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When G. Helen Whitener arrived in this country at age 16 from Trinidad and Tobago, she did so in a wheelchair.
The right side of Whitener’s body had become paralyzed. She learned it …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington have overwhelmingly ratified a new one-year contract that would secure raises they lost out on in July.
Nearly 5,300 …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions in the Columbia River was reapproved late last week.
The National Oceanic and …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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9/15/25
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A celebration of life for conservative activist Charlie Kirk drew hundreds of people at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis Sunday evening.
Local elected officials, representatives from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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Kenzington Guenther is pretty amazing. She took her home-raised pigs to the Washington State Fair, representing Lewis County, and she wowed everyone by winning every ring she entered.
At just 11 …
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Submitted by Kayla Guenther / For The Chronicle
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9/15/25
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Kaela M. Glover, 40, of Lacey, faces one felony charge and two gross misdemeanors after the car she was driving landed in a ditch in Centralia Sept. 10.
She was allegedly found to be intoxicated …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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Joe Beck, 39, a Centralia native, was commissioned by Experience Chehalis to paint the new Discover Lewis County mural located at 242 NW Chehalis Ave.
Beck is a former heavy equipment …
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By Otto Rabe / otto@chronline.com
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9/15/25
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The Chehalis Flying Saucer Party Alien Invasion Parade was held in Chehalis on Saturday, Sept. 13.
First held in 2019, the Chehalis Flying Saucer Party celebrates the famous June 24, 1947, …
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9/15/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Elsie Shirey, 64, Centralia, was arrested and booked in the Lewis County Jail for allegedly driving under the influence after she drove her …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office has requested an independent investigation from the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team after another inmate died at the Thurston County Jail …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/15/25
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Authorities say a passenger was injured Saturday after the driver fell asleep at the wheel, causing a crash on Interstate 5 near Beacon Hill in Cowlitz County.
A press memo from the Washington …
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By The Daily News
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9/15/25
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“You are an excellent speaker,” state Rep. Rob Chase, former Spokane County treasurer, told author Patrick Hutchison on Saturday morning at the Southwest Washington Writers Conference. …
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9/15/25
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Local residents could soon have a better view of the Chehalis River Basin than ever before if a proposal for a drone program in the area goes forward.
During the latest meeting of the Chehalis …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/15/25
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Thurston County will begin accepting applications for proposed amendments to its land-use, zoning and development codes starting Monday and running through Nov. 14. Anyone may apply for a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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All water sources at Paradise are shut down at Paradise and Narada Falls including restrooms, water fountains, sinks, etc., after a heavy rain event affected the water system, resulting in a total …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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On Tuesday, the eastbound lane of Sixth Street between North Pearl Street and North Tower Avenue will be closed for sanitary sewer work. Traffic will be detoured from North Pearl Street to Fourth …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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Two area residents were transported to separate hospitals Saturday evening after the vehicle they were driving left the roadway and struck a sign near exit 82 off Interstate 5 in Centralia.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/15/25
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The Chehalis chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is calling on local women to “saddle up” and “leave the men folk at home” as it prepares to host its new …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/15/25
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