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Chehalis Fire Department Captain Robert Gebhart, a 38-year veteran with the department, was honored during Monday’s Chehalis City Council meeting after officially hanging up his helmet and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/25/25
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Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine announced the selection of a new chief Monday after a years-long leadership shakeup following the terminations of former Chiefs Dan Mahoney in 2023 and Brent …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Eliot Widmer, 24, of Moses Lake, was arrested and booked in the Chehalis Tribal Jail at about 12:14 p.m. June 23 in the 1300 block of Delaware …
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6/25/25
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Thurston County Superior Court judges and Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim will get a 4% raise to $237,460 starting July 1.
The Board of County Commissioners approved the raise for Tunheim last …
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6/25/25
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The City of Centralia Parks and Recreation Department will temporarily close the Pioneer fields at Fort Borst Park from 7 a.m. on Friday, June 27, through 5 p.m. on Monday, July 14.
Contractors …
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6/25/25
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The American Red Cross is asking donors to celebrate the arrival of summer by making a blood or platelet donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer.
While all blood …
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6/25/25
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The Twin Cities Sertoma Club has recently presented its annual financial grants to the special education programs in Chehalis, Centralia and all of Lewis County, according to a news release from the …
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6/25/25
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The Bucoda Community Garden, a collaborative effort between the Bucoda Improvement Club, the Bucoda Town Council and the Thurston Conservation District (TCD), is coming to life in 2025.
Located …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and the Washington state Department of Commerce recently signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing government-to-government relations between …
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6/25/25
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Members of the Morton City Council unanimously approved a pair of variance requests from Kirkland resident Vincent Ball during the council’s Monday, June 23, meeting, for a proposed duplex …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Archer Nededog, a 5-year-old boy from Lewis County, is participating in the international Ranger Rick Junior Ranger competition, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation.
He was in second …
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6/25/25
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In May, unemployment throughout Washington state rose slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.2% …
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6/25/25
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) has earned a clean financial statement audit from independent accounting firm Moss Adams, the PUD stated in a news release.
The report affirms that …
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6/25/25
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its annual Forest Health Highlights report after joint aerial detection surveys flown by DNR and U.S. Department of …
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6/25/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently held a career roundtable with Ukrainian community members, toured the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Dittmer Control Center and visited …
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6/25/25
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When Leslie Gonia steps on the line, her gun perched on her right shoulder, nothing else matters but 25 clay pigeons.
In that moment, she knows the lion’s share of the clay birds will …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Kim Ashmore, Centralia’s public works director, had never seriously considered retirement until an innocent FaceTime call with his 2-year-old granddaughter in 2023.
He asked his …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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A Senate proposal to sell between 2 and 3 million acres of federal land in the western U.S. has met with significant push-back from environmental groups and the public. But after a new ruling, …
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6/25/25
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Now 73 years old and back to scaling the Cascades’ volcano peaks, prolific Centralian mountaineer Neal Kirby took a break from his normal mountain climbing adventures recently to visit northern …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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Trees cast silhouettes at sunset as seen from the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Larson Road east of Mossyrock on Monday, June 23.
To submit photos to The Chronicle for potential …
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