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A 35-year-old man was arrested Aug. 26 in Centralia after he allegedly stole two beers and a pack of cigarettes from the Apex II Food grocery store — and then ran from police and hid in the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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Although no official vote was taken, the Centralia City Council seemingly aligned with the opinion that the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) should close the Bob Oke Game Farm, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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At the most recent public update on the ongoing nitrate contamination affecting the water supply for a number of Centralia residents, Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope called for the relocation of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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The Centralia City Council approved a contract with the Washington state Recreation Conservation Office (RCO) to accept a $1,000,050 grant for replacement of the Borst Park Softball Complex stadium …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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Two ceramic artists with a deep love of community, art and the natural world have inspired creation of an artful rocky seascape brimming with lifelike marine life at a rural setting outside Tenino.
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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8/27/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jared S. Armitage, 21, of Centralia, was arrested at about 12:20 p.m. Aug. 25 and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for fourth-degree assault, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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Students at Rainier Middle School and Rainier High School can expect new cellphone restrictions to start the school year.
According to John Beckman, Rainier’s middle and high school …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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While most traditional car shows focus on having completed project cars, the Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival also welcomes rusty rides alongside polished paint and chrome, as long as the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The Lewis County Democratic Central Committee has launched a Community Priorities Survey to better understand what residents across the county see as the most pressing issues facing their families …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The “sanctuary state” policies promoted by current Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson and state Attorney General Nick Brown undermine federal immigration law, put the state at significant …
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Commentary by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen
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8/27/25
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I’m not sure about you, but the addition of on-ramp meters here on Interstate 5 is a welcome and exciting addition to the congestion we already have.
Now, like the big cities we love …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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8/27/25
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The latest round of overreach by the Trump regime includes threatening cities with military deployment. Do you know who does that? Dictators do.
Also notice that the cities he is threatening are …
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8/27/25
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Letter writer Dennis Shain of Centralia must have mixed up the political parties. He stated that the Republicans are big whiners.
Obviously, he’s confused. It wasn’t the Republicans …
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8/27/25
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The Chehalis Tribal Emergency Management Team demonstrated its Deployed Logic (DLX) ASAP Shelter system at the Tribal Administration Center in Oakville on Friday, Aug. 22, according to a recent news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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Over the last three weeks, federal, state and local law enforcement have been working to dismantle a cartel-connected drug trafficking ring distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an acoustic music jam on Friday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lewis County Historical Museum, located at 599 NW Front Way in downtown …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The City of Centralia is focusing on litter cleanup and removal of noxious weeds as the city council approved three contracts Tuesday night to further those efforts.
The first such contract is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The Centralia Police Department (CPD), through approval from the Centralia City Council Tuesday, has purchased 30 new Tasers from Axon in a five-year contract.
CPD’s current Tasers were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/27/25
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The City of Chehalis has received a Safe Routes to School grant award in the amount of $1,751,000 from the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for pedestrian and bicycle safety …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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Chehalis City Council approves increasing funding for joint Flood Strategy Investment Plan with port
The Chehalis City Council unanimously approved $208,834 in increased funding for the joint Flood Strategy Investment Plan (FSIP) with the Port of Chehalis during the council’s Monday night …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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8/27/25
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