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Centralia resident says Facebook post falsely claimed he was banned from city council; commissioner disputes characterization

Lewis County Board of County Commissioners · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Ray Chapman Wilson told the Lewis County commissioners that a post on Commissioner Sean Swope's Facebook page falsely stated he had been banned from speaking at Centralia City Council meetings; Swope replied that he had been told the mayor had restricted Wilson for campaigning during public comment.

Ray Chapman Wilson, a Centralia resident, used the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners' public comment period on Oct. 28 to say a post on Commissioner Sean Swope's Facebook page falsely claimed Wilson had been banned from speaking at Centralia City Council meetings.

"That statement is…

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