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This year’s Chehalis Flying Saucer Party, originally scheduled for Sept. 11 and 12, has been canceled, according to event organizers, who made the unexpected announcement on Thursday, June 11.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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Sirens: Suspect brandishes firearm; dispute reported at bar; DUI arrest; two arrested after standoff
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Thomas J. Arias Set, 20, Chehalis, was arrested for second-degree assault and first-degree burglary (both domestic violence) after allegedly entering …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) suspended the credentials of four healthcare providers in April and May, according to a recent news release from the agency.
Lewis County
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6/15/26
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A total of 612 ballots will be mailed June 18 to all military and overseas voters for the Aug. 4 primary, 45 days prior to the election as required by law, according to the Lewis County Auditor’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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All community members are invited to the Juneteenth celebration planned for Friday, June 19, at Centralia’s George Washington Park.
This celebration will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon and …
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6/15/26
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For three decades, Geary Lockard has owned and operated Tilikum Books & Bindery, first in Olympia and for more than two dozen years on Tower Avenue in Centralia, but June 30 marks the end of an …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/15/26
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With the summer sun shining down, the “World’s Largest Egg” in Winlock sported a new America250 paintjob, which fit in perfectly with the dozens of U.S. flags lining the streets of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Close to 20 attendees filed into the Bucoda Community Center on Tuesday, June 9, for the regular monthly meeting of the Bucoda Town Council.
Tensions were high during the meeting as, over the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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While meeting attendees and councilors discussed a number of official agenda items at the Winlock City Council meeting on Monday, June 8, there was an out-of-towner among the attendees who also spoke …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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Van Cleve Motors Inc. in Morton is no longer open after C.J. and Heidi Cooper of Ed’s Morton Auto Parts announced the dealership’s former owner, Jim Van Cleve, has finally retired in a post on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Editor’s Note: These are reports from health inspections in Lewis County between December 2025 and January of this year. Lewis County Public Health’s inspections happen at various intervals, so …
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6/15/26
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A Vader man was injured in a three-car crash on Interstate 5 Friday, according to a Washington State Patrol (WSP) press memo.
Robert J. McPherson, 21, was driving a 1991 Mercury Tracer …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Two people were hospitalized following a collision with a deer on Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County Sunday, according to a Washington State Patrol (WSP) press memo.
Bryan D. Cisneros Reyes, 26, of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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The Pierce County Charter Review Commission is holding another public meeting Monday evening to discuss a long list of potential amendments that could go to voters this November.
Among the most …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/15/26
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The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, will be coming to Centralia on Monday, June 22.
An estimated 50,000 children in over 1,000 cities and towns along the route …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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As the school year wrapped up, the Toledo Community Foundation’s “Backpack Program” sent home 1,682 weekend food backpacks to Toledo students.
The community food barrel added another 500 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Heritage Community Church and the Veterans Memorial Museum invite the community to attend a special celebration at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
This …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Personnel from the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine have responded to the Highway 730/Twin Sisters Fire, according to news releases from the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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