Officials say a motorcycle accident injured an Olympia man late Saturday night on Interstate 5 near Castle Rock.
Paul D. Coalman, 40, was speeding on southbound I-5 just north of exit 48 for …
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By The Daily News
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6/16/25
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A 9-month-old boy badly burned in a dilapidated shed was let down by the Washington state agency tasked with safeguarding children after it repeatedly ignored warnings that he was being endangered by …
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6/14/25
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The Centralia Fantasy Festival will return for a third year and it will be “bigger, better and more full of magic,” according to a news release from the festival’s organizers.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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Eighty-eight years after the Chehalis Fire Department purchased it and 48 years after it was retired from service, Chehalis Fire Engine 2 is back on the road.
“It’s a big part of our …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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After a June 6 vote by the Washington state Forest Practices Board, a new rule could lead to 200,000 acres of private forestland across the state going out of production and being left to grow.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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The family of George and Alice Zaikowski, of Centralia, gathered this past weekend to celebrate two remarkable milestones: the couple’s 82nd wedding anniversary on June 5 and Alice’s …
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6/13/25
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As Matthew Deel was tasked with crafting ideas for his Eagle Scout project for Rochester Scout Pack 317, he knew he didn’t simply want to check off all the boxes for his assignment.
He …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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Chehalis Outfitters is turning four years old and is throwing an anniversary party Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its store located at 1757 N. National Ave., in Chehalis, in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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Centralia Police Department
Warrant arrest and rendering assistance
• Ricky D. Prindle, 37, of Centralia, was arrested for outstanding warrants at 11 a.m. June 11 in the 1500 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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Seven military veterans preparing to finish their degrees at Centralia College — along with four family members of veterans who were given G.I. Bills — received their graduation cords …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, will hold her 21st set of mobile office hours, this time in Thurston County.
Residents of Washington’s Third Congressional District will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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Like her first foray into fiction, local historian Julie McDonald Zander’s second novel is directly inspired by Lewis County history.
But unlike her first book, Zander’s latest novel …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, June 14, 1945, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about U.S. Army Private First Class (PFC) Edward W. Roberts of Centralia — who …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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A number of issues were discussed during the Winlock City Council’s regular meeting on Monday, June 9, beginning with some of the city’s upcoming road improvement projects detailed in its …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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Centralia College will hold its 12th annual Capstone Presentation Day on Monday, June 16, in the TransAlta Commons.
Students will share their posters and project displays in the banquet room …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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In 2024, the Port of Centralia broke $1 million in operating revenues for the first time, Executive Director Kyle Heaton said while presenting the year’s financial reports to the commissioners …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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The Rochester High School trap shooting team enjoyed a successful trip to Olympia for the trap shooting state tournament, as the Warriors finished third as a team June 7.
Two Warriors took home …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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The Tenino Middle School “Rocket League” esports team defeated Mason Middle School three games to one in a best-of-five grand finals series to win the 2025 middle school Washington State …
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6/13/25
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While many may have given up hope that a large-scale project to address flooding in Centralia, Chehalis and the surrounding area would ever materialize, the Chehalis Basin Board just took a big step …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/13/25
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Thurston County is inviting the public to a community open house to learn about and provide feedback on “Thurston 2045,” the county’s periodic update to its comprehensive plan, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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