When her FFA adviser first suggested she compete in a leadership development event where she would have to recite the five-paragraph FFA Creed from memory and then answer questions related to it in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/27/23
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Nearly 40 residents filled the city council chambers at Centralia City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 25, for a town hall event hosted by the Centralia Police Department.
Centralia Police Chief …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/27/23
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A Lewis County jury convicted Kelly David Hribar, 46, of Pe Ell, of first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm Wednesday afternoon for fatally shooting 40-year-old Leonard …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/26/23
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The U.S. House of Representatives, for the last couple weeks, has been barely functional due to stubborn partisan divides in and outside of the Republican party.
That doesn’t deter Leslie …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/25/23
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A 12-person jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Kelly David Hribar, who is accused of fatally shooting 40-year-old Leonard Kowalsky in the Pe Ell area in August.
Hribar, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/25/23
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If it takes a village to raise a child, 10-year-old Tylie Tobin could be raised a dozen times.
On Saturday at the Old Mill Farm event venue just outside of Onalaska, a crowd close to the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/23/23
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Around 200 Lewis County residents showed up on Saturday, Oct. 21, for the United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) Breast Cancer Awareness March in Centralia, according to UNFI human resources representative …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/23/23
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Hundreds of onlookers lined Main Street in Boo-Coda Saturday afternoon for a scary good time during the town’s annual casket races.
The rules of the ghastly race were simple: the first …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/23/23
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Nineteenth Legislative District state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, was arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport Friday evening after carrying an unloaded revolver in his carry-on …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/23/23
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The Chronicle’s annual “Best of Lewis County” online competition and in-person awards show is as close to the Academy Awards as Lewis County gets.
Unlike the elite Oscars, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/23
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Lewis County has started construction on a long-discussed project to rebuild a law enforcement presence on the east end of the county.
Sheriff Rob Snaza, County Commissioner Scott Brummer and …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/20/23
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Dick’s Northwest Sausage and Deli, a longtime staple of the Centralia community, celebrated its 40th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 19, as it hosted the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/20/23
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When a Centralia College board member asked artist Karla Bailey to attend a special event in the room on campus named after her aunt and uncle, Rose and Leon Bowman, she certainly didn’t expect …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/18/23
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While not exactly sure how he does it, the staff at Harrison Square Presbyterian Church in Centralia say the building has shined since Michael Dobyns took over as janitor.
“He is a …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/18/23
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The trial for Kelly David Hribar, who is accused of fatally shooting 40-year-old Leonard Kowalsky in the Pe Ell area in August, began, oddly enough, with both parties agreeing that Hribar is guilty …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/17/23
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Like a parent with more than one child, Gov. Jay Inslee won’t say which of Washington’s 49 counties are his favorite.
“The governor loves all his counties …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/16/23
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With November’s general election less than a month away, candidates for Centralia City Council and a Port of Centralia commissioner position met at O’Blarney’s at the Gibson House …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/16/23
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The South Thurston County of Bucoda — or, as it’s known in October, Boo-Coda — is looking for corpses and pallbearers.
Fast ones, to be more precise.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/16/23
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Many officials from tribes, governments and other agencies in the greater Lewis County area were triumphant on Friday morning.
They woke up to the news that President Joe Biden announced seven …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/13/23
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Praising the benefits of the public-private partnership, officials broke ground Friday on a ToledoTel internet expansion that, when completed, will bring broadband service to more than 2,300 homes …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/13/23
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