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Minuteman Press, one of the newest members of Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce, will celebrate its opening with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 4:30 p.m..
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/23
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Amtrak on Thursday extended its cancellation of train service between Seattle and Portland due to landslides.
BNSF Railway, which owns much of the track used by Amtrak, had initially announced …
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12/8/23
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A former coach for Thurston County Youth Football League has been sentenced to 157.5 months to life in prison for attempting to rape of 13-year-old girl in Pierce County.
Judge Shelly Speir-Moss …
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12/8/23
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White Pass Ski Area plans to open for daily operation beginning Saturday, it announced on its website Thursday afternoon.
Nine inches of new snow in the last 24 hours as of 3:30 p.m. means …
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12/8/23
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Forest Service Road 52, also known as Skate Creek Road, is blocked at milepost 18.5 after an “impassable” landslide on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
The road is managed by the Gifford Pinchot …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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12/7/23
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Diggers got the go-ahead from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Thursday to proceed with razor clam digs starting Dec. 13.
“We had a great tide series of clam …
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12/7/23
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Two bodies found Saturday afternoon on JBLM land have been identified as Davido and Karen A. Koep, a Thurston County couple that went missing Nov. 10.
Both died as a result of multiple gunshot …
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12/7/23
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Much like a rising tide raises all boats, inflation and uncertain budget outlooks leave no one, including governments, unscathed.
Higher costs, including at the Lewis County Jail, have led Lewis …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/6/23
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William “Bill” L. and Mary Ann Hassler celebrated 70 years of marriage on Dec. 5. They have lived most of their lives in Washington state.
They were married on Dec. 5, 1953.
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12/6/23
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Following a nearly 30-year career in the U.S. Army Reserves, Lisa Spahr, daughter of Bob and Jackie Spahr, Chehalis, officially retired from her military career as a colonel at the end of last month.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/6/23
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Photos by Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/6/23
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From 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the Chehalis and Centralia police departments faced off in competitive bell-ringing for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.
In the end, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/23
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Like the rural county roads they can often be found riding their motorcycles on, the roads to recovery for Blake Hansen and Daniel “DJ” Miller were winding.
For the latest graduates …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/6/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A trespass complaint was reported in the 2400 block of Borst Avenue at 8:55 a.m. on Dec. 4. Homeless people have …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/23
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• FRANK WERNER, 88, Centralia, died Dec. 4. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
• BILLIE BARR, 88, Chehalis, died Dec. 1. Arrangements are under the care of …
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12/6/23
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Having served the City of Chehalis for more than 36 years after originally being elected a city councilor in 1987, Isaac Pope will attend his final city council meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/23
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While most church Christmas plays follow the traditional Nativity story, Mountain View Baptist Church in Centralia will host a very different kind of Christmas story Dec. 15-17.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/6/23
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Employees of the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) have donated $3,000 to the Lewis County Food Bank Coalition, according to a news release.
PUD workers collaborated to raise the …
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12/6/23
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’Tis the season for caroling, and those wishing to hear festive Christmas songs now have a new free concert they will be able to attend.
Beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, all …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/6/23
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