W.F. West graduate Emily Malonee sprays fellow graduate Makenzie Dotson with Goofy Spray during the graduation commencement ceremony at W.F. West High School on Saturday, June 7.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson gives a thumbs-up to his family during his inaugural address at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
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George high-fives his grandson Kenzo after making a putt during a summer camp for incarcerated parents and their families at Cedar Creek Corrections Center in Littlerock on Thursday, Aug. 28.
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Liam Gilmore, left, and Elijah McHenery kayak through flood water over Peters Road to bring supplies to McHenery’s mom in Randle on Thursday, Dec. 11.
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Little Miss Friendly 2024 Hadleigh Westover ties the signature Little Miss Friendly cape on winner Kimber Serl during the 2025 Little Miss Friendly ceremony at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
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From the left, Cowlitz Falls Hyroelectric project manager Joe First explains the hydraulic turbine to Lewis County PUD Commissioner Dave Fenn and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez during a tour of the Cowlitz River Dam in Randle on Friday, Aug. 8.
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Wood beams from the original lookout structure sit in a pile at the High Rock Lookout in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest overlooking Mount Rainier on Sunday, Aug. 17.
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Cows graze in a field in Doty on Wednesday July 2.
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Jordan Norton reacts to getting hit with a snowball on the Centralia College campus on Thursday, Feb. 13.
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Angus Nicholson competes in the spring board event during the first day of the Morton Loggers Jubilee Logging Show at the Jubilee Arena in Morton on Saturday, Aug. 9.
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The Cowlitz River runs under a washed out area of the foundation of a home in Packwood on Thursday, Dec. 11.
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Erik Guy walks with his lamb after showing in the Southwest Junior Livestock Auction at the Southwest Washington Fair on Friday, Aug. 15.
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Publisher Chad Taylor speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Centralia-Chehails Chamber of Commerce at The Chronicle in Centralia on Thursday, Dec. 18.
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Tara Lindholm smiles during a polar plunge at Mayfield Lake on Saturday, Jan. 25.
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Luke Yapp competes in the annual Castle Jam at the White Pass Ski Area on Saturday, March 15.
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The sun sets at Mount Rainier National Park as seen from the Skyline Loop Trail on Monday, Sept. 22.
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A biker rides through mist provided by the Poyne’s house next to Centralia College during the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic in Centralia on Saturday, July 12.
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A contestant throws a sock at a chicken during the Independence Valley Chicken Races at Independence Valley Community Hall in Rochester on Sunday, June 29. What started as a way to save the Independence Valley Community Hall, the chicken races have been a tradition in the community for 49 years, according to local organizers.
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Cooper Fallon reterieves a frog for kids to take for the Toledo Cheese Days frog jumping contest at Toledo High School on Friday, July 11.
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An attendee holds a sign during a Tuesday, July 8, business meeting at the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis.
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Cherry blossoms are seen in full bloom at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, April 2.
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A WSP Crime Lab employee takes photos of the crime scene after two deceased bodies were found at a residence in Winlock on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
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Nick Somero, president of the Pacific County chapter of the Washington Farm Forestry Association, and Patty Vance admire the forest at Wild Thyme Farm in Oakville on Tuesday, July 15. Vance’s farm Elmore-Vance Tree Farm was named Lewis County Tree Farmer of the Year in 2019 and Washington State Tree Farmer of the Year in 2020.
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Luciana Young sleds down East Locust Street in Centralia on Thursday, Feb. 13.
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Onalaska students Hannah Gones, left, and Blake Reid transfer steelhead to be clipped in the steelhead hatchery at Onalaska High School on Monday, Sept. 8.
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Rainier students participate in a candlelight vigil for Deven Borgen outside of Rainier High School on Friday, Nov. 21.
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