CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
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• A man was cited for fourth-degree assault in the 1900 block of South Market Boulevard just before 1:45 p.m. on June 15 after he allegedly threw candy …
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6/17/22
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Two Chehalis teenagers were arrested early Thursday morning after they allegedly broke into a convenience store in Centralia and one of them jumped into the Skookumchuck River to avoid arrest then …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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The Centralia Chamber of Commerce sponsored a tour of Centralia’s “welfare gardens” on June 17, 1932, for residents to come and inspect the facilities. The gardens were being used …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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After party leadership unsuccessfully called for his resignation last month, the Lewis County Republicans will vote in July on a possible recall of current party Chairman Brandon Svenson.
He is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Being a precinct committee officer (PCO) isn’t usually considered glamorous work.
But this year, for Lewis County Republicans, the elected position must be looking pretty attractive: 115 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Apple pie, fireworks shows and country music never get old.
Other Fourth of July traditions — like attending the same party year-after-year — are worth shaking up. That’s …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Residents arrived early and lined up Friday to sign children up for swimming lessons at the Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatics Center hours before the popular facility opened for the summer.
Open …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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For the first time, thousands of workers in Washington will celebrate Juneteenth with a paid day off this Monday.
Juneteenth marks the date, June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers informed the last …
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Maya Miller / The Seattle Times
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6/17/22
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A 46-year-old Yacolt man was killed after crashing into a guardrail and a concrete barrier on northbound Interstate 5 in South Thurston County on Thursday.
The man, who was identified Friday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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A proclamation celebrating Juneteenth was read at a meeting of the Centralia City Council on Tuesday by Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston.
Before reading the proclamation, Smith Johnston spoke …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/22
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A 46-year-old Yacolt man was killed after crashing into a guardrail and a concrete barrier on northbound Interstate 5 in South Thurston County on Thursday.
The man, whose name has not been …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/22
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Celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday with a weekend of camping, fishing and other fun activities at the Mineral Lake Lions Den campground.
All are welcome to join in the celebration of dads …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/22
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Bail has been set at $200,000 for a Centralia man accused of threatening a woman with a knife and forcing her to drive from Centralia to an intersection in Thurston County on Sunday.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/16/22
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A Centralia man has been arrested on arson charges after he allegedly lit the back porch of a Pe Ell home on fire Tuesday while three children were inside.
The man, Romulo Yanez Jr., 41, is …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/16/22
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Experience Chehalis Director Annalee Tobey has been appointed to the Centralia College Board of Trustees, the college announced Wednesday.
Tobey replaces Debbie Campbell, who resigned in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/22
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Centralia College has selected two people to receive honorary bachelor’s degrees at the college’s 2022 commencement ceremony: former trustee Joanne Schwartz and Talia May Hansen, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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If humans could see the future, the West Coast would likely be spending every moment from now until its arrival preparing for the impending 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
Off the coast, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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Lewis County’s Noxious Weed Control department will be hosting free tansy ragwort disposals on Friday and Saturday throughout the county.
Loose tansy will not be accepted. The weed must be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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Mass vaccination clinics will no longer be hosted for Lewis County residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS) and Bird’s Eye Medical …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/22
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With the old Toledo High School falling apart, a supermajority of Toledo voters in 2018 said they were willing to pay a $7 million bond to fund construction of a new high school at a rate of 76 cents …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/15/22
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