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A special $1 million appropriation to ensure smooth sailing for the Wahkiakum County Ferry is among the highlights of budget measures passed by the Washington Senate last week as lawmakers enter the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is looking for volunteers interested in filling vacancies on several of its boards and committees, including the following:
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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Centralia College is hosting a free lecture with award-winning environmental journalist and author Lynda V. Mapes on March 12, according to a news release.
The lecture, titled “The Trees are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce will host its first quarterly Chamber Forum of 2026 on Thursday, March 12, highlighting the significant impact of sports tourism in Lewis County, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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Editor’s Note: These are reports from health inspections in Lewis County in February of this year. Lewis County Public Health’s inspections happen at various intervals, so reports from the health …
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3/4/26
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After 90 years of serving the Thurston County area, United Way of Thurston County will close its doors at the end of the month.
The nonprofit announced the impending closure on Tuesday, March 3.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/4/26
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Thurston County has received a $50,000 state Department of Ecology grant for continued work developing a cyanobacteria management plan for Summit Lake.
The plan, which has been in development …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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David Sexsmith won the Lewis County Chapter of Washington State Music Teachers Association’s annual play-off competition last week at the Chehalis Seventh-Day Adventist Church, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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Welcome to March, a time not only for madness on the hardwood, but the official start to spring sports. For the last handful of years, SW Washington has dominated the spring season with state champs …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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The few bills in the Washington state Legislature this year inspired by events in Lewis County are officially dead and will not become law by the end of the 2026 short legislative session.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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Members of the Tumwater City Council convened on Tuesday, March 3, for their first regular meeting of the month. During the meeting, the council approved a regional partnership memorandum of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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A push to 1,700 acres of industrial land for Hillsboro is over for this year after its chief legislative sponsor dropped the effort.
“After careful consideration of the feedback received and …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/4/26
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Rules for harvesting shellfish from Washington public beaches are poised to change.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to increase the minimum harvest size for …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/4/26
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About 12 hours before Aleksandr Shablykin allegedly killed his mother and three other people near Gig Harbor, police officers went to his sister's house in Orting, Pierce County, and talked about the …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/4/26
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A man trying to evade arrest drove the wrong way down Interstate 5 at least four different times before crashing into a Washington State Patrol officer around Lakewood in Pierce County early …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/4/26
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A 17-year-old Poulsbo girl died in a head-on collision involving a city bus outside Port Ludlow, Jefferson County, on Tuesday evening, according to Washington State Patrol.
The girl was driving …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/4/26
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A multi-county police chase on Interstate 5 ended in Centralia Tuesday morning when the suspect’s vehicle collided with another before flipping over the Jersey barrier and landing on its top in the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. will ensure safe passage of oil from the Middle East to head off a potential energy crisis, as the Iran war continues to reverberate across the region and roil …
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Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Christine Burke and Dan Williams / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/4/26
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Northwest Hardwoods in Centralia has filed a worker adjustment and retraining notification with the Washington state Employment Security Department indicating it will lay off 70 workers effective …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/26
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Incidents allegedly occurred between November and February in the men’s locker room, a windowless room with a lockable door.
Two Longview teens facing a range of allegations that they sexually …
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By Troy Brynelson / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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3/4/26
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