Proximity to a river. A tight-knit community. Good barbecues. Several churches. All of these attributes are shared by many Lewis County communities.
So, what sets Toledo apart?
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/5/21
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Looking at the numbers on homelessness in Thurston County can be disillusioning. They don't look good. The most recent Point-in-Time count located 1,145 people experiencing homelessness in the county …
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Brandon Block / The Olympian
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7/5/21
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A 70-year-old Napavine man and a 63-year-old Salkum man were jailed Saturday after gunshots were fired in an alleged road rage assault, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office.
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The Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis marked Independence Day weekend with a new event called 1776 Day on Saturday.
The event featured reenactments from the Revolutionary War, a naval …
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7/4/21
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A torrent of melted snow has flooded rivers and streams near Mt. Rainier following record-setting heat throughout Washington.
"We had a huge amount of snowmelt over a short period of time," said …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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7/4/21
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Temperatures reached 109 degrees in Olympia on Monday, the apex of a historic heatwave hitting the Pacific Northwest.
For people living outdoors or in substandard housing, the extreme heat poses …
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class George L. Paradis, 23, of Yelm, who was killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. …
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7/3/21
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The Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatics Center, pictured from above here, opened for the summer season this week. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 per person …
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Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
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7/2/21
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A pair of parks in Vader and Napavine are due to receive a combined $542,043 over the next two years thanks to grants from the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board.
The money will be …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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7/2/21
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The popular Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park is now open for the first time since October 2020 for travelers seeking to take advantage of dazzling views of the mountain and a multitude of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has narrowed in on three projects aimed at reducing congestion and improving safety on the portion of Interstate 5 that travels through …
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A Tacoma man charged for pointing a gun at a driver on Interstate 5 between Winlock and Napavine in April has entered a guilty plea to two counts of third-degree assault and has been sentenced to 60 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, along with Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin, Maryland Rep. David Trone, Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, New Hampshire Rep. Ann Kuster and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, has joined two fellow Washington state congressional representatives in sending a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee to request he send Washington National Guard …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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Immanuel Lutheran Church has donated $5,150 to support the Lewis County chapter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that mails new books to children every month at no cost to their …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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Effective Friday, Washington State Parks has banned wood and charcoal fires at its parks statewide and on ocean beaches in the Seashore Conservation Area.
With extreme hot and dry conditions …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious Mischief
• Mark A. Silva, 41, of Centralia, was arrested at the intersection of West Pear and Yew streets at approximately 3:20 p.m. on June 30 and …
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7/2/21
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A Kelso man charged for breaking into a Cowlitz Indian Tribe housing complex in Toledo on May 12 after having previously threatened to burn down the building and kill everyone inside has pleaded …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/21
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