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Editor’s Note: These figures and the notes that accompany them are derived from inspections conducted by the Lewis County Public Health Department’s Food Safety Program.
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A bill sponsored by state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, aiming to prevent electric vehicle (EV) charger destruction was passed out of the Senate by a vote of 48-0 last Tuesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/1/23
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Gretchen Staebler moved back to Centralia in 2012 to take care of her 96-year-old mother, intending to stay for one year until she and her two sisters could move their mother into assisted living and …
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By Hallie Ralls / For The Chronicle
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3/1/23
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A 31-year-old Thurston County man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his parents in 2021.
Josiah Sweeney received his sentence during a Monday hearing in Thurston County Superior …
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3/1/23
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On the 132nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, you can hang out with all the boys as Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz get back to their roots and argue about Jim …
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3/1/23
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For the second week in a row the omnibus agreement for Jordan Bowers, the biological mother and prime suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old Oakley Carlson, has been postponed.
Bowers, who is …
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2/28/23
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A bill sponsored by state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, that would allow family burials on private property was passed unanimously out of the House on Monday.
"One of the great traditions of …
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2/28/23
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Supreme Living announced on its website Tuesday that it no longer plans to house sex offenders at a housing facility in south Thurston County near Tenino.
The decision came after outcry and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/23
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Following their impressive showing at the statewide Mat Classic wrestling tournament, including two state championship wins, the W.F. West High School boys and girls wrestling teams were both honored …
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Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/28/23
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A motorcyclist who died after colliding with another vehicle in south Thurston County on Feb. 22 has been identified.
Casie Muxen, a 36-year-old man from Tenino, died of blunt force trauma, said …
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2/28/23
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A 37-year-old Tacoma died Monday after crashing his motorcycle into another vehicle on state Route 508 near Cinebar, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Ryan W. Osborne was traveling …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/28/23
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A man accused of stealing a vehicle from a garage in Salkum then returning to the garage, stealing fishing gear, barricading himself inside and attempting to hit a deputy with a piece of lumber on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Monday confirmed coastal razor clam digging reopens at Mocrocks Friday, March 3, followed by opportunities March 5 and March 7. …
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2/27/23
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The Onalaska woman facing 30 separate felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly stealing a substantial amount of mail in Lewis County was arrested Saturday for violating her …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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With law enforcement officers in the state in short supply, agencies in Washington have turned to competition for staffing.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, for example, is …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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According to its website, Dr. B’s Berry Farm on Wildwood Road in Boistfort distributes berries to produce giant Dole, among several others throughout the country. In a YouTube video, General …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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W.F. West High School student Rowan Robinson traveled to Olympia the week of Feb. 13-17 to serve as a page in the state House of Representatives, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie McClintock.
During …
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2/27/23
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An Oregon man was arrested Thursday as part of the online undercover operation that the Washington State Patrol’s Missing Exploited Children Task Force, in collaboration with several local and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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A man who reportedly fled from Centralia police officers attempting to arrest him on felony burglary charges in December was booked into the Lewis County Jail on Wednesday.
The defendant, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/23
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