Mayor …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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After originally starting her librarian career at the Centralia Timberland Library in 2017 before becoming the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library’s manager in 2022, Muriel Wheatley is …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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Lewis County’s unemployment rate is continuing to rise, reaching 7.8% in February, up from 7.1% in January and 6.3% in December.
The rate remains one of the highest per-county rates in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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Following the passage of three initiatives to the state Legislature, success in the 2023 election and promising data in the presidential primary, the Republican Party is poised for success, state …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious mischief
• Graffiti was reported on the outside wall of a church in the 300 block of North Tower Avenue just after 9:55 a.m. on March 25.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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• JAMES ROBERT RICHTER, 87, Centralia, died March 23 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• DEBRA LYNN SEABOLT, 66, …
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3/27/24
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With many economists still predicting a recession in the near future, the Chehalis City Council passed a pair of ordinances on first reading during its Monday, March 26, meeting, establishing an …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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The sun is starting to come out and spring is in the air, just in time for Easter weekend.
The Chronicle has compiled a list of free events celebrating the spring holiday across Lewis County and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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Following are members of Napavine High School’s third quarter honor roll, as provided by the school district.
Students are listed in alphabetical order.
12th grade
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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Following are members of Napavine Middle School’s third quarter honor roll. Students are listed in alphabetical order.
Eighth grade
Superintendent’s list: 3.5 to 4.0
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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The Centralia College Board of Trustees recently awarded tenure to four faculty members, effective the 2024-25 academic year.
The board did so after reviewing tenure documents and giving …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/27/24
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A Mossyrock man accused of assaulting a woman on Friday, March 22, is out of custody on $50,000 bail.
The man, identified as Jeremiah William Wood, 42, was charged Monday, March 25, with one …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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