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Tumwater resident Brandon Weedon, owner of Fatso’s Bar & Grill in neighboring Olympia, has been selected by the Tumwater City Council to fill the position 1 vacancy. The vacancy was created …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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In the months leading up to the state's 2026 legislative session, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, hinted frequently at his desire for Washington state to embrace nuclear energy.
A bill filed …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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According to a report released by the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Washington state, and Lewis County in particular, provide top-level pre-hospital care to people having heart …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Marcy Khan, 55, California, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged third-degree theft and third-degree attempted theft in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders issued an apology Friday for his involvement in an online spat with Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank.
Sanders and Swank exchanged insults in the comments …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/12/26
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• KEITH RICHARD MALONE, 45, Chehalis, died Dec. 19 at home. Arrangements are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel.
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1/12/26
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When President Abraham Lincoln recited the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863, in a Pennsylvania cemetery where many of the 7,000 fallen soldiers still awaited burial four months after the infamous …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/12/26
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I grew up in Pe Ell, and Lewis County shaped my sense of what community looks like.
That's why the response to the recent posts about the ICE protests has stayed with me.
It wasn't just the …
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1/12/26
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A free society runs on two things most of us claim to value, no matter what yard sign we put out every two years: the consistent enforcement of the law and leaders who don’t pour gasoline on public …
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By Chad Taylor / For The Chronicle
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1/12/26
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The Washington state Legislature gavels in for a short, 60-day session this week.
Before the first bill is even read, we’ve already been flooded with warnings from our local legislators: …
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By Zac Eckstein
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1/12/26
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In January, winter has a way of sorting things out — including what really matters and what only looks like it does.
I remember trying to wear my unlined Levi jacket to school in Grand …
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1/12/26
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For decades, Washington has held an unfortunate title: having one of the most unfair tax systems in the country.
Despite being home to some of the world’s richest people, our tax rules are …
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By Rob Richards / For Thurston Chronicle
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1/12/26
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As the 2026 legislative session begins, lawmakers are once again facing a multibillion-dollar budget gap. They were in the same spot last year — and they responded by passing the largest tax …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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1/12/26
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Demonstrators held up signs condemning ICE during a demonstration and vigil at George Washington Park in Centralia on Sunday, Jan. 11.
The “ICE out for Good” event comes after the killing of …
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1/12/26
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The Tumwater Fire Department celebrated a new Thurston County Medic One ambulance with a push-in ceremony at the Tumwater Fire Department North End Station on Friday, Jan. 9.
“The newest …
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1/12/26
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) recently welcomed nationally recognized librarian and social media creator Mychal Threets to the Lacey Timberland Library for a special collaboration with the viral …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and other city leaders are condemning the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in …
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By Spencer Pauley /The Center Square
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1/12/26
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The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) raised alarms in a recent news release about a “historic collapse” in Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber sales on state trust …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed over 2,500 special election ballots to military and overseas voters registered in the Centralia, Olympia, Tenino and Tumwater school …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer fined Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington $300,000 on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for violations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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