A Centralia man has been arrested on arson charges after he allegedly lit the back porch of a Pe Ell home on fire Tuesday while three children were inside.
The man, Romulo Yanez Jr., 41, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/16/22
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Experience Chehalis Director Annalee Tobey has been appointed to the Centralia College Board of Trustees, the college announced Wednesday.
Tobey replaces Debbie Campbell, who resigned in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/22
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Centralia College has selected two people to receive honorary bachelor’s degrees at the college’s 2022 commencement ceremony: former trustee Joanne Schwartz and Talia May Hansen, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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If humans could see the future, the West Coast would likely be spending every moment from now until its arrival preparing for the impending 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
Off the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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Lewis County’s Noxious Weed Control department will be hosting free tansy ragwort disposals on Friday and Saturday throughout the county.
Loose tansy will not be accepted. The weed must be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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Mass vaccination clinics will no longer be hosted for Lewis County residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS) and Bird’s Eye Medical …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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With the old Toledo High School falling apart, a supermajority of Toledo voters in 2018 said they were willing to pay a $7 million bond to fund construction of a new high school at a rate of 76 cents …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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A Chehalis man is facing multiple domestic violence charges after he allegedly broke into a Chehalis residence, shoved a woman and a 16-year-old girl into a wall and picked up a man by the neck on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, announced Wednesday she has “returned” $3,620,681.12 to taxpayers in Southwest Washington from the federal government through her …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will mail over 500 ballots on June 17 to all military and overseas voters ahead of the Aug. 2 primary election, 45 days prior to the election as required by …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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There is big trouble on Little Hanaford and Garrard Creek roads: enough for Lewis County to declare the two roads in a state of emergency to expedite the public works process.
Thanks to the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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MORTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Morton Incidents
• An officer was dispatched to the area of Adams Avenue and Seventh Street just before 1:45 a.m. on June 6 regarding a suspicious person. The …
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6/15/22
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The Rochester High School class of 2022 held its graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 12, at the Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.
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Rochester School District / Courtesy Photos
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6/15/22
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Lesser-known Democrat Davy Ray of Stevenson listened to his heart — not his colleagues — when he filed to represent Southwest Washington in the U.S. Congress.
Ray, who ran for the same …
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By Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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6/15/22
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State Rep. Jim Walsh was one of 10 politicians singled out in a recent report on how state legislators amplify the arguments of far-right groups, as measured in part by their Facebook activity.
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By Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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6/15/22
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The annual “Barn Bash” dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, under the grandstands at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
The Southwest Washington Fair Association is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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The Chehalis City Council voted unanimously to move to a final vote on a cryptocurrency mining moratorium during its regular meeting Monday.
The moratorium would prohibit the establishment of new …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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Toledo is a community of neighbors who are willing to share what they have — be that an hour of free time or 15 heads of fresh lettuce — with their fellow neighbors. But without a hub to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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Local law enforcement have arrested two people and seized 8 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and 10,000 pills suspected to contain fentanyl following a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 5 near …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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