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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez said she backed the Republican bill to avert a government shutdown passed by the U.S. House on Friday.
But the roll call results show her not voting …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/19/25
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A log-truck driver who died Wednesday after crashing onto Deschutes Parkway has been identified.
Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock identified the driver as Brian Berry, a 68-year-old Port …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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9/19/25
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More than a week after a small, single-engined, propeller-driven experimental aircraft crashed on the approach path just south of the Chehalis-Centralia Airport early in the afternoon on Thursday, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/19/25
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Travelers who use Interstate 5 in Lewis County should plan for lane closures and delays, according to a news release from the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
The right …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/19/25
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Thurston County’s second annual Resource Hub Block Party saw more than 400 residents gather to access services that ranged from vaccinations to housing assistance to free haircuts. And last …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/19/25
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The Oakville School District has taken a major step in addressing the wellbeing of its community by offering a weekly school-based health center (SBHC) at its elementary school.
The program …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/19/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, Sept. 20, 1945, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about American Legion members unanimously approving a resolution demanding former …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/19/25
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The four soldiers who were aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that went down near Summit Lake in Thurston County on Wednesday night likely died in the crash, the Army said Friday.
Recovery efforts …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/19/25
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Jonathan R. Woodruff, the 32-year-old Lewis County man accused of shooting at police officers after pointing his firearm at BNSF Railway employees in Chehalis last month, has pleaded not guilty by …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/25
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The Port of Centralia commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a purchase and sale agreement with Logistics Property Company (LPC) for approximately 38 acres in the port’s Park I …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/18/25
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At least 12 goats have mysteriously been killed at the same location in Doty since the end of July. In each killing, a similar — if not identical — method was used.
No suspects have …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/25
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A Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Summit Lake in Thurston County with four service members aboard on Wednesday night, U.S. Army said in a statement.
Their conditions are unknown as of …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/18/25
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Tana Senn, the director of the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, began a note to the governor’s budget director lamenting her agency’s predicament.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/17/25
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“Centaurion II is taxiing out to runway one for a southwest departure,” said EcoFlight pilot Gary Craft on Saturday morning.
The six-seater Cessna plane carried Kraft along with one …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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Four school districts in Lewis County — Mossyrock, Napavine, Onalaska and Toledo — have closed their campuses, enacted lockdowns or responded to various threats and suspicious activity …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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Like many other area artists, weaver Penney Auld, who lives in Adna, has been busy preparing for the annual ARTrails of Southwest Washington studio tours starting this weekend throughout Lewis …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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9/17/25
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The Lewis County commissioners and other county officials visited the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Monday morning to see progress on a project to replace a water main.
The project manager …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Marcus J. Brennan, 33, Centralia, was arrested and released for alleged unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the 900 block of South …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/25
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• CARL (WAYNE) WATSON, 83, Chehalis, died Sept. 5 at his residence. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Chehalis Four Square Church. Arrangements are under …
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9/17/25
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I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life. The trees, the water, the mountains, they’re my home. My family has been here since the mid-1800s, and I’ve always felt deeply …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier
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9/17/25
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