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Midway Cinema is located at 181 NE Hampe Way in Chehalis.

Midway Cinema in Chehalis offering discounts for National Cinema Day

Coming Attractions Theatres is partnering with the Cinema Foundation to celebrate the second annual National Cinema Day on Sunday, Aug. 27. Midway Cinema in Chehalis will be participating in the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/21/23

Winlock woman announces early candidacy for Lewis County commissioner

Though the election is not until 2024, a Winlock woman has announced her candidacy for a seat on the Board of Lewis County Commissioners. Christina Riley will pursue the seat currently … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/21/23

Centralia VFW awarded Platinum Star Donor status

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Home has awarded VFW Post 2200 in Centralia the honor of being named a Platinum Star Donor for 2022 and 2023, according to a letter from the VFW National … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/21/23

Centralia College graduate Jasmine Preslicka holds up her crystal trophy on Aug. 17. She won it by being crowned champion at the fourth annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship at Centralia College last month.

Centralia College student from Onalaska wins Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship sharing mother’s story of ‘Unbreakable Spirit’

When it comes to perseverance over life's most difficult challenges, Erika Preslicka has shown a lot. from growing up deaf and enduring multiple surgeries to regain her hearing as a child to multiple … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 8/21/23

Katherine Colvin moves Black Angus cattle at the Colvin Ranch in Thurston County.

'Conservation grazing' uses cattle to preserve species and landscapes

Jake Yancey’s cows get around. In mid-May, about three dozen Angus were in Grays Harbor County, munching their way across private property the owner is restoring to native prairie. … more

By Sandi Doughton / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/21/23

Crews from Grant’s Towing work to remove a truck and trailer from the roadway near the intersection of Northwest Louisiana Avenue and Northwest Airport Road in Chehalis on Saturday, Aug. 19. The Chehalis Police Department had not released details of the crash by The Chronicle’s deadline Monday afternoon. Look for an update in the Thursday edition of Sirens.

In focus: Rollover crash closes Airport Road in Chehalis

8/21/23

Grand opening set for Jockey store at Centralia Outlets

The Centralia Outlets are welcoming a new business. Jockey will have its grand opening on Aug. 31. The business will mark the occasion by offering up to 70 percent off the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/21/23

Jon Gellings has been selected to manage the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument starting Sept. 18.

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument has a new head ranger

The U.S. Forest Service announced on Friday the selection of a head ranger for the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. There is nobody in the role currently. Jon Gellings has been … more

By The Chronicle staff | 8/21/23

The moon is seen at sunset at fairgoers raise their hands on a ride at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 19.

In focus: Scenes from the Southwest Washington Fair

8/21/23

The sun sets at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 20.

In focus: Final day photos as Southwest Washington Fair comes to a close

The Southwest Washington Fair came to a close after a six-day run on Sunday. Next year, the 115th fair will be held Aug. 13-18. Learn more at https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/. These … more

8/21/23

Three dead, six injured in early Sunday shooting in Seattle

Three people were killed and six more were injured in an early morning shooting around a South Seattle hookah lounge Sunday. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at Rainier Hookah Lounge, … more

Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/21/23

Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners singles in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 18, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images/TNS)

Surging Mariners sweep rival Astros as Julio Rodriguez streaks through historic week

Julio Rodriguez squeezed the ninth-inning flyout, the last of a series sweep in Houston, and Gabe Speier could exhale. Speier's typically all business, a straight-faced lefty with a … more

Tyler Wicke / The News Tribune (TNS) | 8/21/23

Taylor Giles submitted these photos from Napavine on Monday morning as smoke from regional wildfires continues to blanket the region.

Western Washington air quality among worst in world due to wildfire smoke

Seattle ranked as the worst city worldwide for air quality and pollution Sunday evening as wildfire smoke coated the region. A gray haze crept over Western Washington throughout the day, … more

Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/21/23

The Washington Capitol building is lit up against the night sky in Olympia on Thursday, Feb. 16.

State legislators vow to help people affected by E. Washington wildfires

State Rep. Jenny Graham spent her Sunday afternoon walking through the ashy rubble of Medical Lake homes in the district she represents. She described the experience as "somber." Graham, … more

Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 8/21/23

Thurston County at risk of losing sole public broadcast outlet after cities end contracts

Thurston Community Media, the county's sole public broadcast station, will lose its funding at the end of the year, after Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County issued a letter stating their six-month … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 8/21/23

Smoke columns rise from a short run of flames seen from U.S. Highway 12 near Packwood in September 2022.

Wildfire ecologists say Washington's wildfire seasons will last longer, cut deeper

The trick to fighting wildfires in the steep canyons of the north Cascades is to look for every available resource, even rock faces, to hold back and contain the flames, said veteran firefighter Alan … more

Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/20/23

Julio Rodriguez sets MLB record for hits in four-game stretch

HOUSTON — Eventually, the bullied get bigger and better with the bully getting belittled. And the delayed reaction from the beaten-down bully was spiteful if not expected. Led by … more

Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/20/23

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez makes a fourth-inning catch at the wall to retire the San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., not pictured, at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Seattle. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images/TNS)

Commentary: Julio Rodriguez is on an all-time heater and Mariners are on an impressive roll

I'm sitting here live from a packed Lumen Field wondering how these guys could possibly be the column right now. That's hardly a shot at the most successful NFC franchise of the past 10 years; … more

Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/20/23

Lolita the killer whale, now known as Tokitae, performs in her stadium tank. (File photo/Miami Herald/TNS)

Washington man who captured Tokitae says he has 'no regrets' after orca's death

He remembers vividly the day he caught Tokitae, one of some 100 orca whales captured behind a net in Whidbey Island's Penn Cove. "It was easy," remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought … more

Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/20/23

In this 2010 photo published by the Miami Seaquarium, the orca whale known as Tokitae, and also Lolita, is pictured in her pool at the facility in Miami.

Mourners gather to remember Tokitae, the last captive southern resident orca

LANGLEY, Whidbey Island — Near the water's edge dozens of advocates — some wearing shirts calling to protect the whales and the Salish Sea, others adorned with abalone and orca jewelry … more

Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/20/23