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Regardless of your beliefs and experiences, we can likely all agree that 2020 has been a memorable year. We asked Chronicle staff photographer Jared Wenzelburger to compile some of his favorite …
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12/28/20
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Lewis County has officially brought Centralia, Vader, Toledo, Winlock and Pe Ell into the fold of its division of emergency management, which, as directed by state law, creates plans for regional …
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By The Chronicle
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12/28/20
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OAKVILLE — It’s dead silent as Steven Johnson and I sit in a hunting blind surveying a rolling livestock pasture on a chilly December night.
Johnson, 32, an Oakville resident, holds his …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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12/28/20
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A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded about four miles from Monroe at 2:41 a.m. Monday, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN.)It was felt by at least 91 people who reported it …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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12/28/20
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We suspected the 2020 election year was going to be wild.We had no idea.In Washington, as across the country, a decade's worth of news got jammed into 12 seemingly endless months. Here's a look at …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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12/28/20
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A right-wing militia organization is planning to enter and occupy the state Legislative Building when the 2021 session begins, saying keeping the Capitol closed while the Legislature works remotely …
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By Brandon Block / The Olympian
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12/28/20
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On Wednesday, Dec. 16, United States Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Katie Porter, D-California, introduced the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination …
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By The Chronicle
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12/27/20
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The city of Ellensburg is recovering from a malware attack that left city data encrypted and held hostage by hackers.
Ellensburg Police Department Capt. Dan Hansberry says the city maintained …
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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12/26/20
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A man was found dead in a Federal Way storage facility Friday morning after police and fire personnel were called to a fire at the location.
The fire was reported just before 8 a.m. at the …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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12/26/20
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A state study has found a "high likelihood" that a $2 billion natural gas-based methanol plant proposed for Kalama could slow the rise in global greenhouse gas emissions produced by the global …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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12/26/20
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For 56 years, Adna’s Jim Stafford has been creating artistic gems, namely bronze wildlife sculptures that sit in households around the world.
He traveled the wildlife art circuit across the …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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12/24/20
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Local Girl Scouts Kimberlie Brunner and Susannah Berry, both 15 years old, have earned the highest award for their age group — the Silver Award — by completing work on a sustainable project that …
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By Celene Fitzgerald / cfitzgerald@chronline.com
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12/24/20
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Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, announced this week his assignments on committees for the 2021 Legislative session, scheduled to begin this month. Walsh has been selected as the lead Republican …
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By The Chronicle
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12/24/20
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Tara Groninger was named “Oakvillian of the Year” on Friday night at the Oakville Community Center for her revival of the Oakville Food Bank during a time of great need brought on by the COVID-19 …
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By Celene Fitzgerald / cfitzgerald@chronline.com
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12/24/20
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Centralia Police DepartmentWarrant Arrest• Kimberly R. Iverson, 45, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for an outstanding Lewis County Superior Court warrant after being contacted …
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12/24/20
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A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder for his role in a man’s death whose remains were found near downtown in September.The man was set to appear in Thurston …
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By The Olympian
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12/24/20
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The Thurston County unemployment rate inched up to 6.3 percent in November from a revised figure of 5.5 percent in October, said Jim Vleming, a regional economist with the state Employment Security …
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By The Olympian
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12/24/20
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A new collaborative restoration project is bringing together landowners, conservationists and the timber industry in a rare win-win for environmentalists, anglers, the logging industry and rural …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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12/24/20
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Congress has voted to block the federal government from selling off the transmission lines and other assets of the Bonneville Power Administration, as proposed by the Trump administration.The ban is …
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By Tri-City Herald
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12/24/20
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Thurston County this week announced free Christmas tree collection and drop-off at select locations. Trees must be free of ornaments, lights, stands, nails and tinsel. Flocked trees are …
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By The Chronicle
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12/24/20
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