After a faulty software update caused a technological meltdown that swept across the globe Friday, disrupting online services for businesses, hospitals, governments and more, a Lewis County …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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The former foster parents of missing 6-year-old Oakville girl Oakley Carlson will hold a school supplies drive through the month of August in Oakley’s honor.
Oakley’s foster …
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7/19/24
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When a plant drops its seeds, it’s sometimes toward the end of the plant’s life cycle. The seeds don’t often fall far from the stem.
In similar fashion, Nereo Gomez, a 30-year …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/19/24
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Members of the business community, customers and the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce gathered at Northwest Salmon Smokehouse in downtown Chehalis Thursday morning to celebrate six months of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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While it took some time this month to peek in the rearview mirror in celebration of its 20th year in operation, Valley View Health Center has its eyes firmly planted on the road ahead as it charts …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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7/19/24
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Kiddin’ Around to host Dine and Dash — a Chef’s Night Out to boost mission of supporting area youths
Kiddin’ Around, a nonprofit organization founded in 2021, will host its first first Dine and Dash — Chef’s Night Out fundraising event in downtown Centralia on Thursday, July 25, …
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By Brenna Witchey / brenna@chronline.com
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7/19/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• Just after 6:55 a.m. on July 17, a business in the 1100 block of Grand Avenue reported a disorderly male who appeared to be under the …
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7/19/24
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• GREGORY FANCHER, 71, Toledo, died June 28 in Toledo. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.
• LEVI SANCHEZ, 82, Oakville, died July 6 at home. …
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7/19/24
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Happy Berryuary! It’s my favorite time of year: the midsummer season when Washington’s woods are at their bountiful best.
The native trailing blackberries are delicious, the …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/19/24
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The seven candidates running for Washington state commissioner of public lands shared their preferred policies and how they would manage and protect state lands last week at a forum in Vancouver to …
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Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle
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7/19/24
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The Chehalis Fire Department has launched a new advanced life support (ALS) paramedic program, Fire Chief Adam Fulbright announced Wednesday.
The program, which offers pre-hospital medical care …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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The annual Boistfort High School alumni potluck will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Boistfort School lunchroom and gym next to the school on Boistfort Road in Curtis.
All former …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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A 33-year-old Tacoma man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland to charges accusing him of damaging two power substations in Oregon in 2022.
Zachary Rosenthal was charged with …
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By Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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7/19/24
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The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation has received a $750,000 grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce to promote climate resilience amongst tribes.
The funding is …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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7/19/24
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The Reptile Lady April Jackson entertained a crowd of more than 100 children and adults in George Washington Park at the Centralia Timberland Library with her menagerie of scaley and shelled …
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7/19/24
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The Riverside Fire Authority celebrated a milestone for 15 of its new career and volunteer firefighters on Wednesday as the firefighters formally completed their year-long probationary periods and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/19/24
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Detectives with the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after firefighters found a dead body inside a burning vehicle in Toutle on Wednesday.
Cowlitz 911 received a report of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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In late June, the City of Chehalis announced it was looking for a new human resources (HR) manager as Glenn Schaffer retired after 17 years of working for the city.
While the city has received …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/19/24
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A pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle in Tumwater on July 4 in an alleged hit and run case has been identified.
Karen Ames, a 62-year-old Tumwater woman, died from blunt force …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/18/24
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If nature calls, there are few better places to answer than at Maximilian Motorsports in Chehalis.
That’s according to the “America’s Best Restroom” contest, where the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/18/24
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