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Randy Pennington poses for a photo with his first day of school sign, made by his wife, on his first day as school resource officer for Winlock Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Winlock elementary welcomes retired reserve sergeant as school resource officer
Retired Toledo reserve officer Randy Pennington was getting ready to return his patrol car after his last shift with the police department in July 2022 when he got a call from Winlock Police Chief … more
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Chuck Wiegard looks at the remains of a structure he built on property he doesn’t own at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Centralia homeless encampment sweep update: jurisdiction issues, 70 tons of trash and ‘serious trauma’
The homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, on Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) land, is being cleared by construction crews ahead of a sale to Rainier Rail. After … more
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Martin Russell, an Army veteran that lives on disability, talks about a structure he built and connected to a generator for electricity and warmth inside the homeless community at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia. Russell originally came to help others who were living at the encampment before moving there himself.
Sweep of homeless camp continues in Centralia
Though he lives in the homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, Martin Russell, 63, has spent the last seven years neither houseless nor homeless.   It’s not a riddle.   … more
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Third Congressional District candidate Joe Kent speaks at a town hall event in Onalaska in March 2022.
The Chronicle stands by coverage after attorney for Joe Kent threatens legal action over 2022 article
The Chronicle is standing by its original reporting following a demand by a candidate in the Third Congressional District to alter an article first published in March 2022. A lawyer representing … more
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The Riverside Fire Authority responds as a fire dies out inside a homeless encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Sweep of Blakeslee Junction homeless encampment underway in Centralia
This morning, state and local agencies began sweeping Blakeslee Junction, an encampment of about 25 people between Interstate 5 and a three-way railroad crossing at the end of Eckerson Road in … more
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Trailers and trash are seen scattered across the landscape of the Blakeslee Junction encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
‘This is our home’: Ahead of sweep, Centralia homeless camp ‘liaison’ pens letter sharing concerns
People living at Blakeslee Junction, a railroad interchange in Centralia and the location of the area’s largest homeless encampment, were given a one-week deadline to clear out by Tuesday, … more
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Centralia’s Chihiro Bringman smiles after singing the National Anthem for a crowd at the Tacoma Rainiers’ Friday night game. Bringman attends Centralia High School and is a Running Start student.
In focus: Centralia student sings national anthem at Rainiers game
Despite the rain finally falling, Lyle Foister of Chehalis was all smiles as he held up the best in show trophy he won with his 1976 Datsun 280Z at the Rust or Shine Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
Veterans Memorial Museum hosts Rust or Shine Car Show as gearheads brave weather
While a chance of rain was in the forecast, the weather at the eighth annual Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival remained pleasantly overcast without rain, at least until about halfway through … more
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Fire crews respond to the Yew fire at the intersection of Forest Road 47 and Forest Road 4773 near Packwood on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Cowlitz Complex Fire ‘holding’ steady at 697 total acres, 5% containment
Several fires scattered across east Lewis and north Skamania counties have reached a combined 697 acres and are 5% contained as of Monday morning. After lightning on Aug. 25 came in contact with … more
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Hose lines are connected to water reservoirs stationed at the intersection of Forest Road 47 and Forest Road 4773 near Packwood as fire crews respond to the Yew fire on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Incident command in Randle breaks down Cowlitz Complex fire response
On Thursday, in the field just west of White Pass Junior Senior High School, firefighters from across the country were busy building a small town. In one neighborhood, there are tents. In another, a … more
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Packwood resident Bill Serrahn sprays his roof with a high-pressure hose while talking about fire prevention methods on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Packwood readies after last year’s Goat Rocks Fire left residents feeling ‘helpless’
Almost exactly one year ago, Packwood’s Labor Day weekend flea market was in full swing as helicopters circled over to drop water on the Goat Rocks Fire. On Sept. 5, 2022, the U.S. Forest … more
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Attendees walk along Pearl Street on the "Night of Illumination." The walk remembers "those we have loved and lost to addiction, and for the addict who still suffers."
Overdose awareness event in Centralia offers hope to those struggling with addiction
Caitlin Rogers can tell you exactly how long it’s been. “Four years, eight months and five days,” she said Thursday.   It’s a milestone she never imagined … more
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A foot is seen in the back of a trailer as a group of people sleep at the Blakeslee Junction encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
‘Heart-wrenching reality’: Occupants of Centralia homeless encampment have one week to clear out
For about a decade, Blakeslee Junction, a railroad interchange in Centralia, has been a crossroads for more than just freight. There, on about 4 acres of land between Interstate 5, Eckerson and … more
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Toledo Learning Garden board members and volunteers prepare to cut the ribbon and formally open the garden’s new greenhouse at Toledo Elementary School on Saturday, Aug. 26.
New Toledo Learning Garden greenhouse opens with blessing from Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Kids learning to garden at Toledo Elementary School can now be part of the full growing process, from seed to fruit, thanks to a new greenhouse built in the school’s garden.   The … more
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Attendees and vehicles are pictured at the Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis in 2022.
Rust or Shine: Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis prepares for its final and biggest car show of the year
Whether your car has a faded and scratched paint job complete with rusty bumpers or a shiny and waxed paint job with chrome bumpers, it’s welcome at the eighth annual Rust or Shine Car Show and … more
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Attendees gather for a groundbreaking ceremony at W.F. West High School organized by the Chehalis School District and Chehalis Foundation on Monday, Aug. 28, as athletes prepare to play on new turf in Chehalis.
Chehalis Foundation, school district break ground on Bearcat Stadium renovation project 
The Bearcats Stadium was far from ready to host a ballgame Monday afternoon, but now that the Chehalis Foundation and the Chehalis School District have broken ground on a project to completely … more
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Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cynthia Mudge asks questions during a political event featuring Semi Bird and Mark Mullet at The Station in downtown Centralia during a campaign for governor on Monday, Aug. 28.
Two candidates for governor visit Centralia
Gov. Jay Inslee, 72, the longest-serving currently active governor in America, announced earlier this year he won’t seek re-election in the 2024 gubernatorial race.   Five candidates … more
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The U.S.S. Nicholas, DD-449, is pictured during its sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Maine on May 28, 1942. Photo courtesy the National Archives.
Renowned WWII destroyer’s mast to be permanently displayed at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
When John Bailey, now 78, was serving aboard the USS Nicholas DD-449 as a drone anti-submarine helicopter (DASH) operator for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, he thought the World War II era … more
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Attendees wander up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia for the Hub City Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Hundreds of cars, thousands of people descend on downtown Centralia for Saturday’s Hub City Car Show
With cars showing up hours before the Hub City Car Show officially started on Saturday at 10 a.m., thousands of people strolled up and down Tower Avenue in downtown Centralia looking at more than 300 … more
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Scenes from the Chandler Road Fire near Pe Ell and Doty from Saturday, Aug. 16.
‘Popping up left and right’: Lewis County has more than 30 wildfires 
As Lewis County’s Deputy Director of Emergency Management Ross McDowell phrased it on Sunday morning, wildfires are “popping up left and right,” across Lewis County.  As … more
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