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The dust has settled around the Thurston County Fair, allowing organizers time to reflect on this year’s successes.
Despite a rainy Saturday morning, the Thurston County Fairgrounds & …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/26/26
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The City of Chehalis has snapped up four used law enforcement vehicles for its local police department as it expands the fleet in hopes of implementing a personal car program.
The Chehalis City …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/26/26
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Discover Lewis County will host the 2026 Discover Lewis County Tourism Summit and Leadership Awards on Friday, Sept. 18, at The Mason Jar in Onalaska.
The countywide event will bring together …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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A former King County resident who was charged with crimes in state and federal court related to his abuse of a 4-year-old was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was located inside a vehicle on United States Forest Service U.S. Forest Service Road 25-0210 within the Gifford Pinchot …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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The former president of the Oakview Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) was sentenced to prison Wednesday in Lewis County Superior Court.
Alejandra M. Robbins, 35, of Centralia, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/26/26
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the new Chehalis location of Impact Staffing Solutions with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Thursday, Sept. 3.
The celebration will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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Members of the Morton City Council approved a pay raise for the caretaker of Gust Backstrom City Park during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 24, after the previous caretaker was let go …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/26/26
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Campaigning was a picnic Monday night as locally based Republican candidates gathered at Lintott-Alexander Park in Chehalis to speak to Lewis County conservatives and enjoy a classic summer picnic.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/26/26
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The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) has named Will Quinby the recipient of its 2026 Pharmacist of the Year Award.
Will Quinby and his wife, Courtney Quinby, are owners of Centralia …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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NAPAVINE — For years, the football program of consistency and championship-esque aspirations in SW Washington has been Napavine High School.
Four straight trips to the Class 2B state title …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/26/26
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The Centralia College volleyball team picked up a preseason win on its home court on Tuesday, sweeping Olympic 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Meleseini Hutchings led the way offensively with 14 kills with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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‘We will get it done’: 175 years in, Chinook Indian Nation is still fighting for federal recognition
In 2001, Gary Johnson celebrated a win that his tribe, the Chinook Indian Nation, had spent decades fighting for: federal recognition.
Then, 18 months later, the government took it away.
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By Chiara Profenna / The Oregonian (TNS)
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8/26/26
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SEATTLE — Washington is suing to stop the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict mail-in voting, days after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for the effort to move forward.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/26/26
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Empty hotel rooms, empty tennis courts, empty parking lot, empty grounds. Jacquelyn Jaech, co-owner of Harmony Meadows Tennis Resort, surveyed her property, deserted except for three Cavalier King …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Days after the U.S. officials slapped new tariffs on Canadian imports, Canada returned fire with its own tariffs Tuesday, and the salvo could land hard in Washington state.
Several of …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Two months before a midterm election that could swing the nation's balance of power, Washington is poised to again sue over President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict voting through the …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Bill Gates wants to tax robots.
Specifically, Gates is calling for a tax on artificial intelligence automated systems, like tokens and robots, that employers may use to slowly replace human …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Iran’s military said it reached a revenue-sharing agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, as the two sides push for a wider deal on the management of the crucial waterway.
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Arsalan Shahla and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says she expects to have a new police chief on board by the beginning of 2027 and named a search committee Tuesday to help find the next candidate.
Wilson received …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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8/26/26
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