When James Randles died in 1920, the Union Civil War veteran was buried 50 miles from the town that bears his name — or most of it.
On Saturday, he was finally welcomed home. His …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/10/23
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On the surface, Seattle Mariners Hall of Famer Edgar Martínez and Chehalis Tribal Chairman Dustin Klatush have very little in common.
Klatush represents the Confederated Tribes of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/10/23
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The City of Tenino celebrated its 150th birthday on Saturday, July 8, with a sesquicentennial jubilee, complete with a parade, a talent show and a visit from the city’s congressional …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/10/23
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The Toledo Cheese Days festival is being held this weekend for the 102nd time.
Chronicle reporter Josh Kirshenbaum captured these photos during the annual Cheese Days parade on Saturday …
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7/8/23
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What’s so special about Lewis County?
There are none of Washington’s five prominent Cascadian peaks, but three of them are in neighboring Pierce and Skamania. There is no ocean, but …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/7/23
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Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga’s murder case will go to trial next week, all parties confirmed in Lewis County Superior Court on Thursday.
Fasaga, 43, is accused of fatally shooting Paul …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/6/23
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The City of Napavine welcomes Interstate 5 travelers with a sign off Exit 72: “Welcome to Napavine: for a day, or for a lifetime.”
The sign was erected by the Napavine Funtime …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/5/23
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Photos of the Summerfest parade in downtown Centralia Tuesday were captured by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger.
Videos of the Summerfest parade, fireworks and demolition derby …
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7/5/23
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Rene and Sue Remund, sons R.J. and Frank Remund and daughter Lindsey Pollock, for more than a decade, have orchestrated a fireworks show in the Boistfort Valley for all to see. People line the …
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Photos by Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
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7/5/23
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The winner of the 2023 Mr. Lewis County competition is Centralia resident Tom Craswell.
The competition, held in light-hearted fashion at the Veterans Memorial Museum on Saturday, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/3/23
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Toledo, according to the local Lions Club’s 2023 Cheese Days magazine, is a town with many historic names: Plomondon’s Landing in the 1840s, Warbassport in the 1850s, Cowlitz Landing …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/3/23
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Rene Remund grew up in the Boistfort Valley.
The unincorporated, West Lewis County community of a few hundred people is nearly all farmland. There is a river, grange hall, store, fire …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/3/23
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As the sun shined down late Saturday morning, Chevron manager and Lewis County Drug Court graduate Leah Rader hosted a barbecue with her family, friends and coworkers to kick off their Fourth of July …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/1/23
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As Independence Day approaches, communities throughout Lewis and South Thurston counties are preparing patriotic parades, celebrations and fireworks shows. Here’s when and where upcoming events …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/23
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The Friendship Fence in Chehalis was one of four LGBTQ+ advocate sites vandalized early in the morning on June 24. Volunteers and supporters came together on Friday morning to repaint the fence and …
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6/30/23
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A fire in an abandoned house in the 1100 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Friday morning is under investigation by the Centralia Police Department.
Firefighters and police officers got the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/23
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Having an observatory right in the path of Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption is a double-edged sword.
At Johnston Ridge — the very end of state Route 504, the “Spirit Lake …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/29/23
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A massage therapist practicing in Chehalis is facing six felony sexual assault charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly inappropriately touching six separate female massage clients …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/28/23
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Following the City of Centralia’s move earlier this year to test 20 Flock License Plate Recognition System cameras to aid its police department with tracking suspect vehicles, the City of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/28/23
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Having just finished her 21st year as an educator, Parkside Elementary School Special Education Teacher Holly Johnson was recognized Monday as Capital Region Education Service District (ESD) …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/27/23
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