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A new church is growing in Centralia

There is a new church in town.Currently Refuge Church Centralia meets 10 a.m., Sunday at The Book and Bean.The church’s first service was held 10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 7, in the back yard of Pastor Jerry Patton and his wife Katie’s home south of Centralia.Twenty one people attended.Since then, the congregation has met, every Sunday at the Book and Bean, but Patton says they are growing and are looking for a brick and mortar location they can call home.

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Veterans remember MIAs, commemorate MIA/KIA Day in Centralia

The sound of a Kylee Motley singing the “Star Spangled Banner,” followed by the heart-rending sound of Brenda Kehl playing “Taps,” on her trumpet echoed around the intersection of Rodney Griffin Boulevard and West Singleton the afternoon of Friday, September 19 on Centralia’s west side. A few more than a dozen people gathered at the intersection for one of Centralia’s longer-running, but less well-known traditions.

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Centralia Police Report

09/05/2025 – 09/12/202509/01/2025 Officers assisted a citizen in the 600 block of South Rollins Street.09/04/2025 Officer took a report of a juvenile incident in the… Login to continue reading Login…

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