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Toutle Lake School District canceled school for all grades Friday after a large number of students and staff called out sick earlier this week.
About 150 students between Toutle Lake Elementary …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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2/2/26
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An Aberdeen woman faces allegations she participated in a money laundering scheme and theft of over $26,000 from the bank account of a Centralia resident.
Abby D. Craig, 22, is charged …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/31/26
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Thurston County’s 2026 point-in-time events began Friday, Jan. 30 with a Homeless Connect event in Olympia.
Homeless Connect is a multiagency, community-based event designed to bring …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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The unclaimed remains of five veterans — and one veteran’s spouse — will be interred during an upcoming ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, according to a news release from the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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Toledo woman accused of burglarizing same Winlock fireworks warehouse she had previously stolen from
Last year, Brenda J. Hall was convicted of second-degree burglary and second-degree theft for stealing over $1,000 in fireworks from a Winlock warehouse owned by Jake’s Fireworks.
The former …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronicle.com
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1/30/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Austen C. Vermillion, 20, Centralia, was arrested in the 900 block of Old Airport Way at about 4:04 p.m. Jan. 28 after allegedly stealing items from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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• MARK A. SMITH, 69, Toledo, died Jan. 12 at Providence Centralia Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at New Life Toledo Assembly of God, 420 Silver St., …
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1/30/26
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By Owen Sexton
owen@chronline.com
In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, Jan. 31, 1936, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Centralia police being on the …
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1/30/26
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Organizers of a walkout at W.F. West High School to protest the “unfair cruelty” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents canceled their event on Wednesday, citing “district …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/30/26
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Anonymous for a short time, a Lewis County group announced late last week that it would start a new effort to expand the Lewis County Board of Commissioners from three seats to five.
It’s not …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/30/26
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Five Lewis County residents have filed with the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) in preparation to run for Lewis County sheriff in the first race for the position in many years …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/30/26
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Following are members of the Mossyrock Jr./Sr. High School first semester honor roll.
Students are listed in alphabetical order.
The list was provided by the Mossyrock School District.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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No stamp is needed to mail a ballot in the upcoming special election, but it must be postmarked by election day, Feb. 10, the Lewis County Auditor’s Office reminded voters in a news release this …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) announced this week it will implement a series of budget reductions in 2026 in response to an immediate and projected funding shortfall driven by rising costs, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/30/26
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Jiri Richter and Ben Watson were drawn to the mountains — and they always wanted to help others reach the summit.
Richter, 51, gave fellow climbers a pat on the shoulder and patiently told …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/30/26
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Police performed two precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuvers to stop an Oregon driver suspected of driving under the influence on Interstate 5 in Lewis County Wednesday.
The driver, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/29/26
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The case involving the two suspects accused of embezzling $100,000 from the Cowlitz Indian Tribe remains under investigation, according to the tribe's public safety department.
The suspects, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/29/26
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A semi-truck driver is facing possible negligent driving charges after he crossed the median barrier on Interstate 5 in Tumwater and crashed into another semi.
The crash was reported at …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/29/26
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It may seem obvious that a registered voter in Washington can only vote once in an election.
It’s not.
Last month, a state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/29/26
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