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Office of the Chehalis Basin begins public outreach campaign
The Office of the Chehalis Basin hosted an informational webinar on Wednesday, May 7, to talk about its work in the basin and plans for upcoming projects. Eighty-one people attended the webinar that ...
Brockway Road residents raise concerns over proposed rezoning during recent Lewis County Planning Commission public hearing
Several Brockway Road residents in Chehalis raised concerns over rezoning proposals during a public hearing held by the Lewis County Planning Commission on Wednesday, May 7, in Chehalis. The hearing ...
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No fixes on horizon for crowding crisis in WA’s youth prisons
Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, ...
As Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary looms, calls for preparation sound across WA
For many people who lived through the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, it is the biggest news story of their lifetimes.
New WA stretch of biking’s answer to the Pacific Crest Trail is unveiled
Loowit Tier is the first leg of Orogenesis bikepacking trail, which will run down the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico, to ...
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Office of Chehalis Basin
Building on the success of the earlier Chehalis Basin Work Group, the 2016 Washington Legislature created the Office of Chehalis Basin within Ecology and established the Chehalis Basin Board. Our ...
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Federal investigation launched into Washington’s education office
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have launched a “first-of-its-kind” investigation into the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public ...
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Looking for a getaway? These are Washington's 'prettiest' small towns
WorldAtlas, a publication focused on geography and education, recently put together a list of the "13 Prettiest Small Towns ...
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Tackling flood and habitat challenges in the Chehalis Basin
The public is invited to participate in a free virtual webinar on Wednesday, May 7 to help shape efforts by local, Tribal, and state leaders to reduce flood-related damage and restore aquatic life in ...
The Daily World15d
Hoquiam Community Forest awarded $2.5M grant
It took nearly five years and two application cycles but the city of Hoquiam and Forterra have been awarded a $2.5 million grant to expand the community forest within the city limits that will include ...
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DOH warns of low WA measles vaccine rate. Here’s who should get the shot
Washington confirmed its fifth measles case of 2025 earlier this week. That’s already as many cases as the state typically sees over the course of an entire year and just shy of last year’s ...
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Former Washington city employee accused of stealing nearly $1 million
Morton, a small town about 40 miles east of Chehalis, has a population of just ... Following up on an investigation initiated by the Washington State Auditor’s office, federal investigators ...