Bail has been set at $250,000 for a man accused of trying to take a Chehalis police officer’s firearm while resisting arrest on an indecent exposure charge on Friday, Aug. 18.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/21/23
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A full count of all the earnings is still pending, but as of Sunday's tally, Lewis County agriculturalists between the ages of 8 and 18 earned $698,000 from the Southwest Washington Junior Livestock …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/21/23
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The whiteboard at the front of the W.F. West gymnasium topped with “Welcome to the 2023 Volleyball Season!!” wasn’t the only feature of the Bearcats’ first practice that …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/21/23
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A Silver Alert was issued early Saturday morning for a missing 92-year-old woman in Centralia who is believed to be in danger.
Martha Norman was last seen at her Centralia residence in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair’s Sunday afternoon demolition derby saw both season veterans and first-time riders.
Last year’s Summerfest derby winner Josh Levine returned to claim …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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Monsters and people were roaring at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 114th annual fair’s loudest event in the Grandstands Arena.
For the first time in more than 20 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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• MITCHELL GLENN GEE, 65, Toledo, died Aug. 14 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• EDWARD EUGENE …
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8/21/23
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The next meeting of the board for the Lewis County Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Twin Transit, will be at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 29.
The meeting, which is open to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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One person was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for medical treatment following a four-vehicle collision on northbound Interstate 5 near U.S. Highway 12 in Napavine on Sunday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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On Friday, Aug. 25, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the county’s new roundabout project at the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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With nearly 20 vendors from throughout Southwest Washington expected, Keiper’s Cards in downtown Centralia is set to host its first ever Keiper’s Cards & Memorabilia Show at the Tower …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious mischief
• Just after 11:25 a.m. on Aug. 18, officers responded to a report of possible vandalism in the 100 block of North Diamond …
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8/21/23
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Do you want to write your memoirs? Are fictional characters running around in your head, begging for you to tell their story? Do you have a love story pining for release? Did you experience a chapter …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/21/23
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As Washingtonians continue to face economic hardships from ongoing inflation and high food prices, SNAP remains one of the most effective ways to reach kids with the food they need. It’s …
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8/21/23
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I applaud The Chronicle for publishing the front page article about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.
A couple phone calls would have resulted in a more accurate portrayal of …
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8/21/23
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Where were the environmental group marches and protests, flags and symbols promoting the extinction of the paper bag and the salvation of our trees in the late ‘60s? It wasn’t covered by …
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8/21/23
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So sorry to see the recent article promoting the children's "mutton busting" event at the local rodeo.
Children — often in tears — are coerced by their thoughtless parents into …
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8/21/23
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The former president and current whiner-in-chief Donald Trump complains about being a victim of "deep-state" political persecution.
Political opponents of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin were …
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8/21/23
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Once upon a time, a long, long ago, there was in Weevil Land a very rich and famous weevil. His name was Kanevil Weevil. He was a powerful weevil who had won many battles with the dreaded ants that …
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8/21/23
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