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Smelt’s annual return from the ocean has long drawn thousands of dip-netters up and down the Cowlitz River. This year, however, the prized tradition will be different.
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/21/25
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Centralia man arrested for robbing a juvenile at gunpoint now accused of raping a different juvenile
A man arrested in December for allegedly kidnapping a juvenile at gunpoint and robbing him at Fort Borst Park in Centralia is now accused of raping a different juvenile in November.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/21/25
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Nine days into the 2025 session, majority Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to tip their hand on several rumored tax increase proposals floated as part of a plan to fill a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/21/25
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A woman arrested for allegedly shoplifting from three different Centralia businesses within a month is now facing a felony retail theft charge.
Malynda Ann Wilson, 49, of Centralia, has a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/21/25
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL), with branches in Lewis, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Mason and Pacific counties, reached a new milestone in 2024 — more than 2 million digital checkouts.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured and two inmates arrested after a riot attempt at the Thurston County Jail on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 18.
Thurston County …
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By The Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/21/25
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The Mineral Lake Lions Den Campground, located on the south shore of Mineral Lake at 113 E. Front St., on Tuesday announced “the highly requested addition” of a brand new shower facility.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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Washington’s attorney general, along with three other states, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/25
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, is proposing that The Evergreen State College in Olympia change its mission in order to educate health care workers to fill demands in the workforce, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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As the Thurston County Board of Commissioners plans its goals for the new year, it is aiming to increase community engagement by continuing its proclamations and making the process more robust.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/21/25
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The first event ever hosted at the brand new Stone City Event Center in Tenino will be a comedy show fundraiser supporting the Rainier and Tenino high school boys basketball teams Friday, Jan. 24.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/21/25
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The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the man killed by a Centralia Police Department officer during a response to a domestic dispute on Sunday, Jan. 12, as Alecandro A. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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A local nonprofit that helps survivors of human trafficking says it served 115 clients that identified primarily as Thurston County residents in 2024.
Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/21/25
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For Washington’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation, Monday was a complicated day.
On one hand, they applauded the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Joe Biden to Donald …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/25
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chehalis Critter Care was hosted by the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Jan. 17.
The grooming service is located at 561 U.S. Highway …
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1/20/25
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When it comes to cooking for those in assisted living facilities, it can be difficult, as many of the elderly have dietary restrictions and some have difficulty chewing.
For residents at Sharon …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/20/25
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Visitors to some Lewis County parks will notice a new piece of musical playground equipment.
However, the history of the xylophones — two of which were recently installed at West Side Park …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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1/20/25
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Darigold’s Chehalis facility was fined $249,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act multiple times between September 2018 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A vehicle was reported stolen from the 1000 block of Cobra Lane at 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 17.
• A checkbook was reported stolen from the 2500 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/25
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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Centralia City Council unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming the city’s support of the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority’s basinwide flooding solution …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/20/25
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