Colvin Ranch, a Tenino-based family-owned cattle ranch founded in 1854, is hosting a celebration marking a milestone for the ranch’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/9/25
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The Spring Youth Fair started off its jam-packed weekend last Friday with a dedication event officially renaming the exposition hall in honor of Lewis County’s beloved “fair father” …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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A man accused of breaking several windows to his mother’s home and shop in Lewis County near Dryad before slicing his neck with a piece of broken glass in July 2024 has been arrested.
Brad …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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Despite overcrowding and associated safety issues in juvenile rehabilitation facilities in the state of Washington — most prominently at Green Hill School in Chehalis — lawmakers failed …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle accident
• A vehicle vs. pedestrian collision was reported in the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way just before 7:45 a.m. on May 8. The pedestrian was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/9/25
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The Washington Department of Natural Resources extinguished a brush fire that burned a quarter acre north of Centralia near Oconnor Road Southeast on Thursday, May 8. According to Incident Commander …
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5/9/25
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• JERRY DARREL SEIFERT, 77, Oakville, died April 27 in Chehalis. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• KENNETH ELVIN HOLMES, 81, Chehalis, died May 1 …
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5/9/25
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Lewis County Coffee Co. will serve a drink called the Bearcat Energizer from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at its 2015 Jackson Hwy location in Chehalis to support W.F. West High School’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/9/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, May 10, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about operations being shut down due to the start of a labor strike at the Eastern …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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The Master Gardener Foundation of Lewis County has announced the return of its annual Spring Plant Sale.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 and from 9 a.m. until sold out …
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By The Chronicle
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5/9/25
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After nearly two years, the camera at the site of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption is back online.
Steven Friederich, public information officer for the Washington Emergency Management …
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By The Daily News
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5/9/25
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Mount St. Helens is pictured from above at about 6 a.m. May 2 in these photos captured by Shawn Downs, a commercial rated pilot who flies out of Toledo. It was captured from about 7,500 feet from …
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5/9/25
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Centralia Point Assisted Living and Memory Care will host May’s Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event.
The event takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/9/25
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The Economic Alliance of Lewis County will host its third annual Women in Business Seminar on Wednesday, May 14.
The event invites working women and their supporters to learn from the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a 27-year-old man who is wanted for multiple felony crimes after firing an AR-15 style rifle at a deputy late Thursday night during a …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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5/9/25
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On the 234rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz welcome on Chris Judd from United Way of Lewis County to discuss Dolly Day and the Imagination Library, the many …
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5/8/25
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The Centralia College Foundation has selected Don Rich, who was born Donald Eugene Urich, for its 2025 Legacy Award.
The award honors his dedication, commitment and contribution to music, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/25
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The criminal trial for former Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar has again been delayed, this time to the week of June 2.
A trial confirmation hearing is scheduled for 9:40 a.m. on May …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/8/25
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Bail is set at $250,000 for a Centralia man accused of holding a gun to his girlfriend’s head and repeatedly threatening to commit a muder-suicide Sunday night.
“This is one of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/8/25
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The 40-year-old man arrested Friday, May 2, and held in the Lewis County Jail on $1 million bail and 72-hour hold was charged Wednesday with one count of first-degree rape of a child.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/7/25
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