When it comes to developing lands within a flood zone in the Chehalis River Basin, there aren’t many options to begin with, let alone alternatives that can benefit the local economy and aid in …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/12/25
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The Centralia Police Department and the FBI are investigating damage to Tesla charging stations in Centralia that occurred early Monday morning.
The Chehalis Police Department is …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/11/25
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Robert Eugene Chandler, 35, from the Toledo area, was charged Monday, March 10, in Lewis County Superior Court with two counts of first-degree aggravated murder.
The charge is defined as a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/10/25
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After first conceiving the idea for a Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall over a decade ago, the Tenino Honor Roll Committee finally broke ground for the new memorial on Saturday, March 8, at …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/10/25
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Of the more than 50 dogs and puppies that were at the Veterans Memorial Museum on Chehalis on Saturday, March 8, during the second Operation Adoption event, 11 of them were adopted, according to Red …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/10/25
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Madeline Scalici was crowned Miss Lewis County 2025 and Hailey Sturdevant was crowned Miss Lewis County’s Teen 2025 on Saturday, March 8.
Scalici is the 63rd Miss Lewis County and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/9/25
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the suspected murders of two people in Winlock.
At about 10 p.m. on Friday, Robert Chandler Jr, 35, from the Toledo area, was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/25
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On Thursday, March 6, a group of 13 students from the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver bundled up in their warmest winter gear and boarded vans for one of the most unique field …
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By Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com
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3/7/25
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Born in Spokane during the middle of the Great Depression in 1933, William “Bill” Logan — a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korean and Vietnam before becoming Lewis County sheriff …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/7/25
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Ever since the 1960s, commuters on Interstate 5 driving by Exit 72 in Napavine have seen politically-charged right wing messages prominently displayed on the now famous — or perhaps infamous, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/7/25
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Miss Lewis County 2025, and for the second year running, Miss Lewis County’s Teen, will be crowned during the annual Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program on Saturday, March 8.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/25
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With the Fort Borst Park field artificial turf project complete, the Centralia City Council and Centralia School Board held a joint meeting on Tuesday, March 4, inside the Centralia High School …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/5/25
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Revolting children are taking over the Evergreen Playhouse’s stage Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 23, as the theater presents “Roald Dahl’s Matilda, The Musical.”
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/5/25
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Bail is set at $1 million for a man accused of “ganging up” on a man with a group of teens in Chehalis on Saturday, beating him in the head with a retaining wall brick and causing severe …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/4/25
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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the City of Tenino made international headlines when it brought back a Great Depression-era wooden scrip currency program in order to help keep the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Protesters held up signs and chanted as cars passed by during a “Protect Our Parks” protest along state Route 706 outside of the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park near …
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3/3/25
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The Mount St. Helens Institute has issued a call for help from the community to help maintain its programs and public safety at the Mount St. Helens National Monument after federal cuts to U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/2/25
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WinCo Foods has hired approximately 205 employees for its new Centralia Station location out of a total of 994 people who showed up at WorkSource of Lewis County’s three hiring events at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/28/25
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The Centralia Education Association (CEA), the union that supports teachers in the Centralia School District, has announced it will donate funds to Oakview Elementary School so its students will be …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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2/28/25
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