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$5 million announced to support creative youth development programs across Washington state
16+ hour, 52+ min ago (279+ words) The Daily Chronicle $5 million announced to support creative youth development programs across Washington state Three area nonprofits were announced as recipients of a record investment for creative youth development programs in Washington. Mi Chiantla, The Bridge Music Project and UTOPIA…...
Napavine Baptist Church to hold 'Summer Awakening Revival"
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (96+ words) Napavine Baptist Church to hold 'Summer Awakening Revival' The Daily Chronicle The Napavine Baptist Church has announced it will be holding a "Summer Awakening Revival" from July 26 to 29, featuring Bible preaching from evangelist Paul Schwanke and special music by The…...
Digital payments now accepted at national forests in Washington state
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (192+ words) Washington's national forests are expanding digital payment options at recreation sites. Visitors can now pay fees using the Recreation. gov mobile app at certain trailheads, day-use areas and campgrounds across the state. Digital payments reduce cash-handling and vandalism, allowing Forest…...
Maureen Harkcom: Thoughts on raw milk from the child of a dairy farm
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (742+ words) Our basic values and beliefs are based largely on our early years. Children are the most impressionable and learn at the fastest rate. We adjust as we experience things and as our ability to reason develops. All that being considered,…...
Commentary: Questions that led me to vote no on more distribution warehouses
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (786+ words) Author's note: This represents my point of view and not the full Centralia City Council. Centralia is a place where people still stop to talk in the grocery store aisle, where we know each other's kids, check on neighbors, and…...
Washington governor, AG and state lawmakers get 7% pay hikes
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (506+ words) Gov. Bob Ferguson received a 7% raise on Wednesday." Combined with a similar-sized pay bump a year ago, his annual salary is $234, 275, roughly $30, 000 more than when he took the oath as Washington's 24th governor in January 2025. It's not his doing. The Washington…...
Toledo man accused of selling narcotics, "ghost guns" after LCSO bust
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (523+ words) Lewis County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Toledo man Tuesday after seizing dozens of "ghost guns" and dealer amounts of suspected cocaine, MDMA and other narcotics." On Wednesday, prosecutors charged Justin M. Rogers, 25, with three counts of possession with intent to…...
Revitalization Roundtable: Centralia lacking in commercial retail, office space, multi-family housing
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (866+ words) An ongoing study suggests Centralia is seriously lacking in commercial retail space, office space and multi-family housing. On the contrary, Centralia's Main Street corridor offers more than 20 parcels that are prime for redevelopment. The Centralia Downtown Association hosted another Revitalization…...
U. S. Supreme Court clears way for Washingtonians to decide issue of transgender athletes
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (1444+ words) Although the U. S. Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to bar transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports will not have an immediate impact on Washington policy, its effects will echo throughout the state. The decision has sparked fear from…...
Company withdraws proposal for battery energy storage system in Rochester
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (413+ words) Convergent Energy & Power has withdrawn its proposal to build a controversial lithium-ion battery storage facility in Rochester. The special use permits were granted with a host of contingencies to address concerns around groundwater contamination and fire safety, including a requirement…...