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Two Lewis County residents — both over the age of 65 and with underlying health conditions — are the first deaths linked to influenza this season in the county, according to a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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When the sole renter on the second-story of a building in the 100 block of South Tower Avenue heard someone outside her apartment “jiggling doors” at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, she …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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A 19-year-old Centralia man accused of raping a girl he was hiking with in the Seminary Hill Natural Area in July 2021 has been arrested and charged in Lewis County Superior Court.
At the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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Thurston County has around 300,000 people. Its neighbor to the south, Lewis County, has around 80,000.
Currently, both have three-person boards of county commissioners, where each elected …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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After a rocky start, the 118th Congress has begun and Southwest Washington’s new representative, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, has been sworn in.
An owner of an auto repair shop in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, introduced a bill on Thursday that would limit the governor’s authority to close religious institutions during states of emergency.
The bill, House Bill …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R–Aberdeen, introduced a bill on Thursday proposing a constitutional amendment creating a cap on property taxes similar to California’s “Prop 13” law. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will mail 229 ballots to military and overseas voters on Jan. 13, 30 days prior to the Feb. 14 special election.
“The advanced mailing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, released a statement on Friday arguing two state environmental laws that took effect on Jan. 1 were already causing a rise in fuel prices.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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In a statement released on Friday, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he has partnered state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and state Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Anacortes, to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced a budget putting $4 billion toward increasing the stock of housing in Washington, a move that will need to be approved by the Legislature and voters before being …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Child Molestation
• Officers are investigating a sexual assault allegation reported in the 700 block of West Main Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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Chehalis-Based Company Pacific Mobile Structures Acquires Texas-Based Sustainable Modular Management
Chehalis-based Pacific Mobile Structures has acquired Sustainable Modular Management, a fellow family-owned modular building company based in Frisco, Texas.
The announcement came Dec. 30 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce is holding a grand opening ribbon cutting for Mint City Coffee Roasters, a new coffee house and roaster in downtown Chehalis.
The ribbon-cutting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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An unlicensed “investment adviser” from Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 75 months in prison for mail fraud in connection with his scheme to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/23
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Norine Jones celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday at the Baw Faw Grange with more than 100 family members and friends in attendance. Jones was the subject of an article in The Chronicle in 2018. …
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1/9/23
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OLYMPIA — The economy. Public safety. Homelessness and the housing shortage. Taxes.
These vexing issues are front and center as the Washington Legislature convenes this week for its first …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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1/9/23
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Weekend visitors to downtown Centralia were treated to an art gala Friday night at the Rectangle Gallery & Creative Space.
Gallery owner Jan Nontell explained the gala featured emerging …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/9/23
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