The air quality index set up by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states anything ranked between 0 and 50 is “good” quality air.
With smoke from the nearby Goat …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/8/22
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At lunchtime on Friday, nearly 100 Lewis County employees walked in honor of longtime coworker Lori Pulver, who is fighting breast cancer.
Along Main Street, windows on the courthouse were decked …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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On Friday morning, Lewis County’s mayors and county commissioners spent over a third of their monthly meeting discussing the scope of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the establishment …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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Lewis County commissioners flipped the bird at the Department of Natural Resources on Friday morning — not their actual middle fingers, but the bird that’s come to represent the ongoing …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Chehalis School District will host a career and technical education (CTE) kick-off event with speakers and breakout sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 12, the district announced this week.
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By The Chronicle Staff
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10/7/22
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Washington Trucking School, located at 181 Ribelin Road in Chehalis, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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The felony case against a Mossyrock man accused of trapping his elderly father inside a residence in July has been dismissed in Lewis County Superior Court.
The case consisted of one count of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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Sargent Road Southwest in Grand Mound was closed at times this week as construction began on a roundabout near U.S. Highway 12 on Wednesday. The roundabout will be at the intersection of U.S. Highway …
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Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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Following the two draft budget proposals discussed at the Sept. 23 regular meeting, Port of Chehalis CEO Lindsey Senter walked the port commissioners through the second draft of the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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This year to date, just over 140,300 acres have burned around Washington state, the fewest number of acres burned during fire season in a decade, according to an update by the state Department of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• An iPad and a wrench were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 100 block of Harrison Avenue just before 9:35 a.m. on Oct. 5.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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A Centralia man who was convicted on burglary and theft charges in late August escaped the custody of the Lewis County Jail and fled into the woods Wednesday morning before he was recaptured.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is preparing to request that a bronze memorial plaque to commemorate “the union victims of the Centralia Tragedy of 1919” be placed next to the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) will hold its annual Pumpkin Train as a stationary event this year due to ongoing track repairs, the railroad announced Wednesday.
While the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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Thursday’s wind and fire activity tested the control lines around the Goat Rocks Fire, according to an incident management team update on Friday.
The lines all successfully held, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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The family of a Washington man who died in a plane crash deep in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness say they’re facing a $25,000 to $50,000 bill to remove the plane’s debris from a steep …
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By Zach Urness / Salem Statesman Journal
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10/7/22
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a series of meetings leading up to a public hearing on seven amendments to the county’s Comprehensive Plan Map. The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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The Southwest Washington Fairgrounds is preparing for the annual Fall Community Garage Sale, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 15.
“Early-bird” shoppers can get in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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