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After a May 14 landslide washed out an 85-foot bridge on the road to the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens, seven cars were left abandoned.
Fortunately, no one was hurt, and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/13/23
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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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Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) detectives and Centralia law enforcement arrested a suspected mid-level drug dealer and seized approximately 100 suspected fentanyl pills and a variety of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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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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7/13/23
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Detectives are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man that occurred at the Lewis County Jail on Wednesday, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday morning.
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7/13/23
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The domestic violence suspect who a Thurston County Sheriff's Office deputy shot multiple times on July 4 has been released from custody.
Although the man faces two counts of second-degree …
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7/13/23
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Washington State pitcher Dakota Hawkins has signed an undrafted free-agent contract with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
The right-handed Hawkins emerged as WSU's last …
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7/13/23
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A trial for Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga began Tuesday in Lewis County Superior Court with a note from Judge J. Andrew Toynbee to the defense attorneys and state prosecutors who followed the case down …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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Death — at least, the aftermath of it — costs money, whether the burden falls to family, taxpayers or both.
Burials, moving bodies, autopsies and toxicology tests are subject to …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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While unlikely to be as action-packed as political debates or public forums, county auditor tests on voting equipment offer a glimpse at the inner-workings of American democracy.
And, like …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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The Chehalis City Council appointed Allen Unzelman — of the local law firm Vander Stoep, Blinks, Jones & Unzelman — as the new Chehalis Municipal Court judge during Monday …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Eluding Police
• On July 9, in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue at 2:40 a.m., officers contacted a Centralia man with outstanding warrants for his arrest, but …
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7/12/23
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The family of Theola F. Owen has planned a surprise 90th birthday party for her from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Jackson Prairie Church. Food, including desserts and other refreshments, will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/12/23
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Garage Hair Lounge to celebrate its official opening.
The grand opening will take place at noon …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/12/23
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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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A winding road in Southeast Grays Harbor County will soon change course, cutting through a sheep pasture to provide smoother travel for passing log trucks and cars.
Construction crews from …
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By Clayton Franke / The Daily World
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7/12/23
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Following a request from Centralia Downtown Association Executive Director MacKenzie McGee last month to designate Founder’s Day as an official holiday in Centralia, the Centralia City Council …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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While the Centralia City Council unanimously approved signing a letter of support for Lewis County last month in support of the creation of a new tax to improve the county’s 911 dispatch …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/12/23
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