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🌱 Centralia burglary suspect accused of ramming patrol car during escape

Centralia, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Centralia burglary suspect accused of ramming patrol car during escape
  • Remembering Barbara Foote, with services planned in Centralia
  • Remembering Shirley Hemenway, Winlock graduate and devoted gardener

Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with occasional rain, temps: high: 61, low: 51.
  • Friday: Breezy with a few showers, with a high of 58 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chehalis teen accused of burglarizing business, ramming police vehicles (chronline.com) — An alleged burglary at Centralia's Paradise Glass ended in a police chase after the suspect allegedly rammed a patrol car, putting it out of service. Peyton Perry Thome, 18, of Chehalis, faces four new felony charges and a misdemeanor. A judge set bail at $50,000 while an earlier Centralia burglary case remains pending.
   

2. In loving memory of Barbara Foote: 1940-2026 (chronline.com) — Family and friends will remember Barbara Ann Foote at a November 19 service at Sticklin-Brown Funeral Chapel in Centralia. Foote, who settled in Salkum and raised five children, enjoyed baking for her children's friends and spending time with grandchildren. Visitation begins at 11 a.m., followed by the funeral at noon.
   

3. In Loving Memory of Shirley E Hemenway (hometowndebate.com) — Shirley Hemenway, a Winlock High School graduate who balanced work, family and farm responsibilities, died November 8 in Centralia at 93. She is survived by Herbert, her husband of 74 years, three children, five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. At her request, no services are planned.
   

4. Winlock firefighters save elderly disabled man from burning home (chronline.com) — Winlock firefighters rescued an elderly man with a disability who could not escape a burning home on November 6. He and another resident were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital with possible smoke inhalation and other fire-related injuries. Their conditions were unknown when the district released details, and the fire's cause remains under investigation.
   

5. On this day -- November 11 (ntxe-news.com) — November 11 marks two Washington anniversaries: statehood in 1889 and the deadly 1919 Armistice Day violence in Centralia. This historical calendar lists five deaths in the Centralia episode alongside the 1918 World War I armistice and the observances that followed it.
   

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    Sign language. What building in your town has the most stories? The public library. Claustrophobia is the fear of closed spaces. For example: I'm… (Nextdoor Fords Prairie North)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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