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Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in next year’s legislative session, despite a tightening budget …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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10/27/25
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As the rainy season arrives and water levels rise, salmon are migrating upstream to their spawning grounds, with many getting there through the streams that run through popular trails, recreation …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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A 67-year-old Oregon woman was announced dead at Providence St. Peter Hospital Friday from injuries suffered during a single-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 near Lacey, according to a press memo …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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Despite a weekend filled with stormy weather, members of Rural Lewis County Indivisibles came to Centralia from as far away as Packwood on Saturday, Oct. 25, to protest what they call a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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Tensions were high amid discussion of code enforcement and the codes themselves in town, as members of the Toledo City Council met Monday, Oct. 20, for their second regular meeting of the month.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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Controversy and outrage over the conditions in the state-run Green Hill School juvenile detention facility located in Chehalis have been constant for more than two years as overcrowding has caused …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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Dr. Lindsay Schwarz, PhD, was named the 2026 Centralia High School Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the Centralia Rotary Club and the Distinguished Alumni Committee Oct. 20.
A 1999 graduate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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Over the past few decades, a Southwest Washington contemporary artist who lives near Rochester has cultivated her love of many different forms of art as well as a personal landscape filled with …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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10/27/25
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Lewis County is warning residents to verify their flood insurance policies as heavy rains batter Western Washington and flooding season gets underway.
According to a news release from Lewis …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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Last week was Flood Awareness Week in Thurston County, and county leaders used the opportunity to remind residents to get “flood smart” before winter storms arrive, a news release from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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WorkSource Thurston will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, for an opportunity to connect with a diverse range of employers, including many Washington state departments, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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A Camano Island man faces felony charges after he allegedly drove an estimated 160 mph in an attempt to elude a state trooper on Interstate 5 in Lewis County on Oct. 22.
Jeanpierre M. Grose, 23, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/27/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Alexander C. Rickman, 20, Mossyrock, was arrested in the 3500 block of Steelhammer Drive at about 1:53 p.m. Oct. 25 for allegedly assaulting a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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• KATHRYN LOUISE HALSAN, 73, Centralia, died Oct. 17. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin-Brown Funeral Chapel.
• WILLIAM HAROLD CHILDRESS , 77, Rochester, died Oct. 22 at …
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10/27/25
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The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help curb a drop in donor turnout this fall.
Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are asked to book a time …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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Washington State University Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers will host two leaf exchange events this fall: one on Saturday, Nov. 1, and another on Nov. 22 at the Floral …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/25
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I am writing to address an important misrepresentation in the article published on Oct. 23 about the annexation meeting with the City of Chehalis and Lewis County. The article incorrectly stated that …
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10/27/25
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For more than 20,000 youngsters in Southwest Washington, a visit to Jack-o-Lantern Valley northwest of Centralia proved a highlight of the Halloween season during the 1970s and 1980s.
Children …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/27/25
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Well, congratulations, Democrats, you did it. You saved democracy. I didn’t think I’d even get to vote this year. After all, I was told Trump had already declared himself emperor, …
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By Chad Taylor
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10/27/25
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If you live in Centralia and have received your ballot for the November election, you may notice a question of critical importance to residents of the Hub City.
The City of Centralia is asking …
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10/27/25
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