Detectives are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred in the Toledo area early Thursday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced. Firefighters and deputies were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/18/24
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The many items discussed in the Centralia City Council’s first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 9, included an ordinance with three proposed amendments to different sections of the …
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By Owen Sexton /
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1/17/24
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Adjusting your clock twice a year could soon be a thing of the past.
On Tuesday, the Washington Senate State Government and Elections Committee held a hearing on bipartisan legislation to …
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By Mitchell Roland /
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1/17/24
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Centralia City Hall, built in 1921, the Centralia Union Depot, built in 1912, and the Carnegie Library, built in 1913, will all have new plaques with QR code links thanks to the Centralia Downtown …
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By Owen Sexton /
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1/17/24
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Bound by court order to do so, the Board of Lewis County Commissioners formally approved a “master planned resort” overlay for land owned by the YMCA, though Commissioner Sean Swope said he did so “under protest.” ...
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By Mitchell Roland/mitchell@chronline.com
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1/16/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for the Olympia man arrested Sunday morning after an alleged “four-day crime spree” in Lewis County. ...
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By Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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1/16/24
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Love is a concept that storytellers across all platforms have sought to encapsulate since civilization began.
The Evergreen Playhouse’s third show of the 2023-24 season, …
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Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/16/24
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After a weekend of temperatures in the 10s and 20s, the mid-to-high 40s temperatures forecast for later this week seem almost balmy.
But Lewis County isn’t clear of winter weather hazards …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/15/24
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Though the November general election is nearly 10 months away, Republicans across the state gathered Saturday to provide feedback on their county’s platform.
At Centralia High School, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/15/24
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An Olympia man who allegedly went on a “four-day crime spree” in the Centralia area last week and repeatedly fled from Centralia officers was arrested in Thurston County Sunday morning.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/15/24
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A fake bomb threat that forced a Thurston County store to evacuate has been traced to a 13-year-old boy who said he lost a bet, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.
Last Tuesday …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/15/24
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Friday was a snow day for many schools in Lewis County, but unfortunately for the kids who got the day off, conditions were hardly safe for outdoor activities.
The temperatures forecast for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/12/24
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Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, and Centralia Police Chief Stacy Denham called “the current situation” at Green Hill School in Chehalis “a complete failure, not just …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/12/24
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After originally getting their start in Centralia as tattoo artists at Black Pearl Tattoo, Adrian and “Pigpen” Spear are now more than half a year into an entirely new endeavor: opening …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/11/24
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With his final legislative session as governor underway, Gov. Jay Inslee echoed his father Tuesday and vowed to “run through the tape.”
“Just as I know you’ll give this …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/10/24
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A suspect accused of shooting a man in the foot during an argument in Chehalis Tuesday night and then fleeing the scene is in custody, the Chehalis Police Department announced Wednesday …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/10/24
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Fifty-four years to the day after a brutal battle unfolded in the Kon Tum province in Vietnam and nearly took the life of U.S. Army Green Beret Franklin Douglas Miller, his children, friends and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/8/24
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As the youngest of seven children growing up near the Black River on the Chehalis Indian Reservation, Helen Sanders often darted through their house in her father’s wake, ignoring her …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/8/24
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, visited the Centralia TransAlta plant Thursday to see how a Seattle-Based company is using the site to test greener mining equipment.
Founded in 2018, First …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/5/24
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