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Amid low returns, fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a closure to sportfishing in the Queets, Quinault, Humptulips and Chehalis …
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3/5/21
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A Centralia man was found guilty of second-degree assault of a child in Lewis County’s first 12-person jury trial under COVID-19 conditions since October.
Cory M. Caldwell had been accused …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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Chris Richardson, who worked in economic development for the Chehalis Tribe and who had recently been active with the Port of Olympia, suffered a heart attack and died Feb. 24, according to those …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/5/21
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that salmon fishing is closed on the Cowlitz River, Cispus River and Lake Scanewa effective Friday, March 5. It will be closed until further …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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A former guard at the Green Hill School, a juvenile rehabilitation facility in Chehalis, was indicted late Wednesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for delivering …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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A greater number of Washingtonians are set to become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in the coming weeks as Gov. Jay Inslee announced a tentative timeline for subsequent phases of dose …
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Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle
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3/5/21
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Watch out for a new scam from a fake Washington State Employment Security Department that's being sent by text message.
The fraudulent text claims to be from the state's WA eServices and says the …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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The first shipment of the third COVID-19 vaccine to secure emergency-use approval from the federal government arrived in Washington state this week.
The shipment came only days after President Joe …
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Ryan Blethen / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, is now accepting submissions for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, her office announced Thursday.
The competition is open to all high school …
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Calley Hair / The Columbian
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3/5/21
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Anglers had a chance to dip for smelt during a limited-opening recreational fishery on Tuesday as a portion of the Cowlitz River was open to recreational dip netting along the shore from 8 a.m. to 1 …
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By Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
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3/4/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Crashes
• A non-injury, one-vehicle collision was reported in the 600 block of Harrison Avenue just before 11 a.m. on March 1.
• A non-injury, …
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3/4/21
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Washington State Parks invites visitors to help celebrate the agency’s 108th birthday on Friday, March 19, by enjoying a state park for free that day.
March 19 is the third of 12 State …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/21
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The outlook is bleak for any chance of opening razor clam digs at any beach this season, with stubbornly high domoic acid levels continuing to make the clams unsafe to eat.
"No future razor clam …
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By Dan Hammock / The Daily World
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3/4/21
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Michael Bannan was appointed to the Chehalis City Council Monday night by the remaining six council members to fill the position that was left vacant following former mayor pro-tem Chad …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/21
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Signups for Lewis County’s Thursday mass vaccination clinic hit a snag this week, as the county’s online sign-ups were not linked-to on the state’s Phase Finder program like …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/4/21
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In the middle of a tense stalemate with the city of Chehalis, Lewis County Lollipop Guild founder Kyle Wheeler is still waiting for the go-ahead to erect a progressive billboard next to the …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/4/21
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A Centralia man is facing assault and robbery charges after he allegedly attacked a former roommate with a knife and then allegedly broke into her house two months later, holding a knife to her …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/4/21
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge has set bail at $250,000 for a Sumner man who allegedly broke into an ex-partner’s house and threatened a man with a hatchet on Feb. 13 after having eluded …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/4/21
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It was billed as a discussion titled "The State of Our Democracy: Bridging the Political Divide in WA." But the exchange between the state's GOP and Democratic Party chairs Wednesday night was more …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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3/4/21
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In a report released last week, Attorney General Bob Ferguson found most law enforcement agencies hadn’t fully complied with a new Washington state law stemming from Initiative 940 that …
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By Sara Gentzler / The Olympian
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3/4/21
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