On Thursday, May 23, U.S. Army Sergeant George Frank Bishop, of Centralia, was buried with full military honors nearly 82 years after he died while being held captive in an Imperial Japanese …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/24/24
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, announced that her office is accepting applications for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge.
The competition encourages students to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, defended her decision to vote against advancing the Farm Bill out of committee.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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5/24/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A Castle Rock resident was trespassed from private property in the 1200 block of Lum Road just after 8:05 a.m. on May 22.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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• JOHN M. HENRICKSEN, 79, of Chehalis, died May 15 at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in …
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5/24/24
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Due to an unexpected increase in enrollment costs this year, the Centralia School Board voted Wednesday to expand the district’s 2023-24 budget by a total of $1.75 million, bringing the total …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/24/24
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In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to overlook the quiet heroes among us. Dr. John Henricksen, who recently passed away, was one such hero — a man whose life was defined by selfless …
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Commentary by Chad Taylor / For The Chronicle
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5/24/24
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Thousands of people have brighter smiles today because of Dr. John Henricksen, and not just because he was a fine dentist in Chehalis for decades.
He certainly was a caring and skilled …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/24/24
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From 2013 through 2017, Republicans led our state Senate and Democrats had the majority in the House. While it lasted, that break in one-party control of Olympia was good for the people of our state.
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/24/24
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The next regular board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.
The meeting is open to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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The 30-year-old fire engine that services Bucoda could soon see an upgrade thanks to federal funding requested by Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal.
On …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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Five-and-a-half months until the general election, a slate of polling shows that Washingtonians currently support a series of conservative initiatives set to appear on the November ballot.
On …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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5/24/24
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A federal court judge dismissed basketball legend John Stockton's lawsuit against the Washington State Office of the Attorney General Wednesday over pandemic rules that restricted doctors from …
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By Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/24/24
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Backers of the No on Initiative 2109 campaign are off and running.
I-2109, set for the ballot in November, asks voters to repeal the capital gains tax.
State lawmakers passed a capital …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/24/24
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Forest Road 25 within the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District will be temporarily closed to motorized vehicle traffic between mileposts 13.7 and 15.
The closure will last for approximately three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting projects that have been completed as part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy. These projects are implemented in cooperation …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/24
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Several state agencies are asking campers and outdoor enthusiasts to not move firewood and instead buy it where they burn it this camping season.
The request is being made to limit the spread of …
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By Vince Richardson / The Skagit Valley Herald (TNS)
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5/24/24
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It’s been 56 years since Melvin Holland went missing in Laos during an attack by the North Vietnamese, but the wound is still fresh for his family. This Memorial Day weekend, they’ll be …
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By Beth Lipoff / The Daily News
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5/24/24
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A man who spent nearly a year in the custody of the state Department of Corrections is free after his burglary conviction in Pierce County was reversed by an appeals court. Prosecutors conceded they …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/24/24
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