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Around the U.S. and around the Pacific Northwest, calls for emergency mass protests were announced Friday morning following the Supreme Court decision.

Just twelve days after two suspects broke into and attempted to set fire to his business, State Rep. Andrew Barkis (WA-District 2, R) woke up to find his camping trailer stolen. In his Facebook post published this morning, Barkis reported standing outside his home and noticing his camper missing. “Unreal....

Two men who died in separate motorcycle crashes on Wednesday have been identified by the Thurston County Coroner's Office. Joshua Bubnick, a 28-year-old Oakville man, died after striking a horse at about 4:40 a.m. on the 10700 block of US 12 near Rochester, Coroner Gary Warnock confirmed. He struck the...

• A vehicle prowl reported in the 100 block of Southeast Ninth Street at 7:55 a.m. on June 22 is under investigation. • A third-degree theft reported in the 1400 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue at approximately 8:25 a.m. on June 22 is under investigation. Vehicle Recovery. • A vehicle...

Olympia Mutual Aid Partners’ scattered-site pilot program began in June 2021.

As announced during a Port of Centralia meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Powell Development will now move into a purchase and sale agreement with WinCo Foods LLC. Kyle Heaton, executive director of the port, said the contract would give WinCo until Nov. 18 to complete their due diligence process and that “a great portion of their diligence is already completed.” The company is eligible for purchasing up to three 90-day extensions for $50,000 each, if necessary.

Organizers set up the event with short notice Friday.

My name is Shawn Bates and I have lived in Chehalis since 2004. In America, voters should have the final say. But Trump and far-right extremists engaged in a criminal conspiracy by helping to promote and pay for election sabotage efforts that culminated in the deadly attack on our country on Jan. 6.

“Dogs still were dogs in Centralia Wednesday,” The Chronicle reported on Thursday, June 25, 1952, adding the canines were menacing “vegetable and flower beds,” much to the anger of Centralia residents. Police were called on the morning of Wednesday, June 24, after a Centralia resident became upset...

On Tuesday, The Chronicle toured the Mossyrock Dam with a hydro mechanic and staff from from Tacoma Public Utilities, the owner of the dam and beneficiary of the power it produces. To read more about that, click here or see the Thursday, June 23, edition of The Chronicle. As it...

After graduating from Centralia High School in 2021, and taking a year away from school to recharge, former soccer standout Taylor Smith has signed with South Puget Sound Community College to play soccer this fall. Smith was a four-year varsity starter for the Tigers and played mostly on the backline...

Darcy Huffman is the new Olympia School District Board of Directors vice president after a unanimous vote from the board members during the board meeting last night. Huffman will hold the vice presidency role until December, when the board goes through its annual reorganization. “I want to thank my fellow...

Think of a NASCAR pit-stop, but for helicopters: that’s what soldiers were practicing at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport on Wednesday. According to spokesperson Captain Kyle Abraham, soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, have practice in fueling helicopters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). The training exercise at the airport earlier this week was meant to get them out of their comfort zones and into a new environment to practice the skills.

On 6/23/22 at 4:09 a.m. in the 17600 block of Loop Ln SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Deanna Leigh Brass, 34, on suspicion of 1) violation of no-contact order and 2) residential burglary. Olympia Police Department. On 6/23/22 at 2:00 a.m. in the 3200 block of Martin Way E, police...

Police are asking the public for help identifying the man.

John served in the position for almost three years.

Thurston County plans to raise up to $52 million through a bond issue to finance its plan to remodel a reorganized courthouse campus. The Board of County Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to approve a bond resolution for the acquisition of property and remodeling of various county buildings. With this...

So many of the problems in our world today seem larger than life; far away but looming ominously as they cast a pall over our future and a threat over the present day. In a way, the latest villain of Lewis County has all those same characteristics — but in this case, it’s a cranky blackbird that has taken to dive-bombing people walking down Market Boulevard just south of the downtown core.

Twin Transit and its partners are on track to submit pre-application materials this summer for what is planned be the state’s first hydrogen fueling station. Twin Transit Executive Director Joe Clark presented an update on the project to the Port of Chehalis during Thursday’s port meeting, along with the first rendered images of what the finished fueling station could look like.