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A road reconstruction project has unearthed an intriguing detail of Chehalis’s past: an old streetcar line.
Many have known those lines were there — mere inches beneath the crooked …
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With just hours to go until the end of filing week Friday, 136 candidates had filed for 100 offices that will be on the ballot of Lewis County voters in the November general election.
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/21/21
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U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, introduced two bills this week to address maternal mortality — the Birth Access Benefitting Improved Essential Facility Services (BABIES) Act …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/21
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Three students from Centralia College have been named to the 2021 All-Washington Academic Team, the college announced late last week.
The students were recognized at the May 13 meeting of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/21
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Providence has released an annual community investment report highlighting different ways that Providence addressed “the most difficult public health crisis of our time” last year in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/21
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U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is one of 11 members of Congress reintroducing legislation bill proponents say will help bring more affordable housing options, Herrera Beutler’s office …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/21
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A jury has voted not to commit Rupp Freece, a level three sex offender convicted in 2013 for raping a woman in her Winlock apartment, for involuntary treatment.
He was officially released from …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/21/21
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Beginning today, The Chronicle will begin publishing historical photos from the archives in every edition.
The Chronicle is working to digitize thousands of images currently stored on film in …
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Washington state plans to build an involuntary psychiatric treatment facility at the Maple Lane campus near Grand Mound by 2023.
A contracted healthcare provider would use the 16-bed facility to …
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A 45-year-old Michigan man and a woman were taken into custody just after midnight Friday after Washington State Patrol troopers heard what sounded like a gunshot from a disabled vehicle along …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/21/21
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Centralia Mayor Susan Luond said Thursday she will not pursue a second full term on the Centralia City Council, citing the large time commitment the position requires.
“I knew a year ago …
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A Pasco city councilman penned three of the five charges filed with the state in an attempt to oust Gov. Jay Inslee over his coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Pete Serrano said he saw the effort …
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Lewis County officials — with backup from Southwest Washington’s U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler — are stepping up their opposition to a state-run quarantine and isolation facility …
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A pair of refurbished electric buses arrived at Twin Transit’s depot last week, and riders could see the 35-foot clean and quiet transit vehicles in use later this summer.
The buses were …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/19/21
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The Centralia Downtown Festivals Association is hosting an event this Saturday called Murals, Museums & Sarsaparilla.
There will be a guided walking tour featuring the historic murals of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/19/21
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A Raymond man is suing the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum, claiming that a 2019 collision with a dinner train tour left him with serious injuries “alleged to be permanent, progressive …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/19/21
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The Port of Chehalis is accepting applications to fill a seat left vacant after former Commissioner Ken Kostick announced his departure last month.
The application is available online at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/19/21
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The Chehalis School Board will ask voters this November to allow it to dissolve its five existing directors’ districts in favor of three designated district seats and two at-large seats in an …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/19/21
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After 75 years and three generations of Madsen family ownership, Madsen’s Shop & Supply in Centralia has passed from one family to another.
Longtime Madsen’s employee Darren …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/19/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle Theft
• A vehicle was reported stolen from the 100 block of South Railroad Avenue just before 12:10 p.m. on May 17.
Stolen Vehicle …
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5/19/21
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