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A man accused of pointing a gun at a woman’s head and threatening to kill her in Centralia in February was arrested after he allegedly strangled, slapped and bit the same woman in Centralia on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/15/25
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A Lewis County Jail inmate and an out-of-custody accomplice are facing charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly taking part in a scheme involving the accomplice pretending to be a doctor …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/15/25
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Wyatt Mendel received a Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Scholarship in 2011 as a Yelm High School graduate. Nearly 15 years later, he’s ready to return the gesture. “It meant a lot to …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/15/25
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Marcia Norman, the 82-year-old woman who was reported missing from her McIntosh Lake-area residence near Tenino on April 4, was found dead on an Olympia property associated with handyman and person …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/25
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A 55-year-old Vader man was killed in a single-vehicle crash with a tree off of Jackson Highway near Toledo on Sunday, April 6, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday.
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4/15/25
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The federal government is readying to fire up more chain saws in the Northwest's national forests.
President Donald Trump's executive order last month laid the groundwork for wholesale changes …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/15/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Monday that Washington will appeal after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied the state’s application for disaster recovery funds to deal with …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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The Trump administration on Monday launched an investigation into the Washington office tasked with overseeing public schools, citing allegations that the state directed a school district to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/15/25
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As Centralia commemorates its 150th anniversary, the community is invited to celebrate with a limited edition collectible that captures the city’s enduring legacy, according to a news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber encourages businesses and citizens to participate in Two Lights for Tomorrow by placing two lights in their homes or businesses from dusk on Friday, April 18, to dawn …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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The 2025 Washington state legislative session is scheduled to come to a close in less than two weeks, but that’s not stopping Washington Republican Party Chair and state Rep. Jim Walsh, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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An Onalaska man is facing eight felony child sexual assault charges and one gross misdemeanor for allegedly abusing a teenage girl between August 2018 and March 2025.
Donald Ray Hamilton …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/14/25
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The Lewis County Republican Party on Saturday, April 12, hosted its annual Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser and auction at The Loft in downtown Chehalis.
The event, which opened its doors at 5 …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/14/25
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A recently decommissioned Lewis County Transit van is getting a new life transporting a very different kind of passenger: guinea pigs.
Vanellope Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Chehalis is the latest …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/14/25
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“Letters from the Carpenter’s Wife” is a recently discovered and published collection of letters written in October 1971.
Leah Allender and her carpenter husband, Jack, had …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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4/14/25
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Gemini Events presents Ladies Night, an afternoon designed especially for the women in the Chehalis community offering a mix of shopping, dining and time spent with friends on Saturday, April 26 from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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The Frazor Evangelistic Team, a South Carolina-based ministry team, will share the gospel through evangelism and music in a free concert at Grace Baptist Church in Rochester at 6:30 p.m. Friday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson will be the keynote speaker for the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce’s 120th annual meeting on Wednesday, May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the …
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4/14/25
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Burglary
• A possible burglary to a sports facility shed in the 2000 block of Southwest Salsbury Avenue was reported just before 10 a.m. on April 11. …
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4/14/25
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The Thurston County Regional Planning Council (TRPC) is seeking public comment on the updated draft of the Regional Transportation Plan, which functions as a blueprint for the future of the Thurston …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/25
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