GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, Washington — Craving a novel Evergreen State adventure this summer? Saddle up your bike and ride the Loowit Tier, a 197-mile mountain bike route in the state's …
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5/17/25
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Founder of Clarity Consulting firm and Centralia Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston opened her keynote address of the Economic Alliance of Lewis County’s annual Women in Business Seminar with a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/16/25
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Rochester Middle School children of all ability levels now have a safe and accessible place to play, thanks to a $15,000 donation from the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/15/25
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Tommy L. Ragan, a former Lewis County resident who was convicted in 1977 for the murder of Bruce Allen Kim and whose conviction was recently overturned, has died.
He was 81.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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To celebrate National Police Week, the Centralia Police Department swore in two new officers and handed out its 2024 awards and recognitions during the Centralia City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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The Centralia College Foundation has named Grammy Award-winning musician Brandy Clark its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Clark grew up in Morton and attended Centralia College starting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/14/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has another full-time job. In another county. He’s a firefighter in Grays Harbor. At a board of county commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 15, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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A majority of the members of the Chehalis City Council closed their Monday night meeting by speaking out against the Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County safe parking pilot program that will …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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Every year, the Washington Poison Control Center invites students from kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in a poster-making competition for National Poison Awareness Week.
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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5/12/25
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Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a new apparatus bay that, once complete, will let firefighters cut a minute-and-a-half off of every response to a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/12/25
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There were no injuries after a shop fire on Cybrock Lane in Chehalis caught fire on Saturday afternoon, but the building was a complete loss.
Lewis County Fire District 6 units were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/12/25
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Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, leading to unsafe conditions for the minors incarcerated there and the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/12/25
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A Wednesday night informational meeting at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Chehalis regarding its safe parking pilot program with Hope Housing Collaborative started with a prayer and ended with …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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The Economic Alliance of Lewis County will host its third annual Women in Business Seminar on Wednesday, May 14.
The event invites working women and their supporters to learn from the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a 27-year-old man who is wanted for multiple felony crimes after firing an AR-15 style rifle at a deputy late Thursday night during a …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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5/9/25
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The former clerk-treasurer for the City of Morton pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to a wire fraud charge connected to her nine-year scheme to steal nearly $1 million from city …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/7/25
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As part of Washington state's recently proposed capital budget for the next biennium, Lewis County Transit is set to receive approximately $2 million to help fund a new hydrogen fuel …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/7/25
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After three years of work, the W.F. West High School Bearcat Stadium field renovation was officially completed Tuesday, May 6, with a ribbon-cutting and field dedication ceremony.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/6/25
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Twenty-one scholarship winners and the top 25 students from Centralia and W.F. West high schools for the class of 2025 were celebrated Tuesday at the annual Rob Fuller Scholarship Luncheon.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/6/25
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Officials for the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds took a moment on Friday, May 2, during opening night of the Spring Youth Fair to officially dedicate the fair’s Exposition Hall to Lee Coumbs, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/5/25
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