On Saturday morning, a crowd gathered next to Fiddlers Coffee in Centralia for the unveiling of a sign dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Dexter J. Kerstetter, a World War II veteran who is the …
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By Matthew Zylstra /matthew@chronline.com
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6/20/22
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After this weekend, the riders on W.F. West’s Washington High School Equestrian Team (WAHSET) deserve a little time on their high horses: 12 of the 14 girls who made it to the regional …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/20/22
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The Chehalis Police Department is investigating two separate incidents on Southwest William Avenue early Monday morning where an unidentified man allegedly pointed a gun at someone who interrupted an …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/20/22
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The Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) last week announced a newly updated biosolids general permit in an effort to create a more streamlined approach to approving biosolids operations in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/20/22
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The Centralia Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Team will be participating in Amateur Radio Field Day this weekend. Beginning on Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. and ending Sunday, June 26, at 11 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/20/22
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Dawn Reynolds often gets a lot of questions about her son, Marquise Reynolds, 23, and his several-year medical journey and wait for a new liver.
The biggest question: Why hasn’t he gotten …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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6/20/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Catalytic Converter Theft
• A catalytic converter was reported stolen from the 200 block of Aurora Street at approximately 5:05 p.m. on June 17.
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6/20/22
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With the August primary for the 2022 elections fewer than two months away, eight challengers are seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who is running for a seventh term representing …
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By Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle
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6/20/22
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Multiculturally Minded of Lewis County organized a Juneteenth celebration that began at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Pine Street Plaza in downtown Centralia. Usha Brooks and Lujan Rodriguez organized the …
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6/20/22
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Over a 48-hour period this week, all three osprey chicks in a livestreamed nest in Cowlitz County were picked off by bald eagles.
The Cowlitz Public Utility District has two cameras …
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By Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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6/20/22
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Arbor Health, the parent organization of Morton Hospital, Rapid Care Clinic and Morton, Mossyrock and Randle primary care clinics, has added two providers to its medical staff.
Crystal Florek, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/20/22
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The local congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as her Trump-endorsed opponent in this fall’s election, are questioning proposed legislation in light of recent mass …
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Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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6/19/22
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Two subjects who were charged for drug trafficking-related offenses in Lewis County Superior Court earlier this week were remanded into federal custody on Friday.
David A. Berryhill, 47, of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Seattle sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a child in Morton for several years.
The victim was 10 years old when the abuse was reported to the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Where many groups of elementary school students in their last day assembly might be itching to get out and enjoy summer break, the Tiny Tigers at Fords Prairie Elementary School in Centralia on …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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A bipartisan group of state senators announced on Thursday they are calling for Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to resign after he allegedly fired a whistleblower who came …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Washington state saw its second largest average annual wage increase on record in 2021, according to the Washington’s Employment Security Department.
The state’s average annual wage …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Tillie Naputi-Pullar, the elections manager for Thurston County, has been given the 2021 “Elections Employee of the Year” award by the Washington Secretary of State’s office. This …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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