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Ashford Readies for Third Annual Rainier Music Festival on Aug. 5

On Aug. 5, Ashford’s third annual Rainier Music Festival will, according to a news release from the event organizers, “captivate music enthusiasts from near and far” with a … more

6/21/23

Centralia College to Offer Construction Program on Main Campus This Summer

Centralia College is launching a new program this summer to prepare individuals for jobs and apprenticeships in the construction industry. The construction trades program, which can be … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/21/23

Onalaska elementary and middle school students, town residents and Lewis County Fire District 1 firefighters christen the department’s new truck during a push-in ceremony held on June 6. The department also refurbished an ambulance.

Onalaska Fire District Buys New Pumper Tanker, Refurbishes Ambulance

Earlier this month, Onalaska residents participated in a push-in ceremony alongside Lewis County Fire District 1 (LCFD1) firefighters after the department’s new Rosenbauer pumper tanker was … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 6/21/23

Pam Pierson and her great-granddaughter Nora Heldreth admire baked goods at the River House Bake Shop at the Chehalis Farmers Market in downtown Chehalis on Tuesday, June 20. The farmers market, which opened for the season earlier this month, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday on Boistfort Street in downtown Chehalis. Vendors include Alucinor Farms, Black Dog Pottery, Boistfort Valley Farm, Good Earth Farm, Jam Nights, Piece by Piece Farm, Shadow’s Farm, Sundial Gardens and Three Brothers Foods. Learn more by visiting https://chehalisfarmersmarket.com/.

In Focus: Out and About at the Farmers Market in Chehalis

6/21/23

U.S. Attorney Nick Brown Resigns, Expected to Run for Washington Attorney General

Nick Brown, the U.S. attorney for Western Washington, announced his resignation Tuesday ahead of an expected bid for state attorney general. Brown, a former legal counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee, was … more

By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times | 6/21/23

Portland Police Identify Suspect of Police Chase That Came Through Lewis County

Authorities say Kenneth R. Pruitt, 42, of Seattle, is the suspect who led police on a chase through multiple counties in Washington state, including Cowlitz, before being apprehended in the Portland … more

By Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News | 6/21/23

Jessie Uch, a Rainier High School student who tragically died in a car crash in March, was honored at the school’s graduation on June 9.

Thurston County Judge Releases Rainier Teen Accused of March 4 Vehicular Homicide, With Conditions

A Thurston County judge conditionally released an 18-year-old Rainier man last week accused of causing a March 4 crash that killed a 17-year-old Rainier student. Isaiah Scott Harris-Cook … more

By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian | 6/21/23

Heather Nguyen leans on cases of bottled water while watching her daughter Chloe in their home on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord base, May 8, 2023. Concerns of water quality have caused Nguyen to absorb the cost of bottled water for drinking, cooking, etc. (Photo by Dan DeLong/InvestigateWest)

At JBLM, Families Battle Mold, Rodents and More Despite Promised Reforms

Amanda Klinksiek knows that when she breaks out in hives, she likely has another problem: mold. Hives tipped Klinksiek off to mold in a previous home. And in September, when she moved into a … more

By Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest | 6/21/23

Chehalis firefighter Daniel Ford walks into an outbuilding as smoke continues to roll out of the structure following a fire in the 600 block of State Street in Centralia on Monday, June 19. The fire was extinguished before it could spread beyond the building. No injuries were reported.

In Focus: Firefighters Respond to Burning Outbuilding in Centralia

6/21/23

Harold Borovec, who has been the chief mechanical officer at the Chehalis-Centralia Steam Train for more than 24 years, sits atop the railroad museum's vintage 1916 steam train on Monday afternoon in Chehalis. Borovec, 86, will be awarded the South Sound Heritage Association Heritage Award at the Centralia-Chehalis Railroad and Museum board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fire District 6 Meeting Room on the Jackson Highway.

Remembering Harold Borovec: Father, Husband, Mentor and a Community and Railroad Icon

Not too far from W.F. West High School in Chehalis, there’s a valley that, if you ran through, you’d see Harold Borovec’s house on Magnolia Drive. There, Harold, who had a … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 6/21/23

Three Locals to Participate in Washington Men’s Amateur Championship in Walla Walla

Set to take place next week, three locals will compete in the Washington Men’s Amateur Golf Championship at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla: Cole Wasson of Centralia, Kalib Knutson of … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/21/23

Summer Baseball: Early Hole Sinks I-5 Toyota Against LCBC AAA

Falling into a 7-0 hole before the bottom of the third inning, AAA I-5 Toyota Mountain Dew couldn’t dig itself out of an early hole in an 11-6 loss to Lower Columbia’s AAA squad Tuesday … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/21/23

Oregon Shop Owner Gets 6 Months in Prison for Disabling Emission Controls on 245 Vehicles

The owner of a Hillsboro diesel vehicle repair shop will spend six months in federal prison and his shop will pay a $148,233 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for disabling … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 6/21/23

Happy 89th birthday (Saturday) to Herman the Sturgeon at Bonneville Fish Hatchery.

Public Invited to Celebrate Herman the Sturgeon, Who Is Turning 89, in Oregon

Dinosaurs roamed the earth when sturgeon edged into their permanent niche out of sight of ferocious flesh eaters and docile long-necked giant vegetarians. And on June 24, Oregon will celebrate … more

Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 6/21/23

Michael Sperou, now 72, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison during a hearing Tues., June 20, 2023 in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Oregon Church Leader Gets 13 Years in Long-Running Child Sex Abuse Case

An Oregon alternative church leader who has been convicted three times of sexually abusing the daughter of one of his congregants was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years and four months in state prison. … more

Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 6/21/23

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/TNS)

Oregon Man Found Guilty in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Breach

An Oregon man who was identified as one of the first people to push past police and enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been convicted in federal court of civil disorder, assaulting an … more

Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com / (TNS) | 6/21/23

Man Caught in 'Net Nanny' Sting Freed After Washington Supreme Court Decision

A 76-year-old former Hanford employee caught in a 2017 "Net Nanny" sting is going free after a years-long legal battle. The Washington State Supreme Court sided with Douglas Arbogast, saying in … more

Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 6/21/23

A US Coast Guard vessel sits in port in Boston Harbor across from the US Coast Guard Station Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 19, 2023. A submersible vessel used to take tourists to see the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic has gone missing, triggering a search-and-rescue operation, the US Coast Guard said on June 19, 2023. It was not immediately known how many people are on the vessel, operated by a company called OceanGate Expeditions. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

OceanGate, Stockton Rush Explored Washington Waters Before Titanic Expeditions

Stockton Rush wanted to be the first person on Mars. At some point, he realized space wasn't the final frontier — it was the ocean. The Seattle resident has recalled similar versions of … more

Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 6/21/23

Seattle Police Officer Was Driving 74 MPH Before He Hit, Killed Pedestrian

A Seattle Police Department officer who struck and killed a pedestrian with his vehicle while responding to a 911 call in January was driving 74 mph just before the collision, according to an SPD … more

Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 6/21/23

Neighbor Faces Four Murder Charges in Execution-Style Killing of Idaho Family

WALLACE — A 31-year-old man faces four counts of first-degree murder for the execution-style slaying of a Kellogg family with whom he shared a duplex. Majorjon Kaylor made his first court … more

Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 6/21/23