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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Kevin R. Kemp, 45, Centralia, made a preliminary appearance April 29 for one count of possession with intent to manufacture or …
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5/1/26
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Law enforcement in the Olympia area stopped a suspect fleeing with a baby in a stolen truck on Thursday, April 30.
The baby was unharmed.
Olympia Police Department officers and Thurston …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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The Committee to Elect Ross Nielson announced Friday morning that the current Lewis County assessor will run for reelection. Nielson is currently serving his first term as the county assessor after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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Thurston County Public Works is notifying residents of the initiation of the Littlerock Road Southwest and 113th Avenue Southwest Bridge Replacement and Intersection Improvements Project.
Work …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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"However little television you watch, watch less."
- David McCullough
Those words from historian and author David McCullough (I’m re-reading his brilliant “1776” during this …
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5/1/26
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John Braun commentary: Shine light on governor’s court appointments by requiring Senate confirmation
If the Democrats’ new income tax ends up before the state Supreme Court, as many expect, the case will bring a heightened level of public interest in the justices themselves.
Taxpayers will …
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By Sen. John Braun
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5/1/26
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As April comes to a close and May arrives, homeowners are feeling the financial hit of scraping together enough money to pay property taxes.
Despite a reported “1% cap” on property tax …
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By Rep. John Ley
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5/1/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Wednesday, May 2, 1956, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about investigators ruling the death of Centralia resident Walter Norquist a suicide …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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The Centralia School District held its first Kindergarten Signing Day on Friday at Tiger Stadium, inviting its youngest learners to celebrate the first big step in their education.
“What …
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5/1/26
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The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) on Friday identified the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputies who shot and killed a man following a police pursuit in the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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Last week, state officials attempted to calm local fears that new protections for 77,000 acres of Washington state forestland will jeopardize timberland revenues for Lewis County.
Proceeds from …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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With over 40 residents in attendance, members of the Mossyrock City Council held an open public workshop at the Mossyrock Community Center on Monday, April 27, to discuss a number of proposed …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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The Chehalis School District and Chehalis Police Department on Wednesday clarified circumstances that led to W.F. West High School’s modified lockdown earlier that day.
The modified lockdown, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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By The Chronicle staff
The Spring Youth Fair returned to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, May 1, and continues to Sunday, May 3.
On Friday, the fair is open from 5 to 8 p.m. …
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5/1/26
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‘Audit the votes and open the books’: Former Lewis County GOP leader will run for county auditor job
A race for another Lewis County office is heating up just as candidate filing week arrives.
Three candidates have filed financial disclosures and plan to run for Lewis County auditor this fall …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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Law enforcement in the Olympia area stopped a suspect fleeing with a baby in a stolen truck on Thursday, April 30.
The baby was unharmed.
Olympia Police Department officers and …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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A group of former foster children in Washington who sued the state for failing to protect them from abuse in foster care won a landmark case before the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday that could …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/1/26
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Shortly after purchasing 74 acres in a state timber sale on the northern end of the Olympic Peninsula, Bruce Webster received a phone call from Earth Law Center attorney Elizabeth Dunne. She asked if …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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5/1/26
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Tenino senior pitcher Chloe Grayless only needed 43 pitches to steamroll through the Rochester lineup, throwing a five-inning perfect game as the Beavers beat the Warriors 10-0 Thursday on senior …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/30/26
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TOLEDO — The motto of “Why not us?” was established in 2013 by the Seattle Seahawks. That stuck behind the emotional aspect of those three words and catapulted them to the first Super Bowl in …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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4/30/26
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