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Tommy L. Ragan, a former Lewis County resident who was convicted in 1977 for the murder of Bruce Allen Kim and whose conviction was recently overturned, has died.
He was 81.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners has announced the dedication of the “Gary Stamper Memorial Overlook” east of Mossyrock along U.S. Highway 12 will be held on Wednesday, June 4.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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To celebrate National Police Week, the Centralia Police Department swore in two new officers and handed out its 2024 awards and recognitions during the Centralia City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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Business at the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library was booming in 2024, according to statistics presented by Manager Muriel Wheatley at the Monday Chehalis City Council meeting.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Property was reported stolen from a yard in the 900 block of Northwest Oregon Way just before 9:40 a.m. on May 10.
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5/14/25
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• DANNIS ANN HURLEY, 84, Tenino, died May 12 at Magnolia Woods Adult Family Home in Olympia. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• HARLEY MILLER, 88, …
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A woman is facing felony charges for allegedly breaking into a Centralia apartment complex in February and stealing a coin machine.
Ermelinda Baldovinos, 40, of Randle, was charged April 30 with …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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Chehalis United Methodist Church, one of five churches participating in Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County’s safe parking program, will host a neighborhood informational meeting in its …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/14/25
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I am a Mineral Creek neighbor of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (MRSR) and logging museum. I am a forester with years of experience walking and working in the woods along the railroad right-of-way …
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“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United …
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It’s being reported that Three Mile Island nuclear plants will be restarted soon. The project will be renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center.
The driving force behind its restart is the …
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office will honor hundreds of citizens who have voted for 50 years or more at a “Civic Pride Honor Roll” ceremony on Thursday, June 12, at 2 p.m. in …
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5/14/25
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Beginning on Friday, May 23, the Centralia Outlets shopping center will extend its hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. …
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5/14/25
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The former location of Umpqua Bank in Centralia, located at 215 N. Pearl St., is back on the open market two years after the Centralia City Council voted to purchase the building to operate its …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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The City of Centralia will likely hire two additional police officers as the city council voted Tuesday night to increase police levels of service to 1.67 commissioned officers per 1,000 residents, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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A suspect who was injured in a May 7 shootout at a home in Centralia has been booked into the Lewis County Jail and is being held on $5 million bail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s …
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5/14/25
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A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend, breaking her phone and destroying other property inside her Centralia home in July was arrested Monday on a $25,000 warrant.
A judge ruled Tuesday to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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Two Thurston County deputies were injured Tuesday in a fight with a person suspected of harassing a public defense attorney.
The incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. at a home near Johnson …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/14/25
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Dozens of participants took part in the 2025 Lewis County Drug Court 5K in Chehalis on Monday, May 12.
The Foundation for the Therapeutic Courts of Lewis County and Lewis County Drug Court …
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office on Tuesday, May 13, issued a news release asking residents of Lewis County to be on the lookout for a scam using falsified lien notices.
In the news …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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