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A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat.
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Tucked away in a corner of Washington’s Yakima Valley is the small town of Sunnyside, made up of roughly 17,000 residents, a majority of whom are Latino and some lack legal status.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s point person for working with state lawmakers has resigned.
The key departure from Ferguson’s team comes as he heads into the final six weeks of his …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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This week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. John James, R-Michigan, introduced the bipartisan Helping Heroes Act, which seeks to support veteran families’ access to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Republican state legislators Sen. John Braun, Rep. Peter Abbarno and Rep. Ed Orcutt, who represent the 20th Legislative District, will host a virtual town hall at 6:30 p.m. March 25 via Zoom to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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The Centralia Police Department is investigating fraud that occurred in Centralia on March 10 involving a woman who was nearly scammed out of $25,000.
The victim was reportedly contacted via …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Three school districts in Lewis County, including two that had measures fail on the February ballot, will have levy renewal proposals on the upcoming April 22 special election ballot.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/14/25
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With the Fort Borst Park joint artificial turf project now completed, the Centralia City Council on Tuesday, March 11, voted unanimously to create a turf maintenance and replacement fund to pay for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/14/25
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• GLENN ALDRICH, 88, Mossyrock, died March 8 at his home. A Masonic graveside service will be held for family at Klickitat Cemetery and a community-wide celebration of life will be held at a …
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3/14/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Drug violation
• A 58-year-old Winlock man and a 39-year-old Castle Rock woman were cited for possession of fentanyl in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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For more than 200 years, the Makah people have grown a unique variety of potato in the rain-soaked far northwestern corner of the continent. This week, I was given two boxes of these special spuds. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/14/25
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Being on the minority side in the state Senate means playing defense against a lot of bad pieces of legislation, but there are times when we can still take satisfaction in a job well done.
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/14/25
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The Washington state Department of Children, Youth and Families announced on Wednesday, March 12, that it has hired superintendents for two juvenile rehabilitation facilities and is still looking for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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The next regular board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25.
This meeting is open to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Looking for a family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day celebration?
Head to the Bucoda Town Hall and Community Center on Monday, March 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Bucoda Improvement Club’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Apprenticeship Night will be held at the Napavine High School library at 6 p.m. on March 25.
The high school is located at 404 Fourth Ave. NE, Napavine.
This event is open to all Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Project Access Northwest has announced its expansion into Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties.
Project Access Northwest is a nonprofit formed in 2006 to improve access to specialty health care …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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The 2025 Financial Freedom Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5.
It will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge, located at 20500 Old Highway 99 SW.
It’s free to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest continues to hold public meetings while working on the draft environmental impact statement for a long-term Spirit Lake outflow solution near Mount St. Helens.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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