The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will be seeking public input on rule making for Columbian white-tailed deer and the Cascade red fox until Jan. 24. The announcement came in a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/22
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A 50-year-old Washington man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to seven years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl pills, announced U.S. Attorney …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/22
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The Chehalis Police Department hosted 14 children on Dec. 15 for its annual Shop With a Cop event.
Officers with the Chehalis Police Department and troopers with Washington State Patrol helped …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/22
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking a volunteer to serve on the county’s Boundary Review Board.
The Boundary Review Board is a five-member quasi-judicial …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/22
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Any calls or emails to the City of Toledo are currently going unanswered as the city deals with the sudden departure of its office staff following months of tension within the office.
After some …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/23/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle Accidents
• A minor, non-injury collision was reported at the intersection of East Reynolds Avenue and North Pearl Street just after 1:05 p.m. on Dec. …
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12/23/22
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Ownership of 23.4 acres of the Wind River Administrative Site will transfer from the U.S. Forest Service to Skamania County for economic development projects in rural Southwest Washington, lawmakers …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/22
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A water main line break was discovered underneath Interstate 5 at 13th Street on Dec. 14 around 8 a.m. The main line ruptured and caused a leak of an estimated 1,700 gallons per minute.
This leak …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/23/22
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Washington state regulators have approved rate increases for Puget Sound Energy’s electric and natural gas customers, taking effect Jan. 1.
The action Thursday by the Utilities and …
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By Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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12/23/22
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The secretary of state certified Washington’s 3rd Congressional District recount Thursday, confirming its original outcome and discrediting skepticism surrounding general election results.
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By Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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12/23/22
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Charles Sitton believed himself to be the oldest Santa Claus “helper” in the United States, The Chronicle reported on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1952. Sitton, 81 years old at the time, had been …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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12/23/22
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‘Twas the night before Christmas Eve and all through Lewis County, ice covered grounds from Packwood to the western boundary.
On Friday morning, residents throughout the area received …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/23/22
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A Centralia woman is facing a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing her neighbor’s three dogs then lying to both the dogs’ owner and law enforcement about who the dogs belonged …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/22/22
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A 25-year-old Level 3 sex offender has registered to live at an address in the 2500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Sean R. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/22/22
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Last Wednesday, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Seattle filed a lawsuit against Lewis County, claiming the county commissioners’ denial of a site-specific rezone …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/21/22
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Thanks to donations, a toy drive and a few driven staff members at the Salvation Army, 622 children in Lewis County will each receive three presents this holiday season.
For many, this will be the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/21/22
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The crew at South Thurston Fire & EMS started Tuesday morning off with what they called “a unique call for help.”
A cow had become stuck in a creek on a Tenino …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/21/22
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The superheroes of ornithological data collection live among us in Lewis County — that is, everyday people who count birds can genuinely make a difference in science.
The Lewis County …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/21/22
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Jesse Lloyd, director of the Veterans Journey Forward at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis, was toiling with his own mental health struggles while serving in the Marine Corps when a fellow …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/21/22
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