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Kiddin’ Around hosts a back to school event in downtown Centralia on Friday, Aug. 25. School supplies were provided along with free haircuts and activities throughout the downtown area. Kiddin’ Around is an organization “dedicated to bringing free, fun events to children and families,” according to its Facebook page. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/kiddinaround360
In focus: Kiddin’ Around gets students ready for class with back to school event in Centralia
FILE PHOTO — Commissioners Sean Swope, Scott Brummer and Lindsey Pollock attend a meeting at the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis last April
Lewis County Commissioners revise newly-adopted RV policy after mistakenly increasing penalty for violation
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to revise an RV ordinance adopted last week that mistakenly tied the rule to state law instead of county code, which could have resulted in … more
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Lewis County Senior Long-Range Planner Mindy Brooks asks Onalaska area residents what they want to preserve about the community and what concerns them about future development during a subarea plan meeting on Aug. 23 at the Onalaska Elementary and Middle School.
‘Priced out of paradise’: Onalaska area residents set to begin updating subarea plan for growth, goals, concerns
After an initial meeting in June, Lewis County Senior Long-Range Planner Mindy Brooks hosted a second informational meeting for Onalaska area residents about updating the unincorporated … more
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Attendees purchase tokens to use for the games at the Midsummer Fae Carnival at Schaefer County Park in Centralia on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Hundreds attend Midsummer Fae Carnival for family fun in Centralia
While temperatures approached 90 on Saturday, Aug. 26, the heat didn’t stop hundreds of people from going to Schaefer County Park in Centralia for the Midsummer Fae Carnival. The … more
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Runners depart from the I-5 Toyota dealership parking lot in Chehalis during the I-5 Back to School Dash on Saturday, Aug. 26.
I-5 Toyota hosts annual Back to School Dash to raise money for scholarships
Runners and walkers from across the Pacific Northwest gathered at I-5 Toyota in Chehalis on Saturday, Aug. 26, for the Back to School Dash, an annual 5K that raises money for local scholarships. … more
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Visitors mingle with vendors during the Washington State Garlic Fest at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 25. The festival, held each year on the weekend following the Southwest Washington Fair, was open Friday through Saturday. Learn more about the event online at https://wastategarlicfest.com.
In focus: Pungent aroma wafts through SWW Fairgrounds during Garlic Fest
The U.S.S. Nicholas, DD-449, is pictured during its sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Maine on May 28, 1942. Photo courtesy the National Archives.
Renowned WWII destroyer’s mast to be permanently displayed at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
When John Bailey, now 78, was serving aboard the USS Nicholas DD-449 as a drone anti-submarine helicopter (DASH) operator for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, he thought the World War II era … more
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Attendees wander up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia for the Hub City Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Hundreds of cars, thousands of people descend on downtown Centralia for Saturday’s Hub City Car Show
With cars showing up hours before the Hub City Car Show officially started on Saturday at 10 a.m., thousands of people strolled up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia looking at more than 300 … more
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Scenes from the Chandler Road Fire near Pe Ell and Doty from Saturday, Aug. 16.
‘Popping up left and right’: Lewis County has more than 30 wildfires 
As Lewis County’s Deputy Director of Emergency Management Ross McDowell phrased it on Sunday morning, wildfires are “popping up left and right,” across Lewis County.  As … more
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Organizer Alberto Isguerra, of Toro’s Cuts, smiles while trimming the hair of visitors at a free back to school event featuring barbers from various local businesses at Tiger Stadium in Centralia on Friday, Aug. 25.
Centralia grad, barber shop owner organizes back-to-school event for free haircuts, supplies
Before the gates opened, the line stretched down Tiger Stadium. Within the first hour, around 130 backpacks, 100 notebooks and other school supplies had been given out. By 3 p.m. Friday, more … more
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Recent and active fires in Lewis County, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and surrounding areas are identified in this map from the Fire, Weather and Avalanche Center as of Saturday afternoon.
31 new fires reported in Gifford Pinchot National Forest since Friday; Fire near Pe Ell at 25 acres 
As a heat advisory remains in place for much of Western Washington — including in all of Lewis and Thurston counties — the U.S. Forest Service reported Saturday that 31 new fire ignitions … more
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Mount Rainier towers over the horizon beyond the Sunrise Visitor Center on Thursday, July 6.
National park visitors spent $525 million in Washington last year
America's national parks aren't just a collection of pretty and historic places. They're also a cash cow. A report from National Park Service economists released this week found that … more
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Flames and smoke rise from an RV underneath the E. 6th Street overpass in Centralia on Friday, Aug. 25.
In focus: Fire burns RV under viaduct in Centralia 
Riverside Fire Authority firefighters extinguished an RV fire under the Sixth Street viaduct in Centralia on Friday evening.  Here's some video from the scene, which includes an interview … more
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Yellowjackets pose for a photo at Centralia Middle School with class schedules in hand during an open house event on Thursday, Aug. 24.
In focus: Open house at Centralia Middle School as students prepare to return
“Picture I got up in the woods behind Pe Ell. Seen four cougars in the past two weeks. Thought this was a picture I’d like to share,” wrote Christopher Hamilton, who submitted this photo to The Chronicle. To submit your own photos for potential publication, send them to news@chronline.com.
Photo: Big kitty in the shadows of Pe Ell forest
Brian Haight, of Toledo, drove his lawn mower to watch Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speak at Kemp Olson Memorial Park during a town hall event on Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Congresswoman talks veterans, homelessness at Toledo town hall
One Toledo gentleman on Wednesday night at a town hall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, had a comfortable solution for travel and seating: his lawnmower.   When the … more
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Randy Pennington, a longtime first responder in Lewis County who serves on the board of commissioners for Fire District 15 in Winlock, explains his proposal for a county rule that would criminalize hindering the work of a firefighter during a meeting in Chehalis on Monday.
Winlock fire official lobbies to make interference with a firefighter illegal
The Seattle City Council in May voted to make it illegal to get in the way of a firefighter responding to an emergency. Vietnam veteran, longtime Toledo Police Department reserve officer, former … more
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A photo of Jesse Baxter and his son, Paxton, is shown by members of his family during an interview with The Chronicle in Centralia on Friday, Aug. 18.
Family of Centralia man killed in motorcycle crash in April reflects on his life, expresses frustration with investigation
Under normal circumstances, it takes about 20 minutes to drive from Napavine to Centralia.   Tim Baxter made the drive in less than eight minutes the evening of April 28 when he got the … more
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Chehalis Chief of Fire Adam Fulbright announces firefighters to be sworn in during a Chehalis City Council meeting at Chehalis City Hall, Monday, Aug. 14.
Chehalis fire chief implements advanced life support staffing within city’s fire department; offers 10% salary increase for qualified paramedics
Aside from swearing in four firefighters hired by the Chehalis Fire Department during the pandemic and honoring retired Captain Steve Emrich at last week’s Chehalis City Council meeting, Chief … more
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Billy James Bartlett appears in Lewis County Superior Court in Chehalis in this Chronicle file photo.
Trial for suspect accused of fatally stabbing man, injuring 12-year-old in Chehalis in 2021 set to begin next week
After more than a year and a half of delays, the trial for the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021 will commence in Lewis … more
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