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Chipotle Mexican Grill will soon have a new home in Centralia, but the expected location has changed.
Chipotle will open a location at 1161 Harrison Ave., former home of Starbucks near Safeway, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Chehalis Deputy Police Chief Matt McKnight officially kicked off his campaign for Lewis County sheriff Thursday evening, becoming the second candidate to do so ahead of the 2026 race.
Though …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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2/27/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Joshua Blankenship, 37, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for an open alcohol container violation, possession of a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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’Twas a touch rainy last Saturday morning, a good day to stay hunkered down. But I had business in town, so up I arose to leave the comforts of home and hearth. Into Centralia I went.
I’m …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/27/26
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By Owen Sexton
owen@chronline.com
In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, Feb. 28, 1936, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Chehalis police and Lewis County …
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2/27/26
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The Chehalis Fire Department has a new labor agreement with the city it serves that, among other things, sets salary increases and invests in the fire department's gym.
The Chehalis City Council …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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A decision from the federal government not to list a specific variety of Washington salmon as endangered also stated the proposed Chehalis River flow-through dam is unlikely to seriously harm salmon …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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The sound of a K9 helped Thurston County Sheriff’s Office sergeants stop a fleeing suspect during a foot pursuit on Wednesday.
Only, the sergeants didn’t have a K9 with them. One of …
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By the Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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A Silver Creek woman faces allegations she was caught driving children with methamphetamine and an unlawful firearm inside her vehicle.
Breayla B. Vickers, 35, is charged with one count each of …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and renters in Lewis County now qualify for low-interest federal loans to help economic recovery and physical repairs in response to storms and flooring in December …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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The Centralia City Council is opening conversations about annexation back up nearly one year after it passed a resolution commencing negotiations for an interlocal agreement with Lewis County to …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Woodland Village in Chehalis will hold a Dementia Support and Education Group the third Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
The support group will be led by Assured Hospice and will offer …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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In his first call since coming out of retirement, Fire Chief Phil Congdon and Lewis County Fire District (LCFD) 18 — known as Glenoma Fire & EMS — responded to a large residential structure …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Councilors once again discussed having city-issued cellphones to use for official business during the Morton City Council meeting at the Bob Lyle Community Center on Monday, Feb. 23.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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For the first time in nine years of offering in-home care to vulnerable community members, Capital Homecare Cooperative yielded a profit in 2025 that went back to co-op members.
Co-op General …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/27/26
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Abby Craig, the woman charged in Lewis County last month for allegedly participating in a money laundering scheme that stole over $26,000 from a Centralia resident, had referred to two of her …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/27/26
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Volunteer “fixers” will be on hand at the Lewis County Repair & Sustainability Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Morton Senior Center, located at 103 Westlake Ave. in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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Mount Rainier National Park will not implement a timed entry reservation for any portion of the park in 2026, a news release from the park announced.
The park will use parking management …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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With the completion of a recent expansion project, on Monday, March 9, area residents are invited to the grand reopening ceremony of the Mineral Daily Bread Food Bank, starting at 11 a.m., according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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