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At $15.74, Washington has one of the highest minimum wages in the nation. Yet it takes nearly double that wage to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the state without draining income needed for other …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/15/23
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A 28-year-old man accused of pepper spraying a driver to steal his car Monday is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Jake Alexander Adams attended his preliminary …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/15/23
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After Parris Miller received his first criminal conviction at age 14 for possessing stolen property in 1994, he has never spent more than five years out of the state's custody, Pierce County …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/14/23
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Researchers in recent decades have hardly seen wolverines on their own in the Cascade Mountain Range.
But for several years running, the Cascade Carnivore Project has documented a wolverine …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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Editor’s Note: To have wedding or anniversary announcements published in The Chronicle at no cost, email stories and photos to news@chronline.com. Typically, announcements are done with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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The battle of Pine Street Plaza in Centralia was won with pride last Saturday.
On one side, there was a neo-Nazi fight group — a self-proclaimed white supremacist, Swastika-sporting …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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Harold Borovec, considered by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum to be the organization’s “founder and father,” a longtime rail engineer, steam train preservationist and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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It’s been a busy year so far for the Rake Force, a veteran-owned regenerative agroforestry and conservation startup based in Toledo.
What started as a small venture to provide …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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After the former location of Papa Pete’s Pizza and Shari’s Restaurant burned down in March, the City of Centralia decided to give the property owner a couple months to voluntarily clean …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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After a group of self-identified white supremacists showed up at a Pride celebration last weekend in downtown Centralia, city officials spoke out during the Centralia City Council meeting Tuesday …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Two bicycles were reported stolen from the 200 block of North Buckner Street just after 8 a.m. on June 12.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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An 86-year-old library patron returned a first edition copy of George Orwell’s novel “1984” to the Multnomah County Library this week, 65 years after its due date.
The library …
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By Nick Gibson / The Oregonian (TNS)
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6/14/23
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Following a reception held at Chehalis City Hall for Adam Fulbright, the city’s new fire chief, Mayor Tony Ketchum swore Fulbright in at the beginning of Monday evening’s Chehalis City …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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Jean Bluhm will be the guest speaker at the Historic Borst Home Museum open house, which is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17.
Bluhm will show and speak about her collection of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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On Monday, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, announced the Lewis County Public Utility District No. 1 (PUD) will receive a grant of over $24.2 million for rural broadband expansion through …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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Bail has been set at $15,000 for a woman accused of threatening a man with a knife at a campground on Centralia Alpha Road on Friday, June 9.
The suspect, Juana Rosa Bognacki, 60, of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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A 19-year-old was charged with second-degree assault in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday for allegedly punching a man in the face at George Washington Park in Centralia on June 1.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/14/23
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The WSU Lewis County Master Gardeners are inviting the public to events set for July.
At 10 a.m., July 15, an event titled “Growing and Caring for Hydrangeas” will be held at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair Association will hold its annual 4-H and FFA Barn Bash at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds in the 4-H livestock barn.
Pulled …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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