The Washington state House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday to “join the people of the State of Washington in commending, saluting, and honoring Trooper Justin …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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Undeterred by strong winds and rain, members of the community joined fallen Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin R. Schaffer’s family and colleagues in unveiling a monument erected in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / efitzgeralnd@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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Construction of the much-anticipated United Learning Center (ULC) planned for downtown Centralia has been delayed six months to allow project partners time to finish preparing documents the state …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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Lewis County’s COVID-19 case rates continue to decline, with county data showing the lowest weekly caseload in several months at 29 cases. One outbreak in a congregate setting still lingers, …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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When a child ends up in a situation in which they have to move on their own, whether to a foster home or to a permanent living situation, they often have social workers and court-appointed advocates …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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Dial-a-Ride Twin Transit (DARTT) is expanding.
Twin Transit’s door-to-door ride program can now service Centralia, Chehalis, Olympia, Napavine, Morton, Pe Ell, Tumwater, Mossyrock, Toledo …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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The legacy of Shanghai Cafe will live on thanks to its new owners, the Doans, who have spent the last two years renovating the nearly 100-year-old restaurant whose Chinese cuisine and butterfly sign …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Crashes
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision in the 3000 block of Borst Avenue was reported just after 2:30 p.m. on March 22.
• A non-injury, …
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3/24/21
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Online school is not just for the kids.
Centralia College and the Centralia Prevention Coalition are partnering to offer a free virtual class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays from April 7 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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In terms of long-term development, Chehalis “doesn’t have a plan.”
That’s according to long-time resident Steve Ryan, who lambasted city officials this week, arguing that …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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After winter storms resulted in $21 million of damage across Washington, the state’s U.S. lawmakers joined together this month to urge President Joe Biden to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, is proposing that Washington state use a chunk of funding from the latest federal stimulus package to address blocked fish passages across the state and to help counties …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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The Centralia City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would make it more affordable for developers to build permanent supportive housing in Centralia.
If …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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3/24/21
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The next meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area Board, the guiding government body behind Twin Transit, will be held virtually at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30.
To access the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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A bill moving through the Washington Legislature would allow workers to bring legal action if labor laws are not upheld.
The bill, House Bill 1076, would allow a person to bring suit as a …
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By Angelica Relente / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/24/21
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A Pierce County Superior Court judge has ruled that Amtrak is strictly liable for the claim of its engineer who sued for his injuries after a deadly 2017 derailment near DuPont.
"The judge will …
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Alexis Krell / The News Tribune
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3/24/21
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In 2008, voters in 30 of the 39 Washington counties approved the Death with Dignity Act, allowing terminally ill, competent adults with six months or less to live to request lethal doses of …
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By Sara Gentzler / The Olympian
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3/24/21
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After the pandemic forced the cancellation of its 2020 “Most Important Meal of the Year” breakfast event, the Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County will host their fundraising event …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/24/21
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Centralia police and the Riverside Fire Authority responded to a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Harrison and Belmont avenues in Centralia at about 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
One vehicle …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/21
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