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Two young men who were housed at the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis claim they were left to urinate in plastic receptacles in their cells amid overcrowding.
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7/6/25
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The death of a 17-month-old girl, who was found dead inside a car northeast of Shelton last week, has been ruled a homicide, the Mason County Corner announced on social media.
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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7/6/25
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Two Chehalis men were hospitalized after their vehicle crashed on Interstate 5 in Grand Mound on Saturday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Artemio M. Contreras, 25, …
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7/6/25
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Should members of Congress be subject to mental-acuity standards? U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez thinks so — as do many Americans.
But among certain congressional colleagues, at least, …
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7/5/25
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A Longview mother is suing the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office after being told months after burying her 2-month-old daughter that she was given the remains of a different baby.
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily news
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7/5/25
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Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/5/25
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As Centralia marks its 150th birthday and the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th, I’ve been thinking about the past and what it could mean for us in the future.
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7/4/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners hosted a meeting Tuesday afternoon to look at the first round of designs for a new equestrian center and other proposed changes at the Southwest Washington …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners honored a county employee Tuesday afternoon for receiving a nationwide recognition for her performance in the Lewis County Auditor’s Office.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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Cows graze in a field in Doty on Wednesday, July 2, in these photos from Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson.
Do you enjoy photography and have your own photos to share? Send them …
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7/3/25
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With just over two months remaining until the beginning of the fifth annual Chehalis Flying Saucer Party, scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13 in downtown Chehalis, event organizers have announced the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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• ANN HARRISON-RILEY, 87, Rochester, died June 11 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• MICHAEL F. COUCH, 68, Portland, died …
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7/3/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced in a news release that it’s planning a prescribed burn on July 8, at Scatter Creek South, 17900 Guava St. SW, Rochester. It is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Reverend Brad Beeman has been appointed to serve Centralia United Methodist Church as interim pastor beginning July 1, according to a news release from the church.
Beeman, an elder in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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The 62nd annual Schwingfest will be held from July 4 to 6 this year at the Lewis-Pacific Swiss Society, 19 Swiss Picnic Road, Frances
Adult ticket prices are $40 for a three-day pass, $30 for a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Centralia Police Department
Reckless endangerment
• Cameron D. Blankenship, 23, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for reckless endangerment at around …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Kyle Markstrom, president of the Port of Centralia Commission, released a statement Thursday addressing his March 22 letter to Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer and Sheriff Rob Snaza in which he …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Body camera footage released by the Centralia Police Department Wednesday shows Centralia officer Deter Voetberg apprehending the male suspect in last week’s pursuit that ended in a crash along …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, released a statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted down her cognitive acuity amendment to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, and Don Davis, D-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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