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The second week of tree-planting at the Seminary Hill Natural Area brought together three dozen volunteers to plant 18 different varieties of native trees and shrubs as part of a larger project to …
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3/3/25
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Following a process that began in June 2023 and involved working with engineers and consultants and hosting multiple open house events to gather input from local pilots and residents, the Chehalis …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, Gabe Vasquez, D-New Mexico, and Don Davis, D-North Carolina, last week introduced the bipartisan Rural Veterans …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Last week, U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025, which, according to a news release from Gluesenkamp …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A 36-year-old Vancouver woman was arrested for organized retail theft in the 100 block of West High Street just after 4:25 p.m. on Feb. 28 after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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• MARTHA P. SWEENEY, 82, Centralia, died Feb. 19 at Providence Centralia Hospital. A Rosary service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary. …
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3/3/25
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Julia Gaul, a financial adviser with Edward Jones in Lewis County, will host a seminar on March 18.
The title of the presentation is “Women and Investing: Finding and Funding Your …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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John Rogers James, an early pioneer of South Thurston County, wrote his memoirs before his death in 1929 and listed the names of people who settled Grand Mound in its early years — the same …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/3/25
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The Tenino Honor Roll Committee, in partnership with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5878 and the City of Tenino, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new veterans monument at Tenino …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Just 30 minutes north of Shelton in the Olympic National Forest, one of the tallest railway arch bridges in the United States towers over the Skokomish River.
Originally a logging railroad …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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The Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles in downtown Tenino was bustling on Saturday, March 1, for James “Jim” Gardner’s 100th birthday celebration, which was attended by …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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A remembrance ceremony for Doris Bier, Lewis County’s last Rosie the Riveter, was held at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis on Saturday, March 1.
Bier, 97, died Feb. 14. She was …
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Photos by Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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Whether running cross country, creating films, playing music or working toward his next Boy Scouts achievement, Connor Clary is always looking for his next challenge.
The 15-year-old from …
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3/3/25
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Centralians, along with residents in surrounding Lewis County communities, will have another option for their morning coffee in Centralia, as Bigfoot Java is setting up shop at 712 Harrison Ave. in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a suspect on Wednesday, Feb. 26, who allegedly made bomb threats and was driving recklessly with a 4-year-old family member in their car.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an acoustic music jam on Friday, March 7, at the Lewis County Historical Museum, located at 599 NW Front Way in downtown Chehalis.
It will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray will skip President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, saying in a statement he is “spitting in the face of the law.”
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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A 45-year-old woman is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $1 million bail after police found a dead body in her apartment.
Evelyn Laine McMurray attended her preliminary …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/3/25
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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning near the Orcas Island in northern Washington state.
The temblor occurred at about 5 a.m. and was centered near the Washington-Canada border, …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/3/25
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