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Following the two draft budget proposals discussed at the Sept. 23 regular meeting, Port of Chehalis CEO Lindsey Senter walked the port commissioners through the second draft of the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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This year to date, just over 140,300 acres have burned around Washington state, the fewest number of acres burned during fire season in a decade, according to an update by the state Department of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• An iPad and a wrench were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 100 block of Harrison Avenue just before 9:35 a.m. on Oct. 5.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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A Centralia man who was convicted on burglary and theft charges in late August escaped the custody of the Lewis County Jail and fled into the woods Wednesday morning before he was recaptured.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is preparing to request that a bronze memorial plaque to commemorate “the union victims of the Centralia Tragedy of 1919” be placed next to the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) will hold its annual Pumpkin Train as a stationary event this year due to ongoing track repairs, the railroad announced Wednesday.
While the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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Thursday’s wind and fire activity tested the control lines around the Goat Rocks Fire, according to an incident management team update on Friday.
The lines all successfully held, according …
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10/7/22
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The family of a Washington man who died in a plane crash deep in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness say they’re facing a $25,000 to $50,000 bill to remove the plane’s debris from a steep …
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By Zach Urness / Salem Statesman Journal
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10/7/22
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a series of meetings leading up to a public hearing on seven amendments to the county’s Comprehensive Plan Map. The …
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10/7/22
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The Southwest Washington Fairgrounds is preparing for the annual Fall Community Garage Sale, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 15.
“Early-bird” shoppers can get in …
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10/7/22
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As of Oct. 5, Thurston County officials opened an online budget simulator, which allows participants to put themselves in the county commissioners’ shoes and distribute $4 million of surplus …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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Staff and visitors were evacuated from the Thurston County's Courthouse Campus Thursday morning after a suspicious package was discovered.
The evacuation occurred around 11 a.m. and drew a …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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10/7/22
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The 1952 Republican presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower visited Centralia on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1952. The former general who led the Allied Forces to victory in World War II spoke to a crowd of …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The 53rd annual Oktoberfest was hosted by the Lewis-Pacific Swiss Society at Swiss Hall in Frances on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Featured at the annual event was an outdoor, traditional Swiss-style, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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In late June, eruptions of both sorrow and joy appeared nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of legal precedent protecting reproductive rights.
More than 100 days …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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10/7/22
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced opportunities for clam digging at Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Copalis beaches from Oct. 8 to 14.
"Most of the 2,700 harvesters …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/6/22
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After multiple attempts to provide an evaluation and treatment plan, Andrew Carlson, a prime suspect in the disappearance of his 5-year-old biological daughter Oakley Carlson, appeared in person at …
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By Allen Leister / The Daily World
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10/6/22
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe and culture is featured in the new Netflix animated children's show "Spirit Rangers," premiering Monday on Indigenous Peoples' Day.
The animated preschool series, created …
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10/6/22
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