Pumpkin patches are back, and in the greater Lewis County area, they come in as many different shapes and sizes as the pumpkins they grow.
At the pumpkin patch on Goodrich Road in Centralia, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/4/21
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Tumwater School District’s Littlerock Elementary has suspended in-person learning until Oct. 14 because of an outbreak of COVID-19, the superintendent announced Friday.
Sean Dotson’s …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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10/3/21
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A Centralia man is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail for allegedly holding a sleeping child at gunpoint and threatening to rape the child’s mother early Friday morning.
The …
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There’s something special happening in Room 17 at Morton Elementary School.
Inside the basement level classroom, transitional kindergarten teacher Kevin Dunlap reads a book on the …
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The traditional college pathway is a good option for some students, but for others, following that course is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
At least that’s how …
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious Mischief
• Windows on a building in the 600 block of South Pearl Street were reported damaged just after 11:10 a.m. on Sept. …
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10/1/21
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October is canceled in Tenino. It’s “Artober” now.
To celebrate local art and artists, events will be held throughout the month. There will be a scarecrow competition and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/1/21
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Two positive cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday to staff at Centralia College, the college confirmed in an update.
Both cases were reported on the main campus that day, with one in …
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Lewis County PUD commissioners will hold a pair of public hearings this month to garner feedback on a proposal to raise rates across the utility by less than 1%. The raise would go into effect next …
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Lewis County reported 251 new COVID-19 cases this week, less than the previous three weekly reports released by public health officials.
While the county reported eight new active outbreaks …
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It’s no secret the Chehalis Basin has a water problem.
Sometimes there’s not enough of the stuff in waterways and at other times, particularly during the winter months, there is too …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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10/1/21
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Years ago, Bucoda contracted a painter to work on the haunted house — a lucrative yearly business for the town — which is run inside an old gym, originally built in the 1930s, that was …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/1/21
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Adna Fall Festival
Oct. 1 and 2 at Adna Floral, 132 B Bunker Creek Road, Chehalis; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days
This is the seventh annual rendition of this fall-themed vendor festival. The …
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10/1/21
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A couple of stormy periods and digging in the dark didn't keep effort and harvest down during the opening days of the 2021-22 razor clam season.
Harvest reports compiled by razor clam managers on …
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Dan Hammock / The Daily World
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10/1/21
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said she intended to vote "no" on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill when it comes up for a vote on Capitol Hill.
The bipartisan legislation …
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss the necessary steps to fill the vacancy created by the death of Commissioner Gary Stamper, who died …
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Lewis County Commissioner Gary Stamper, the consensus-building, soft-spoken and beloved leader who cherished his community at every turn and held a longtime career as an educator, died Wednesday due …
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Lewis County Commissioner Gary Stamper has died.
His partner Bobbi Barnes announced his death due to COVID-19 Wednesday night on Facebook. He was 67.
“As I write this, Gary is in …
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe has been the target of several threats regarding its Brighton Creek Healing and Retreat Center’s purpose, stemming from its new sign, which called the place an …
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Fresh flowers adorned the now 6-month-old memorial along the Willapa Hills Trail for Zachary Rager, a Centralia teen who jumped from a railroad trestle bridge and drowned in the Chehalis River in …
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