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They were once the hunters of Class 2B District 4. Now, the Toledo High School boys basketball team is the hunted. As the program with the crown bestowed upon them, they understand what’s at stake …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that would require the public to produce a passport or birth certificate in most cases to register to vote, less than a year out from November midterm …
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By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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2/11/26
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A countywide ban on mobile syringe exchanges is no more.
Lewis County commissioners have chosen to throw out restrictions on other harm reduction services amid an ongoing legal battle with …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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Recently-appointed Centralia Mayor Norm Chapman — who was reelected as a city councilor in the November election — will resign his seat on the Centralia City Council, and as a result his position …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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Over 220 people tuned in for a Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees special meeting on Tuesday to address the library district’s budget crisis.
About 150 of those people stuck …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/11/26
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Around two dozen attendees once again filled the council chambers at Winlock City Hall on Monday, Feb. 9, for the Winlock City Council’s first regular meeting of the month.
During the meeting, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Michael W. Armendariz, 40, Tacoma, made a preliminary appearance Feb. 9 for one count each of attempting to elude a pursuing police …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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• CAROL MICHELLE VOGEL, 53, Chehalis, died Jan. 30. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin-Brown Funeral Chapel.
• ALFONSO CASTRO HERRERA IV, 53, Mossyrock, died Feb. 8 at Providence …
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2/11/26
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The Washington state Senate has unanimously approved Senate Bill 5977, sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres, a Republican from the 15th Legislative District.
The legislation would require the public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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A motorcyclist was severely injured in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver on northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County on Tuesday.
The at-fault driver, identified by the Washington State Patrol as …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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For more than a century, Washingtonians have exercised a powerful constitutional tool: the initiative process. It exists so that, when the Legislature falters, or citizens feel ignored by the …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno / R-Chehalis
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2/11/26
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If I could sit down with my younger self — really sit down, not to lecture or correct him — I don’t think I’d start with advice.
I’d probably start by listening.
He was trying …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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2/11/26
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The Boistfort School District and the Onalaska School District were passing their respective replacement levies at 75.44% and 54.59%, as of election day, according to Washington state’s official …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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Democrats advanced controversial income tax legislation out of a key Washington state Senate committee on Monday after pledging more proceeds to local public defender costs and increasing a tax break …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/26
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Someone vandalized the Portland auto-shop owned by the husband of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, splashing graffiti targeting the southwest Washington Democrat.
Dean’s Car Care, 1506 N.E. …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/11/26
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Two Texas men pleaded guilty over the last few weeks to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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ABERDEEN — On an overcast afternoon at Stafford Creek Corrections Center, the newest arrivals weren’t wearing the standard prison uniform of khaki shirts and pants. They arrived with wagging …
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By Rachel Friederich / DOC Communications
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2/11/26
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Dozens of folks took the frosty plunge into Mayfield Lake last month to raise support for Lewis County Special Olympics athletes and programs.
The dip into the icy water appears to have been …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/11/26
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The Washington state Department of Ecology announced in a news release that it is leading a geothermal collaborative process to support Washington’s transition to clean energy.
The effort is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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Lightcurve, a broadband provider serving communities across Washington state, recently announced it is making its new high-speed fiber optic networks in Centralia and Chehalis available to customers.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/11/26
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