Another vehicle stolen while running

Another vehicle was stolen in Raymond - this time while parked at Riverdale Grocery - and, again, it was left running with the keys in the ignition.

"Yes, a subject left the car running while he went into Riverdale Grocery and a suspect took off in it," Raymond Police Chief Chuck Spoor told the Herald. "The suspect is Mitchell Bordon. He was apprehended with the vehicle after running from police and crashing in Thurston County."

Three in running to replace Wolfe

SOUTH BEND - The search to replace District 2 Pacific County Commissioner Frank Wolfe was reduced to three candidates by members of the Democratic Party at a meeting last Friday in Naselle.

The three candidates include Dave Tobin, 67, Long Beach, who is retired from the Ocean Beach School District; Keli Lucero, 45, Ocean Park, of DPR Builders & Developers Inc in Ocean Park; and Diana Thompson, 75, Oysterville, is a former Pacific County PUD Commisioner.

LCPUD hires new General Manager

On Monday, January 2 at 10:00 a.m., the Lewis County PUD held a Special Meeting in which they terminated General Manager Chris Roden's contract. The Lewis County PUD has served Lewis County residents for many years and recently there has been talk that their spending was out of control. The following day, January 3, they hired Chehalis resident David Plotz to fill the general manager role.

On Tuesday January 3, 2023, the Lewis County PUD Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution offering the general manager position to David Plotz of Chehalis. Plotz is a well-respected, long-standing member of the Lewis County community, a graduate of W.F. West High School, and actively involved in many community-based groups.

Drugs go unchecked by LCSO

In November, the Lewis County News reported on a drug overdose death in Centralia that had ties to Winlock. After several months of investigation more information has come to light. This was an accidental drug overdose death which could have possibly been avoided had the LCSO acted on an email that was sent to them.

On June 17, 2020, Sheriff Snaza issued a letter to the Chief of Police for Chehalis, Glenn Schaffer and interim Chief of Police for Centralia, Stacy Denham. In the letter, Sheriff Snaza not only drops out of JNET but he also removes their commissions, stating, "As such, LCSO (Lewis County Sheriff's Office) no longer having a footprint in JNET, for accountability and liability reasons, we will have to rescind any of the Special Deputy Commissions for partner agencies assigned to JNET (i.e., DEA, DOC, et.) until such time we would have direct affiliation with JNET once again."

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Rep. Jim Walsh introduces House Joint Resolution to change how the state handles property taxes

Rep. Jim Walsh, R, has filed a House Joint Resolution (HJR), which would begin the process of amending the Washington State Constitution to change how the state handles property taxes.

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