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In the fall, the Toledo football team’s strategy to a historic season was to get off to a hot start in the first quarter.
In the winter, the Toledo boys basketball team seems to be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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In its first game in the 2026 calendar year, the Napavine boys basketball team picked up where it left off in 2025 with a dominant 90-57 victory against Morton-White Pass in Morton Friday night.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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Nine Adna Pirates, including five in double figures, contributed to the boys basketball team’s highest scoring game since Jan. 19, 2024, as they cruised past Mossyrock 85-41 Friday night at home.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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TUMWATER — When the Black Hills boys basketball team came back from the Christmas break, they had one New Year’s resolution for 2026.
Play better defense.
The Wolves had given up an …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/2/26
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A Chehalis man accused of strangling his girlfriend and trapping her in her home so she couldn’t call the police in early December was arrested Thursday on a $50,000 warrant.
A Lewis …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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A Chehalis man with previous convictions is now facing another domestic violence assault charge after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face on New Year’s Eve.
Jeremiah James …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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Bail is set at $75,000 for a Thurston County man accused of raping a drunk woman at a New Year’s Eve party in Chehalis.
Louie Edward Young, 31, of Rochester, was arrested and booked into …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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On the 260th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the latest in taxes, the most recent dramatics from Morton, a tree that remains alive in …
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1/2/26
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While traditional coffee shops partner their brews with pastries or other breakfast menu items for sale, Tony and Ashley Bledsoe of Centralia decided their coffee shop — Vagabond Coffee PNW — …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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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 …
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By Rob Richards
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1/2/26
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A new year has arrived, and I’m celebrating with a fine gift from my friend, noted “history sleuth” Edna Fund.
During a delightful New Year’s Day visit, Edna gave our family a …
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1/2/26
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Let's Go Washington has a Friday deadline – the day after New Year’s Day – to submit nearly 309,000 valid signatures for two new legislative initiatives concerning parental rights in schools …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/2/26
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A Thurston County man is facing possible DUI charges after he allegedly crossed the center lane of state Route 3 and crashed into a dump truck near Shelton on Friday.
Kenneth S. McMillian, …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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At 9 a.m. on New Year's Day, a crowd swarmed around the normally sleepy Offut Lake Resort near Tenino.
People bundled in sweatpants, jackets and scarves scurried into the Lady of the Lake Public …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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A vehicle in Mason County was suspended by powerlines on U.S. 101 on Thursday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The driver struck powerlines over the roadway and "continued …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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Just ahead of the new year, a new Centralia resident celebrated her 100th birthday.
According to her family, she became the oldest member of the Yurok Tribe in the process. The Yurok Tribe’s …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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Residents within the Chehalis urban growth area (UGA) are taking action in an attempt to put the act of annexation up for referendum through a petition.
Critics of the annexation, which was …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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Thurston County Emergency Management is asking residents and businesses to report any damage from the December 2025 severe storms — even if the damage seems minor.
“Reports of flooding, wind …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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Lewis County and federal representatives are on the road this week to assess flood damage following several atmospheric rivers in the region last month.
The Lewis County Department of Emergency …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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• SHAWN MARIE GRUBB, 56, Centralia, died Dec. 24 at Silver Acres II Adult Family Home. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• DUANE EDWIN SMITH, 89, …
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1/2/26
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