Steven Kenneth Riddle, known as "Smiley" to many, 74, passed away Aug. 18, 2023, at home in Chehalis with his loving wife by his side, following a long battle with Parkinson s. Steve was …
Though he lives in the homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, Martin Russell, 63, has spent the last seven years neither houseless nor homeless. It’s not a riddle. …
This morning, state and local agencies began sweeping Blakeslee Junction, an encampment of about 25 people between Interstate 5 and a three-way railroad crossing at the end of Eckerson Road in …
People living at Blakeslee Junction, a railroad interchange in Centralia and the location of the area’s largest homeless encampment, were given a one-week deadline to clear out by Tuesday, …
Caitlin Rogers can tell you exactly how long it’s been. “Four years, eight months and five days,” she said Thursday. It’s a milestone she never imagined …