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The town of Bucoda, or “Boo-coda” depending on the time of year, has a new mayor at its helm, city councilor and Thurston County Fire District 16 volunteer firefighter Rob …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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The City of Tenino has hired a third-party law firm to investigate a recently-hired officer after a KING 5 investigation released last month revealed the officer was fired by a different agency for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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A recent report card issued by an international sex trafficking prevention nonprofit showed that, as a whole, Washington state has a lot of room to improve its response to child sex …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Chehalis resident Michelle Mackey, who owns the Rise & Grind coffee stand in Ashford, is home now and fully focused on her recovery following a life-threatening medical ordeal in San Jose, Costa …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Hundreds of community members gathered in Rainier for a lighted vigil on Tuesday in honor of 17-year-old Jessie Uch, who died in a car crash on Saturday.
Uch, a senior, was a cheerleader …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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3/8/23
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Five Centralia elementary students competed in the Future Chefs National Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge, which took place at Centralia High School, involved each student cooking a healthy recipe …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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On the 133rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, one host has a modest proposal to save the tire pile and the pool at the same time. Additional topics include the fire at the old Shari’s …
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3/8/23
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The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office charged 31-year-old Christopher James Jackson Jr. with first-degree reckless burning, second-degree burglary and malicious prosecution on Tuesday for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/7/23
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A bill named in honor of a Centralia teen who drowned in the Chehalis River in March 2021 unanimously passed in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The legislation now goes to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/7/23
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The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and the Chehalis Tribe have signed a contract for emergency services and, as a result, the fire authority has reopened its Albany Street Fire Station.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/23
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A large, white, 1-year-old pyrenees labrador mix named Moro earned a unanimous vote, 4-0, ruling him a “dangerous dog” from the Lewis County Dangerous Animal Designation (DAD) board on …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/7/23
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Travelers in electric vehicles will soon be able to find charging stations at White Pass, Packwood, Randle, Morton, Elbe, Mossyrock and Salkum.
Construction began this week on a network of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/23
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After months of gathering public input, the U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with its request to increase or add recreation fees at 36 trailheads, campsites and cabins, and other recreation hubs …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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3/7/23
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The Ryderwood man accused of shooting his wife three times in January is set to review whether he is competent to stand trial.
Lawrence Daniel Montero, 55, is scheduled March 16 to appear in …
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Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/7/23
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After three attempts in the courtroom, the omnibus order pertaining to the charges of identity theft levied against Jordan Bowers, the biological mother and prime suspect of missing 6-year-old Oakley …
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By Allen Leister / The Daily World
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3/7/23
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The 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson after a vacant restaurant building on Harrison Avenue in Centralia caught fire Sunday morning will be held in the Lewis County Jail on $500,000 bail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/6/23
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The 17-year-old girl who died in a two-vehicle crash in the 13800 block of Rainier Road Southeast on Saturday, March 4 has been identified as a senior from Rainier High School.
Jessie Uch died …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/6/23
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Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for a 69-year-old Chehalis man who is believed to be missing and endangered.
Deputies were notified by family members of the …
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3/6/23
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There were two fatal collisions over the weekend in Thurston County. The victims in both situations have been publicly identified, and two arrests have been made.
Jessie Ciara Uch, 17, from …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/6/23
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In one of the largest donations it has ever made, the Cowlitz Tribal Foundation this week announced the earmarking of $900,000 for upgrades for the Mount St. Helens Institute.
The institute called …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/6/23
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