The Centralia Back to School Supply Drive will take place on Aug. 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chehalis Walmart.
The drive will be accepting all school supply donations, such as new …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/22
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Lewis County’s unemployment rate rose in June, increasing 0.3% to 5.6%, according to new data released by the Washington State Employment Security Department. The increase comes after the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/22
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One week after news of the Southwest Washington Fair staff decision to not host poultry in order to prevent spread of bird flu, Lewis County Parks and Recreation Director Connie Riker made a similar …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/3/22
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle Prowl
• A vehicle prowl reported in the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue just after 12:25 p.m. on Aug. 1 is under investigation.
• At …
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8/3/22
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Three new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Lewis County in the most recent reporting week, from July 22-28, and 15 people were hospitalized due to the virus, an increase from the previous week.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/22
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The results of Tuesday’s primary for Thurston County’s countywide offices were largely for show, since none of the races involved more than two opponents who will both move on to the …
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8/3/22
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The father of a still-missing 5-year-old girl was released early from jail in a case involving his other children in Washington, authorities said.
Andrew Carlson, 37, had pleaded guilty …
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8/3/22
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The Thurston County Fair, which operates near Long Lake for five days in August, attracted about 15,000 people after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, according to information shared with The …
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8/3/22
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One day a few months ago, a customer with the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) checked her mail and found a bill for $4,500.
Apparently, the meter monitoring her electricity, which is …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/3/22
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In Focus: Community Bonds With Law Enforcement Officials at National Night Out in Downtown Centralia
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The two fire districts that placed measures on the ballot for Lewis County’s primary election saw mixed results as of the preliminary counts on election night, with Lewis County Fire District …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/22
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The King County Medical Examiner's office reported three heat-related deaths and three drownings over the weekend as a scorching heat wave encompassed much of Washington state.
The National …
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Amanda Zhou and Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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The Spokane Police Department is investigating the circumstances that led to a man arriving at a local hospital with severe burns while still on fire.
The police department responded Monday to a …
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to halt Idaho's "trigger" ban outlawing abortions beginning Aug. 25.
It's the first lawsuit regarding state abortion …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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LOS ANGELES — A fire big enough to make its own lightning used to be as rare as it sounds.
But the McKinney fire, which erupted Friday, generated four separate thunder and lightning storms …
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8/3/22
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DALLAS — A tour bus rolled up to a beige, modest stucco hotel along North Central Expressway.
The building was unremarkable.
“Think about how many times you drive by that place …
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Maggie Prosser / The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
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8/3/22
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A 74-year-old man from Rosalia, Washington, will spend a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticing a child for sexual purposes.
Philip M. Harthill pleaded guilty in April to a …
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Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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The State Department on Tuesday warned American citizens traveling overseas of possible retaliation by al-Qaida and its supporters after the organization’s leader was killed in a U.S. missile …
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John Harney / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/3/22
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The right to an abortion will remain in the Kansas Constitution.
In the first ballot test of abortion rights in a post-Roe America, Kansas voters turned out in historic numbers to overwhelmingly …
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Katie Bernard and Lisa Gutierrez / The Kansas City Star (TNS)
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8/3/22
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Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Steve Hobbs won in overwhelming fashion over a primary field of seven challengers Tuesday, grabbing 41% of the vote as he seeks voter approval to serve out the …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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