A Centralia man accused of stealing over $6,000 from his elderly mother in the summer of 2024 after he became her caregiver is now facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The Washington state Nursing Assistant program has issued a statement of charges against a nursing assistant working in Olympia who was convicted of third-degree assault of a child in Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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In an effort to improve the playability of the Fort Borst Park’s Stevens and Pioneer soccer fields for young local athletes, the City of Centralia and local nonprofit Centralia Youth Soccer …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved a notice Tuesday, March 18, for a public hearing for ordinance 1361, which would transition animal control duties from the Lewis County Department of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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As part of increased efforts for community engagement, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners proclaimed March as Women’s History Month during its Tuesday, March 18, meeting.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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Preparation to lay the foundation for the new Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall officially began on the morning of Tuesday, March 18, as those involved with the project took measurements and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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When Yelm Community Schools Superintendent Chris Woods described his district’s struggles as “tearing things down to the studs and rebuilding,” many of the fellow Thurston County …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The number of salmon returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year is expected to beat the 10-year average return. That's according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/19/25
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A woman in custody at the Thurston County jail needed to be revived by corrections deputies after a suspected fentanyl overdose Monday night, according to the sheriff's office and jail log …
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3/18/25
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Two women who were killed in a wrong-way crash have been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner's Office and the Washington State Patrol.
About 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Valerie Thompson, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/18/25
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OLYMPIA — Strapped for cash and searching for ways to cut spending, the job for budget writers in Washington became that much more challenging Tuesday after an updated economic forecast shows …
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3/18/25
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A substance use disorder professional who used to work at Green Hill School and most recently practiced in Thurston County was charged by the Washington state Department of Health (DOH) with …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/25
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A 19-year-old Randle man arrested in September 2024 for allegedly raping a girl under the age of 18 the month prior is facing additional charges after a second victim came forward.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/25
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An employee at Love’s Travel Stop in Napavine was arrested Monday for allegedly knowingly taking $100 in forged bills and making over $80 in change with real money.
Angela Marie …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/25
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The court case for the Toledo man accused of violently murdering two Winlock residents in February has been put on hold pending a mental competency evaluation.
Robert Eugene Chandler, 35, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/25
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On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, introduced the bipartisan Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment (PARA-EMT) …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/25
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Enchanted Wellness, a women’s only gym in Chehalis.
The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/25
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Local real estate agent Tiffany Weaver and her clients Tyler Edkin and Tylar Peters will be featured on an upcoming edition of the HGTV television series “House Hunters.”
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners is in talks with the City of Yelm regarding the transfer of ownership of sections of the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail as the jurisdiction intends to develop …
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By Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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3/18/25
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Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) personnel arrested two men and seized a total of 43.75 pounds of cocaine Monday night after they conducted a traffic stop on a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/18/25
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