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Washington State Parks leaders are weighing a difficult decision on how to maintain or redevelop a storied island park mere miles from downtown Seattle.
Blake Island Marine State Park shimmers …
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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7/12/26
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Snake River water trust users in Idaho won’t be faced with having their water shut off this irrigation season, state officials announced Thursday.
“Given the intensity of the 2026 …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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7/12/26
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SEATTLE — Federal regulators will force the removal of toxic, highly corrosive chemicals from a defunct and leaking pulp mill along the Chehalis River, officials confirmed this week.
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/11/26
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A driver was issued a criminal citation after striking a motorcyclist on state Route 507 in Thurston County on Friday.
The motorcyclist, identified by the Washington State Patrol as …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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The state has paid out over half a million dollars in unemployment benefits to workers during labor disputes this year.
Washington’s new benefit extending unemployment to striking union …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/10/26
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Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.
The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / Stateline.org
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7/10/26
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A veteran’s trip to a Centralia gym took an unexpected turn Wednesday morning when he returned to the locker room to find his pants and jacket had been stolen.
Worse, the pants held the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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Two people in south Thurston County were injured by fireworks in separate incidents during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, South Thurston Fire & EMS confirmed Monday.
One patient …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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A motorcyclist was airlifted to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Wednesday following a crash on U.S. Highway 12 at White Pass, according to Naches Fire Department Chief Alan Baird.
“The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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A helicopter swirled above the High Rock Lookout in view of Mount Rainier on Wednesday morning as volunteers awaited the precious loads it was delivering from below.
The aircraft was delivering …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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The Port of Centralia took the first step in a long appointment process this week to fill the vacant District 1 commissioner seat.
The sitting port commissioners — Ally Pickard and Peter …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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World skydiving champion Jessie Farrington of Shelton, who will be 77 in September, continues to skydive five or six times per week.
Her love of family and sport have been central throughout her …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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7/10/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Austen O. Petty, 30, Centralia, made a preliminary appearance July 8 for one count of theft of rental or leased property over $750 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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• WILLIAM GLENN KYTTA, 81, Rochester, died June 6 at home. There are no services scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin-Brown Funeral Chapel.
• CAROLE PEDERSEN, …
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7/10/26
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Sometimes a face jumps out at you from the obituary page, bringing back years of memories and influence. That hit me again and again in recent days.
But the sadness or shock that comes …
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7/10/26
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At the beginning of this week, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners announced they were looking for volunteers to fill a vacancy on the Winlock City Council, which as of its last meeting in …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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While Alan and Ardith Crawford are indeed Big Cheeses for the 105th annual Toledo Cheese Days festival, it was recently brought to The Chronicle’s attention that there are an additional three Big …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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Thurston County has published the “Journey to Health Equity: Health Disparities within Thurston County 2026 Report,” a comprehensive examination of the health inequities facing local communities.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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Event organizers have announced the annual August Summer Bash will be rebranded this year to the North Tower Bash, taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 24-26 in Centralia.
This is the fourth …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/10/26
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Deep in western Lewis County sits what looks like a standard, remote 40-acre Douglas fir tree farm.
Tucked even further away in a small corner of that farm sits a forester's playground.
A …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/10/26
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