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Across Western Washington, some school districts canceled or delayed classes on Monday after snow that began over the weekend continued. The possibility of more snow is in the forecast over the next …
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2/3/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Burglary
• Just after 9:25 a.m. on Jan. 31, officers responded to a report that a business’s outdoor storage container in the 500 block of Harrison …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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• MARIAN J. MOON, 102, Pe Ell, died Jan. 26 at Maple Street Manor. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• KURT T. ASKEN, 65, Winlock, died Jan. 30 at …
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A man convicted by a judge after a trial last month for strangling a child at the Chehalis Walmart on June 13, 2024, was sentenced Friday to three-and-a-half years in prison.
Daniel Travis …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/3/25
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Voters in the Napavine School District who haven’t yet received a ballot for the upcoming Feb. 11 special election should receive replacement ballots by Wednesday, Feb. 5, according to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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Not everybody believes in keeping diaries or writing down recollections, but more than 170 years later, a journal written by a pioneer who crossed the Oregon Trail brings to life a part of history by …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/3/25
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Nisqually Markets recently announced that three of its four Shell locations — Camas Plaza on the Nisqually Reservation and the fuel retailer’s Lakewood and Frederickson locations — …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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The Office of the Washington Secretary of State has launched a new lobby exhibit in the Legislative Building. Launched on Jan. 29, it commemorates the contributions and history of the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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Throughout the month of February, not only can one express their love to their significant other, but visitors, shoppers and diners in downtown Chehalis can now leave a “Love Note” …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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Fans of the long-running first-person-shooter video game franchise Call of Duty will be able to hear sounds recorded in Lewis County when playing the new Call of Duty game due for release in 2027, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year.
A slew of bills in Olympia look to chip away at the problem. Some measures set …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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The Lewis County Farm Bureau held its first Barn Stomp at Red Barn Studios in Adna on Sunday afternoon.
The public was invited to the free event to meet and talk with Lewis County farmers …
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By Kody Christen / kody@chronline.com
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2/3/25
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Two Pierce County residents were sentenced Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma for their roles in a drug-trafficking ring that is connected to Aryan prison gangs.
Eric Smith, 54 of …
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By Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune
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2/3/25
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Washington State University has developed a new strain of grass. And no, it’s definitely not for smoking.
In fact, the new Matchless grass is a strain of Kentucky bluegrass that will …
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By Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review
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2/3/25
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The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is one of 10 advocacy organizations that filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. government for shutting down four programs aimed at providing legal help for …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/25
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The Washington state Office of Attorney General is being sued for firing employees who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic, citing their religious beliefs.
The federal …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/3/25
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The Community Library Network is sifting through 140 books that could be among the first titles added to its mature content collection to be held in a room accessible only by adults at the Post Falls …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/3/25
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Amtrak continues to see post-pandemic growth in the Northwest, with ridership rising 41% last year on its route between Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia — which stops in Bellingham.
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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2/3/25
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A 33-year-old Olympia man accused of felony stalking and harming a police dog is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $300,000 bail.
Joshua Alexander Santini attended his …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/3/25
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SEATTLE — Seattle lawmakers last year made a late push to expand the city's ability to crack down on misdemeanor crime and disorder in commercial areas — setting up six "stay out" zones …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/25
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