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• STANLEY LEE HALL, 63, Randle, died Aug. 8 in Randle. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• KEITH A. ELBERT, 72, Rochester, died Aug 13 at home. …
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The Riverside Fire Authority (RFA) responded to a local commercial structure fire involving an industrial hopper shortly before noon Friday, Aug. 15.
The fire was stopped before it could spread.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) was awarded funding last month to continue ruralTRANSIT service for another four years, including expanded services that were piloted in 2023.
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8/18/25
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Following the first free Dandelion Creative Space children’s theater program last December, culminating in a performance of “The Bigfoot Who Stole Christmas” at McFiler’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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Seventeen newly certified doulas are ready to serve families across the South Sound thanks to the Blissful Birth Initiations (BBI) Doula Training, a Washington state-approved program designed to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Teresa L. Leys, 56, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail at about 11:44 a.m. Aug. 15 for second-degree criminal …
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8/18/25
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While the high may have been a balmy 64 degrees on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the White Pass Ski Area in East Lewis County, the weather was perfect for helicopter flights needed to transport the towers and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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Kevin Mills, the Rochester man accused of sexually assaulting a child, pleaded guilty in Thurston County Superior Court on July 11, according to court documents related to the case.
The business …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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Like many others in the Lewis County area, I joined the throngs at the Southwest Washington Fair over the weekend, where Saturday morning rain kept the ride lines shorter for a while.
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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You can plan for a lot in county government — budgets, roads, growth — but you can’t schedule a wildfire. When it comes, it comes fast, and Aug. 13, just outside Rainier, it came …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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Following nearly three decades of running a day care center for toddlers and young children, a Ryderwood woman of Hawaiian descent found her calling in art.
“The kids had art time every …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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Mano, Paroutaud, Groberg and Ricks, also known as Chehalis Law, has announced the addition of Joshua House as a partner in the firm.
House joined the firm in June 2019 after graduating cum laude …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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A town hall with Third Congressional District U.S.Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, devolved into a shouting match Thursday as audience members questioned her continued support for Israel …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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PULLMAN — Gavin Fugate was a multi-year star for the W.F. West High School football team during his prep career. Jack Ellison arrived on the field as a late bloomer for Black Hills.
While …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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In-N-Out Burger has announced its first Evergreen State location will open its doors on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in Ridgefield.
The location will be In-N-Out Burger’s first in Washington state. …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold three workshops over the next few weeks to review proposed changes to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has a growing backlog of firearms forensics cases.
Over the past four years, WSP has received an average of 628 requests for firearms testing each year, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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The Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB) held the last of its major public tabling events at the Southwest Washington Fair last week during the six-day event.
The office teamed up with the Chehalis …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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Members of the Winlock City Council convened on Monday, Aug. 11, for the first of their two regular monthly meetings.
The many agenda items included Winlock Water and Sewer Superintendent Rodney …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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In a Saturday post on X, Gov. Bob Ferguson defended Washington state’s immigration policy amid threats of federal crackdowns on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.
U.S. Attorney …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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