The greater Lewis County area has patches as diverse as the pumpkins and gourds the farms sell. Whether visitors are seeking family-friendly fall fun or a thrilling night of ghostly scares, or both, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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The Packwood Mill, which was closed in 1998 and purchased by Hampton Lumber Company, has been sold to developers.
Its new owners will be in Packwood adjacent to the mill site at the Tail Race …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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During a Monday afternoon meeting of the Board of Health, Lewis County’s new Health Officer Dr. Joseph Wiley gave commissioners an update covering one of the area’s most pressing public …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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Fern Ridge Floral will hold its grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The store is located at 604 W. Main St., Centralia.
The store is owned by Rebecca Williams and will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours event at Par 4 Sports on Friday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Par 4 Sports is located at 701 Allen Ave. in Centralia. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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It may not be as exciting as a draft for professional sports, but the Lewis County Public Health and Social Services Advisory Board has acquired its next rookie: Teresa Ekdahl-Johnson.
In this …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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This Saturday, shoppers can continue to fill their attics and storage units — but this time, in good conscience.
At the community garage sale at the Baw Faw Grange on Saturday, Oct. 15, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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The number of Thurston County homes sold in September dropped again by a double-digit percentage, extending a trend that appeared in June, according to new Northwest Multiple Listing Service …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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10/12/22
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A Lacey massage therapist has been suspended after being accused of sexually assaulting two patients.
State health officials suspended the license of Timothy J. Cosden, 68, on Oct. 5, according …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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10/12/22
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The felony case against a Centralia woman accused of spanking a child she was babysitting hard enough to leave bruises in 2017 was refiled in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday.
The case, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /emily@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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When Cole Collins was assigned a five-page essay to write for his English 102 class at Centralia College last year, he didn’t expect to write the outline for a book.
But after he received …
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By Matthew Zylstra /matthew@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Robbery
• An unidentified subject or subjects reportedly stole merchandise from a business in the 140 block of West High Street and hit a witness with their …
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10/12/22
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Weyerhaeuser Timber Holdings, Inc., has developed a safe harbor agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect marbled murrelets, a federally threatened seabird.
The draft agreement …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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The most significant agenda items discussed during Monday’s regular meeting of the Chehalis City Council were adding more electric vehicle (EV) charging by the airport, extending a latecomer …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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Instead of a ribbon cutting for the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) fiber project, officials connected a fiber cable, signifying the beginning of the work to get broadband internet access …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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On Monday, West Thurston Fire Authority firefighters responded to a 1-acre brush fire off 113th Avenue near Tilley Road, according to a social media post by West Thurston Union Firefighters.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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The Centralia City Council convened Tuesday night to conduct regular business, but the majority of discussion focused on an update from the city’s housing committee and approving the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION — Walking up the metal construction stairs in what will eventually be ilani’s new hotel, Kara Fox-LaRose, president and general manager of ilani, points to what …
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By Sarah Wolf / The Columbian
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10/12/22
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A surprise notice appears in a local newspaper announcing the time and place of a murder that will occur that evening.
The whole town sees it, sparking curious neighbors to flock to the residence …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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A Southwest Washington dog breeder looking for her next show dog found what looked like the ideal puppy on the internet. The purebred English Labrador lived in Poland. Further research revealed a …
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10/12/22
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