The Centralia Downtown Association hosted its Christmas in July Block Party on Wednesday afternoon and evening in downtown Centralia. Chronicle photographer Kody Christen stopped by to capture these …
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7/26/24
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The Centralia School District, in partnership with the Centralia Police Department and other local first responders, are dedicating time and resources to critical training they hope they’ll …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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Travelers on Interstate 5 this weekend can expect congestion in both directions near the Nisqually River due to a series of lane closures.
The Washington State Department of Transportation …
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BY GABRIELLE FELICIANO / The Olympian
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7/26/24
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The United Way’s Power of the Purse, Lewis County’s largest women’s event, will continue to motivate connectivity and passion for supporting the local community as the event returns …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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The Mount St. Helens Institute will host its first ever artist-in-residence, Ian Ramsey, through Tuesday to aid in summer programs, read poetry and engage with the landscape.
Ramsey, the author …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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A mechanic by trade, freshman U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, has found kinship with Washington’s farmers.
“I just like those people,” she said.
For the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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A woman accused of stealing over $800 in merchandise and repeatedly punching an employee at a Centralia business in January has been arrested.
Jessica Lynn Maldonado, 39, of Tenino, was arrested …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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A Lewis County Jail inmate was charged Wednesday in Lewis County Superior Court after jail staff found a strip of suboxone in his sock.
Suboxone is an opioid used to treat narcotic dependence.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office has advised registered voters to mail their ballots at least a week before the Aug. 6 primary.
In a news release Thursday, the auditor’s office said …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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A fundraiser to assist a longtime staff member at the White Pass Ski Area who lost their home in the Retreat Fire has nearly tripled its funding goal.
According to a GoFundMe campaign organized …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A backpack containing shoes and clothes was reported stolen from a parked vehicle in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue just after 9:20 a.m. on July …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/26/24
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Expectant mothers with no place to turn now have a place they can call home.
This month, the new Lewis County Maternity House opened its doors to their first resident, a 20-year-old …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/26/24
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The Board of Lewis County Commissioners has approved a budget amendment to the 2024 budget after expenditures in the county increased by $3.2 million and revenue decreased by nearly $250,000.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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Ahead of the August primary, candidates for federal, state and county offices gathered in Mossyrock Thursday to share their visions for the future.
Hosted by the Lewis County Republican Party, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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Late last month, 10-year-old Paislee Miles, of Onalaska, was riding her horse, Romeo, in the Kitsap Junior Rodeo, competing in the breakaway roping event.
Breakaway roping is a timed event where …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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Fourteen Cowlitz Indian Tribe elders journeyed to the East Lewis County community of Glenoma on the morning of Thursday, July 25, to take a tour of Rainy Glen Farm and Bates Family Foods and shop for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/26/24
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The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) this week announced it will receive USAging’s 2024 Workforce Development Award in recognition of its ongoing dedication to advancing …
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7/26/24
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A Green Hill School employee accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former Green Hill inmate and providing the inmate with contraband has been arrested, the Washington state …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@cchronline.com
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7/25/24
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A Chehalis man accused of uploading sexually explicit photos of children to the internet is now facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court.
Tanner Girolamo McNelly, 20, was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/25/24
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