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The Centralia City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to set the 2025 property tax levy with a 1% increase to be collected in 2026.
Councilors Mark Westley and Norm Chapman voted against raising the …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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The Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) has recognized Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, for his leadership in delivering state capital budget funding for the Tenino Agriculture Innovation …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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The Port of Chehalis Commission unanimously adopted its 2026 budget during its Tuesday, Oct. 21, special business meeting.
According to the port’s operating budget included in its …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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A Centralia Middle School student was recognized last week as the first-ever district student to earn a perfect score on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) in English Language Arts.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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Seven weeks after the Centralia City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the development of large warehouses and distribution centers, the council hosted a hearing during its Tuesday evening …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has reported toxic algae blooms for Offut Lake and Lake Lawrence, a news release from Thurston County Public Health and Social Services stated.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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Voting on annexation in Chehalis could be coming in the next few weeks.
After the Chehalis City Council elected to recess its portion of the Oct. 20 joint public hearing with the Lewis County …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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The Centralia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a professional services agreement with The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company for on-call arborist services.
The city solicited …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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The mediation carousel between the City of Centralia, Lewis County and the Port of Centralia continues to spin.
Two weeks after the Centralia City Council provided its initial thoughts on the …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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According to a recent news release from the Lewis County Auditor’s Office, no stamp is needed to mail a ballot, but it must be postmarked by election day, Nov. 4. Any ballots returned with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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Firehouse Construction is celebrating its new business launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Friday, Nov. 7, according to a news release from the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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Centralia College will host bestselling author Stephanie Land for a free community presentation from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the Corbet Theatre inside Washington Hall, a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/29/25
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A candidate for Centralia City Council and Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope exchanged accusations of name-calling and dishonesty during the Board of Lewis County Commissioners business meeting …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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The Camano Island man accused of driving an estimated 160 mph in an attempt to elude a state trooper on Interstate 5 in Lewis County last week made a second preliminary appearance in Lewis County …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/29/25
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On the 254th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the latest round of takes on the Opinion page, a feisty Toledo council meeting, …
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10/29/25
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A homeless man was struck and killed by a garbage truck in Eastlake on Tuesday morning, according to Seattle police.
The man was lying in front of garbage and recycling dumpsters in the middle …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Thurston County was closing in on having all power restored to area utility customers this morning until an outage just before noon Tuesday, according to Puget Sound Energy and Find Energy data.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Washington has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to require the agency to use contingency funding to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/29/25
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The state's Women Infants and Children Nutrition Program will not have the money to offer people benefits if the federal government's shutdown continues past late November, a state health official …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/29/25
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Voters who have not submitted their ballots yet should stop submitting them through the mail due to unprecedented concerns ballots will not be postmarked in time for the election, according to …
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Emry Dinman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/29/25
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