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After writing that it was “bad policy” and “unlawful” just weeks prior, Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope has changed his tune about a proposed wildlife refuge in his …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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4/7/21
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Onalaska High School’s aquaculture students were joined by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife advisers, members of the Chehalis Tribe and U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/2/21
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The Skookumchuck Dam was built in 1970 to create a reservoir of water for one purpose: supplying water to the Centralia Steam Plant.
With the plant scheduled to close in 2025, the …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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3/19/21
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Centralia Mayor Susan Luond shared a letter with the city council on Tuesday evening addressing the plan by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to acquire 9,600 acres of land owned …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/10/21
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Both the Chehalis and Centralia city councils were asked by Lewis County commissioners to submit a letter opposing the plan by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to acquire 9,600 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/24/21
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I'm opposed to the TransAlta proposal from the WDFW.It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to make the decision to not allow WDFW to use taxpayer money again to steal 9,600 acres of the TransAlta …
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2/19/21
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Yes, I support the efforts of TransAlta and the WDFW working together to create a wildlife recreation area. I realize my title is a bit boring, but it is certainly accurate and to the point, unlike …
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2/15/21
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Back in 2011, I was hired by TransAlta to help with their public relations efforts after the agreement was hammered out with the state to shutter the two massive coal-burning boilers.The first boiler …
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By Michael Wagar / For The Chronicle
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2/12/21
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I’m writing to refute the recent comments Lewis County officials made regarding the proposed Transalta land acquisition by WDFW.They claim Lewis County has plenty of open, public land in the east, …
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2/12/21
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As Lewis County assessor, I have concerns about the gift of approximately 9,600 acres of TransAlta land to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and I am opposed to the acquisition by …
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By Dianne Dorey
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2/10/21
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The South Lewis County Regional Airport at Toledo doesn’t have enough room to support a large commercial or cargo freight airport on its 95-acre footprint.At least, that’s what Lewis County …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/8/21
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Terry Dalton Towner, 73, passed away Jan. 19, 2021, in Olympia, Wash., at Providence St. Peter Hospital, after a short battle with lung cancer.
Terry was born July 30, 1947, in Centralia, to …
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2/3/21
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It was another Monday morning at the United Way of Lewis County’s downtown Chehalis headquarters, but it was anything but the normal start of the work week.It was early December 2007, and …
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By Eric Schwartz / eschwartz@chronline.com
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2/1/21
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The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced its intention to acquire 9,600 acres of land from the TransAlta power plant property north of Centralia.To many people, the …
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By Jami Lund
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1/29/21
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is looking into acquiring nearly 10,000 acres of the TransAlta-owned property formerly used for the Centralia Mine with intentions to turn it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/18/21
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