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A registered sex offender is facing new charges for allegedly harboring a runaway 14-year-old Centralia girl and raping her multiple times between July and September 2023.
The victim …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/14/23
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Citing the success of the City of Centralia’s use of Flock License Plate Recognition System cameras to aid its police department with tracking suspect vehicles, the Napavine City Council has …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/14/23
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A 20-year-old man accused of starting a fire that damaged three Thurston County mobile homes is being held in the county jail in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Deputies arrested Melvin Geovany …
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9/14/23
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A pedestrian who was reportedly lying on the roadway on northbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis was struck and killed by a semi-truck shortly before 1 a.m. on Thursday.
Law enforcement had not …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/14/23
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If you ask Dr. Tara Chestnut, a wildlife ecologist, the circus is always in town.
The performers start just before sunset, arriving in theatrical twirls as they fly through the air. Best …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep /isabel@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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The leaves are changing, and the “Boo!” is back.
With October just around the corner, the South Thurston County town of Bucoda is again getting into the Halloween spirit by …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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The Port of Chehalis has received $3.14 million from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to build a new grain storage and loading facility.
Sens. Maria …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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9/13/23
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Greg Rohr was elected Monday to serve as the state committeeman for the Lewis County Republican Party.
Rohr, of Toledo, will replace former Morton police chief Roger Morningstar as the …
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By Mitchell Roland / roland@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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The Twin Transit Authority Board declined the resignation of Executive Director Joe Clark but will continue an investigation into a video posted on social media that appears to show Clark drinking …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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Lewis County commissioners say they will not comply with a mask mandate that, according to the state, is not under consideration.
The commissioners will vote next week on a preemptive resolution …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Suspicious circumstances
• A suspicious abandoned vehicle was reported in the 600 block of West Main Street just before 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 8. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/13/23
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Editor’s Note: These are reports from health inspections in Lewis County between March and July of this year.
Lewis County Public Health’s inspections happen at various intervals, so …
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9/13/23
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Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, last week introduced legislation that would make it easier to harvest special products from national forests such as …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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Broadband internet will soon become a reality for 2,300 homes in the Winlock area.
“In the first week of November, residents will begin to see roadside trenching and boring, and there will …
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By Chronicle Staff
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9/13/23
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Tickets are on sale for a Saturday, Sept. 16, performance in Chehalis by local classic rock act “Soul Purpose” at 3:30 p.m. in what event organizers are calling “Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/13/23
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The Friends of the Seminary Hill Natural Area will host their annual Autumn Work Party at Centralia’s hillside forest this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.
All are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/13/23
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The Chehalis-Centralia Airport will hold the first of three public open house meetings concerning the airport’s master plan update on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m.
It will be held at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/13/23
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Having opened on July 10, the Cornerstone Center for Development in Centralia is a new resource for parents who have children with autism or other disabilities needing outpatient speech, occupational …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/13/23
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After two years of serving as the United Way of Lewis County’s executive director, Christian Bruhn officially submitted his resignation letter for personal reasons and to move closer to family, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/13/23
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