Lewis County Emergency Management and Salkum Fire Chief Duran McDaniel will hold a meeting about forest fire risk and safety plans for all Salmon Creek and Koons Road-area residents at 6:30 p.m. on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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A large debris flow on Sunday, May 14, at state Route 504 covered the highway at milepost 49 with rock, mud, ice and water.
The slide caused significant damage to the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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A health and wellbeing initiative by the Southwest Washington-based CHOICE Regional Health Network was recently launched in Lewis County, according to a news release.
Known as “Blue …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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As the homelessness crisis persists nationwide, many who lose their homes are forced to live in RVs. If they can’t afford a campsite for their RV, they end up parking somewhere along the street …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/16/23
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In a news release this week, the Lewis County Dignity Guild announced it has leased the “Judge Seymour White House" in Chehalis as a base of operations for their continued community building.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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Jaime Herrera Beutler, the previous U.S. representative for Southwest Washington and a former state legislator, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Kidney Foundation.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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Tickets are still available for anyone wishing to join the biggest cycling event in Lewis County, as the annual Ride The Willapa bike ride returns Saturday, June 24.
Now in its seventh year, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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Thurston County employees are requesting higher wages to meet rising living costs as union contract negotiations drag on.
Several dozen Thurston County employees crowded into the Board of County …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/16/23
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The family of Boistfort resident Charmie Sprague wishes her a happy 90th birthday. “Happy 90th birthday mom!” the family wrote. “A beauty queen then and still today. We all love …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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Cities throughout Lewis County are experiencing “boom time construction growth,” stated a news release from the county earlier this week.
In the release, Lewis County Lead …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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Two people were killed in a four-car crash caused by a wrong-way driver on northbound Interstate 5 near Castle Rock shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday.
A white 2006 Ford Ranger was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/23
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During World War II, Olympia served as a training base for the P-38 Lightning, a popular fighter aircraft.
Though more than 10,000 Lightnings were built during the war, Olympic Airshow Director …
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By Joanna Hou / The Olympian
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6/16/23
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The Thurston County Auditor's Office sent voters a warning on Monday regarding a new voter research project's door-to-door canvassing effort.
Mary Hall, the Thurston County auditor, said the …
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Joanna Hou / The Olympian
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6/16/23
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If you asked Fords Prairie Elementary School Principal David Roberts what he thought Noah Markstrom, a Tiny Tiger who died at age 6 from brain cancer in November 2019, was doing now, he has an answer …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/23
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Centralia College has announced its six Outstanding Students for the graduating class of 2023.
The Outstanding Students are chosen for overcoming obstacles in the pursuit of their degrees, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/23
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Of the 14 Centralia School District staff members who are retiring at the end of the school year, only one can boast a 40-year career within the district.
That employee is maintenance …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/23
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Researchers in recent decades have hardly seen wolverines on their own in the Cascade Mountain Range.
But for several years running, the Cascade Carnivore Project has documented a wolverine …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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Editor’s Note: To have wedding or anniversary announcements published in The Chronicle at no cost, email stories and photos to news@chronline.com. Typically, announcements are done with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/14/23
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