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.
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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By The Chronicle staff
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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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The Morton City Council convened for its regular monthly meeting at the Bob Lyle Community Center on Monday, June 23, and approved an airport aid grant application for Washington state Department of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/25/25
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A man lost in the woods for five days was discovered after someone heard a voice calling for help, deputies in Washington said.
The witness called 911 at about 12:30 a.m. June 21 in Poulsbo, the …
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Helena Wegner / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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6/25/25
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Despite passing the largest tax increase in state history amid record revenue levels, Washington state’s wallet may be empty by the end of the 2025-27 biennium, according to a new report by the …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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6/25/25
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A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate federal funding for electric vehicle chargers in Washington and more than a dozen other states.
For …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/25/25
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A 58-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes Monday morning, including driving under the influence, after he lost control and crashed his car into a power pole on Maytown Road.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/25/25
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It has been 25 days since Travis Decker picked up his three young daughters for an afternoon visit, then allegedly ended their lives by asphyxiation near a campground in Chelan County.
Since …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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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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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/25/25
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