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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum will hold the Valentine’s Sweetheart Dinner Train Ride on Feb. 14.
The two-hour round-trip excursion in a vintage 1920s dining car will travel …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/26
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Brummer v. Hadaller: Lewis County commissioner faces early competition in bid to retain his position
Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer will seek to retain his seat on the Lewis County Board of Commissioners come next fall.
Brummer filed a financial disclosure with the Washington state …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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Officials in the Chehalis River Basin will have to continue their work without the leadership of one of their longest and most unflinching supporters.
Grays Harbor County Commissioner and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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Lawmakers from Washington’s 20th Legislative District have announced they will host a series of Zoom meetings to provide updates from the 2026 legislative session. The meetings will begin at 7:30 …
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1/16/26
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The Centralia City Council unanimously approved allocating $247,567 in Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) grant funding to eight recipients during its Tuesday meeting.
The city’s LTAC …
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1/16/26
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Members of the Tenino City Council convened for their first regular meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and welcomed two newly elected councilors — Tianne Curtiss and Adam Carney.
To begin …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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Lewis County approved two more union collective bargaining agreements (CBA) this week that approve small salary increases for Lewis County dispatchers as well as sergeants and lieutenants in the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Isaiah E. Mohr, 28, Chehalis, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for DUI, operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device …
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1/16/26
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A new bill sponsored by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, would allow workers injured on the job to record independent medical examinations.
Abbarno pre-filed House Bill 2336, which would …
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1/16/26
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• RICHARD ‘RICK’ D. SPENCER, 74, Centralia, died at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• KEVIN D. BLUHM, 66, Castle Rock, died …
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1/16/26
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Residents of the Centralia, Onalaska and Boistfort school districts should expect a ballot in the mail for upcoming school levy votes.
The Lewis County Auditor’s Office Elections Department …
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1/16/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office declared two of its K9s “hide and seek champions” Thursday night after they successfully tracked at least six subjects between two separate incidents.
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1/16/26
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Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation were in attendance for the Napavine City Council’s first regular meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
During the meeting, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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Shortly after Gov. Bob Ferguson gave his State of the State address to mark the start of the year and a new legislative session, Thurston County leaders gave a localized State of the Community …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/16/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1956, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about a pair of runaways from Chehalis who had been caught after stealing a tractor …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/16/26
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The Lewis County Master Gardener Foundation selected the Centralia College Trailblazer Food Pantry as its 2025 holiday donation partner, continuing an annual tradition of giving back to the …
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1/16/26
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Lewis County Public Health and Social Services (LCPHSS) on Friday reported the county’s first influenza-related death of the current flu season.
The individual was a Lewis County resident who …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/26
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Hampton Lumber is inviting high school students to help shape the look of its products once again with the return of the Lumber Wrap Design Competition, according to a recent news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/26
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The Olympia Police Department held a “Cocoa with a Cop” event at Oly on Ice in downtown Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Olympia residents were invited to join Olympia Police Department staff …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/16/26
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