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In December, unemployment throughout Washington state, including in Lewis County, dropped slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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The Centralia College Foundation has received a new scholarship from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation (PSEF) for students pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and trades …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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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.
These boards and committees include:
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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Alongside 11 other students, Violet Gorman, a sophomore at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington state Senate at the Capitol in Olympia.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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Following are members of Napavine Middle and High School honor rolls. Students are listed in alphabetical order. The lists were provided by Napavine Schools.
12th grade
Honorable mention: …
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1/31/25
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The Mermaid Festival, held at Westport Winery Garden Resort in Grays Harbor County, home of the International Mermaid Museum, is expanding.
This family-friendly event will be held every weekend …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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A small venue was filled with hundreds of constituents looking to have their questions answered by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, during her first town hall meeting of the new year on …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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1/31/25
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting projects that have been completed as part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy. These projects are implemented in cooperation …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office’s financial services team earned its 18th consecutive Annual Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting this month, according to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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In an effort to address wildfires, severe storms and other disasters impacting Washingtonians each year, state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, has introduced House Bill 1656, a bipartisan proposal …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock this week announced the appointment of Traci McCullah as the county’s chief deputy coroner.
McCullah will be the first to serve in the position since …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/25
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Thurston County is nearing completion of a key acquisition of the building located at 1111 Israel Road SW in Tumwater, which will serve as the new home for the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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1/31/25
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SEATTLE — President Donald Trump's rapid-fire executive orders on immigration left many Washingtonians wondering what exactly would change here.
Among Trump's pledges and directives: mass …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/25
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Roughly 50 people rallied on the steps of the Washington Capitol Wednesday to protest a new rule that Republican lawmakers fear will limit their ability to speak against legislation on the House …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/31/25
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Planning a 2,650-mile trek on the Pacific Crest Trail from the U.S.-Mexico border to Canada? Prepare to turn around.
On Monday, the Canada Border Services Agency announced it will no longer …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/25
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Clouds broke over Seattle this month, pillars of sunshine crashed to the ground, and kaleidoscopes of light and color exploded through the waters of Puget Sound and Lake Washington.
People …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/25
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Washington lawmakers this session are mulling a renewed push to drop the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05%.
Senate Bill 5067 was heard in the Senate Transportation …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/31/25
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The Oregon Department of Human Services is investigating an Aumsville children’s learning center after its employees allegedly left a two-year-old girl alone on a bus for about three hours on …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/25
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It’s egg-laying season at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, and two California condor couples are getting an early start.
The first two eggs of the year …
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Veronica Nocera / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/25
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Hundreds of Northern California investors who allege Umpqua Bank backed a $450 million Ponzi scheme will soon get their days in court.
A roughly three-week jury trial is scheduled to begin …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/25
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