With Lewis County Transit’s fleet of diesel engine buses aging and incurring more repair costs, the public transit system on Monday, March 18, accepted the first of three hydrogen-powered buses …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/18/24
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Though it was balmy by mountain standards and conditions were a tad bit slushy, dozens of competitors stepped into their ski or snowboard bindings to compete in the White Pass Ski Area’s 2024 …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/18/24
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Supporters of salmon recovery efforts in Washington state were optimistic going into this year's short 60-day legislative session.
There was bipartisan support for habitat restoration, with …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/18/24
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Centralia restaurant Hash will host a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) in early April 2024, according to a news release from the show.
America’s Best Restaurants, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/24
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Three puppies that were inside a vehicle that crashed about 200 feet down an embankment near White Pass last week have all been rescued and returned to the victim’s family.
The puppies are …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/24
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Considered a “Hail Mary,” Lewis County officials believe scheduling $52 million in transportation funding for local projects is on track to be among the biggest successes in the state …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/18/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At 12:20 p.m. on March 15, a caller reported someone was stealing gas from a car in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue. The suspect fled the scene in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/24
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• DOUGLAS C. STEVENSON, 67, Raymond, died March 13 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
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3/18/24
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Despite my rich Irish ancestry, with 96 percent of my DNA tracing back to Ireland, I mark most St. Patrick’s Days simply by wearing green to avoid being pinched.
This year, though, I …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/18/24
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Pyramid on Front St., a new business in Winlock, has scheduled a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for March 22, according to the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce.
The former …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/24
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Twentieth Legislative District state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, welcomed a group of students from the Chehalis School District’s VISIONS program to the state Capitol last week, explaining …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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3/18/24
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The Tenino High School band is a favorite at Beaver sporting events and school concerts.
Now, the energy and fun brought to its music program by Andrew Bowerly is getting some pretty hefty …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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3/18/24
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Yes, it’s true. St. Patrick’s Day weekend broke temperature records throughout Western Washington.
But you could feel all that.
Blue skies, sunshine, hanging out, taking it …
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By Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times
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3/18/24
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A 67-year-old motorcyclist was injured in Mason County Saturday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol.
About 4:40 p.m., the Bremerton man was headed north on his motorcycle on …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/18/24
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OLYMPIA — After another year of debate, Washington lawmakers again set aside a proposal to lower the legal limit for driving drunk.
But at least one senator changed his mind from undecided …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/18/24
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OSO, Snohomish County, Wash. — Ron Thompson drives his pickup a few times a week to this sacred place and waits with a heavy heart, a mental trove of stories and a green bag of laminated …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/18/24
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PEORIA, Ariz. — He first noticed it while driving to the field one day in 2019.
Ty Buttrey was a relief pitcher with the Angels at the time, succeeding in a way some told him he never …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/18/24
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Gov. Jay Inslee will soon likely sign a bill into law that will require Washington smelt dippers to get a license before they wade out with their nets.
Recreational fishing licenses have …
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By Caleb Barber / The Daily News
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3/18/24
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During recent marine heat waves, millions of gelatinous, pickle-like filter feeders washed up on West Coast beaches.
Little has been understood about how the population explosion of the …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/18/24
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A search and rescue team recovered the body of a 61-year-old solo hiker at the bottom of a cliff near Horsetail Falls Trailhead on Saturday.
The unidentified woman had been expected back on …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/17/24
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