Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a three-part series about Onalaska High School. The first story in ‘Smart Ax’ — named after a pun on the school’s Logger …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/4/23
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While a delivery truck means a long-awaited package has finally arrived, one town is just as appreciative of the man behind the wheel.
So much so, the town has named a day after him.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/1/23
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Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a three-part series about Onalaska High School. ‘Smart Ax’ will examine the school’s unique approach to culture, community and …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/30/23
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Two people were hospitalized, and one later died, following a fire at the Centralia Manor Apartments early Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Centralia Police Department.
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By The Chronicle
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11/29/23
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A Lewis County judge sentenced Kelly David Hribar, 46, of Pe Ell, to approximately 34 years in jail on Wednesday, Nov. 29 for first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/29/23
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About 20 residents from a senior housing facility in Centralia were evacuated before sunrise on Wednesday morning after a fire started in a third-floor unit of the three-story Centralia Manor …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/29/23
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) wasted no time moving on to Christmas after Thanksgiving was over.
On Friday, the CDA hosted the annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in George …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/27/23
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A group of historians, professional and amateur, watched last week as W.F. West High School students delicately adjusted the pages of a small booklet.
“Chehalis Public Schools, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/27/23
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Don Tapio “believes he was destined to grow Christmas trees on his family’s farm near Rochester.”
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/24/23
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In an interview earlier this month, Daryl Lund, Robin Ronnell and Shakara Ryan each spoke of the new Minuteman Press store at the Lewis County Mall the way a wide-eyed, experimental scientist would describe a brand new laboratory.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/24/23
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While in her Chehalis apartment, Eileen Bliss, 74, retrieved a phonebook-sized copy of the Bible from her bedroom. A small medallion etched with “CTR” hangs near the book's spine, short …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/22/23
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When the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors decided the theme for this year’s Santa Parade in Chehalis would be “Aloha Christmas,” there was just one …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/21/23
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Chehalis couple Mike and Sue Austin were honored with the “Chehalis Foundation Legacy Award” for their service to the Chehalis School District and community on Saturday night.
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/21/23
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The purpose behind Friday’s National Adoption Day celebration in Lewis County Superior Court was concisely stated on T-shirts worn by nearly a dozen friends and members of the Mathews family: …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/20/23
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On Nov. 22, the Chehalis School District will celebrate as Orin Smith Elementary student Tylie Tobin turns 11 years old.
On Sept. 8, doctors found a rare form of cancerous tumor on Tylie’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/20/23
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Christmas Island, a family tradition in Thurston County since 1941, is ready to celebrate this 2023 Christmas season at its home since 2012, the Maytown Assembly of God Church, 2920 Tierney …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/20/23
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Though the structure in downtown Chehalis now serves as the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) headquarters, during World War II, the Harry B. Quick Building served as the Boeing Aircraft …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/17/23
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The Salvation Army of Lewis County, based in Centralia, kicked off a fundraising effort Thursday morning to raise $80,000 by Christmas Eve, essential funds the nonprofit organization needs to serve …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/17/23
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Johnston Ridge, which offers the best crater viewpoint in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, is unlikely to be open any time soon, despite initial optimism from the Washington State …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/16/23
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