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More than 100 people tuned in on Zoom for a Wednesday night webinar hosted by the Office of the Chehalis Basin to update the public on future plans for the Skookumchuck Dam, which is owned and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/30/22
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is hiring over 70 positions at six different duty locations in Southwest Washington, including Amboy, Carson, Randle, Toutle, Trout Lake and Vancouver, for the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/22
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Stevens Canyon Road between Stevens Creek and Box Canyon will be closed to all vehicle, foot and bicycle traffic for the remainder of the season, the Mount Rainier National Park announced Friday. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/22
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Cool temperatures and light precipitation had a calming effect on the Goat Rocks Fire Thursday, according to Friday’s update from the U.S. Forest Service.
The blaze, sparked by lightning …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/22
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Construction of the long-awaited multipurpose athletics complex at Centralia College is on track for completion at the end of October, the college confirmed this week.
The college broke ground on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/22
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Bridge work on northbound Interstate 5 at mile marker 77.84 near state Route 6 has the right lane closed for emergent bridge repairs over Dillenbaugh Creek beginning at 1:10 p.m. Thursday until …
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Photos by Jared Wenzelburger for The Chronicle.
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9/29/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday declared an emergency in Lewis County due to damage that occurred on Sept. 22 to the state Route 506 bridge over Interstate 5 when it was struck by an oversized logging …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/29/22
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Firefighters got some relief from the weather on Wednesday after minor rainfall swept through the Goat Rocks region.
One-tenth of an inch of rain had fallen as of 7 a.m. Thursday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/29/22
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Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an ongoing series focused on the Chehalis School District and the success of its Student Achievement Initiative, which was launched in …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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9/29/22
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Nearly two months after the Aug. 2 primary election, the 3rd Congressional District's top two candidates argued why they are the best fit to replace Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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9/28/22
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A Vader man accused of threatening to kill his wife with a shotgun — prompting her to shoot him in the cheek with a handgun — in May has been arrested on a $250,000 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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Emily (Parnham) Skeers, competing as Mrs. Olympia, was crowned Mrs. Washington in the United States of America’s Miss Oregon and Washington Pageant on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Richard E. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/28/22
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A case of shoplifting was reported in the 1700 block of North National Avenue at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Sept. 23.
• A vehicle was …
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9/28/22
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Firefighters working on the Goat Rocks Fire just outside of Packwood are likely to see some easier days ahead as marine weather and moisture blow in from the coast, changing the relative humidity …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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Titus Sickles is the second youngest of five boys. All two years apart, the brothers have nearly identical buzz cut blond hair, freckles and blue-green eyes, strongly resembling their mother.
On …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Centralia man accused of strangling his brother Saturday morning.
The man, Joseph Raymond Whearty, 40, allegedly …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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The Chehalis branch of the Washington State Employee Credit Union (WSECU) has moved to a new location where members can enjoy a “larger, more feature-rich space,” according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/28/22
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There were nine new hospitalizations in Lewis County due to COVID-19 between Sept. 16 and Sept. 22, according to the most recent weekly update by Lewis County Public Health & Social Services.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/28/22
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One of the most common compliments Will and Courtney Quimby receive about Centralia Pharmacy is that when customers call them, someone picks up the phone.
“That’s what you get from an …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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9/28/22
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With October being the official spooky month, Bucoda is preparing for its month-long Halloween celebrations with the Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular festival.
Aside from changing the town’s name to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/28/22
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