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Bipartisan legislation to help small businesses access federal contracts received a boost this week, unanimously passing out of the House Small Business Committee on Wednesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/19/24
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle did not receive reports from the Chehalis Police Department on Thursday or Friday. Those reports will be included in the next edition.
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4/19/24
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The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Lewis County certified nursing assistant pending further legal action.
David Floyd Potter cannot practice in Washington …
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4/19/24
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In recognition of the 115,000 linemen tasked with maintaining the country’s electrical infrastructure, Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, introduced a …
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4/19/24
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A 62-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes tied to domestic violence over the weekend after he emerged from his home with a shotgun, according to Lacey police and Thurston County …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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4/19/24
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Evaline School is celebrating its 140th anniversary with an open house on Saturday, May 18.
The Winlock-based public elementary school serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade, with …
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4/19/24
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Firefighters from the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Lewis County Fire District 5 responded to a 2-acre blaze off Monroe Road west of Napavine at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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4/19/24
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Jerome Adrian Markert pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the murder of a transient man whose remains were later blown up in a failed attempt to hide the crime.
According to court …
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4/19/24
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The man who was shot and killed in an American Legion hall in Vancouver while fleeing Clark County Sheriff’s deputies has been identified.
Benjamin Steven Woods, 41, of Prineville, died …
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4/19/24
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A man who allegedly said he was “going to bash a woman’s skull” then two weeks later allegedly smashed a 34-pound boulder onto a woman’s head moments after being released from …
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4/19/24
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The families of a couple who drowned while kayaking over a small, underwater dam filed a pair of $50 million lawsuits against the state of Oregon, Lane County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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4/19/24
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Officials released the identity of a man whose body was found as crews worked to clear the North Cascades Highway in late March.
The man was identified as 52-year-old William Summer, according …
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4/19/24
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An Evergreen Elementary School teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of child molestation.
A student at the school in Lake Bay reported to Pierce County deputies on Feb. 26 that they were …
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4/19/24
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Thirty-four people have been indicted in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation focused on Eastern Washington.
They are accused of criminal conspiracy involving illegal …
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4/19/24
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A father of three was shot and stabbed 48 times in his home amid an ongoing custody battle with his ex-partner, Cynthia Khaleel, who is suspected of killing him and discarding her bloody clothes in …
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4/19/24
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As restrictions on law enforcement pursuing criminals are set to take effect on June 6 after passing in the Legislature, the state is offering police agencies a second funding opportunity to buy …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/19/24
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Five Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) workers were honored Thursday, April 11, by the
Northwest Public Power Association with a Safety Heroism Award for pulling a disabled man …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/18/24
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The annual fishing derby at Fort Borst Pond in Centralia, sponsored by the Centralia Lions Club, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27.
Children ages 3 to 15 can sign up for prize …
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4/18/24
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Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted mock fire exercises in the Capitol State Forest on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for wildfire season.
“This training …
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4/18/24
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A timber industry group and two counties — including Lewis County — challenged a plan to set aside about 10,000 acres of trees to absorb carbon dioxide and help combat climate change
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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4/18/24
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