While backpackers and campers prepare to head into the wilderness in the coming weeks as summer nears, volunteer flight crews and cadets from seven Washington state Civil Air Patrol squadrons — …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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Growing up on a multi-generation, large-scale chicken farm near Yelm, state Rep. J.T. Wilcox is no stranger to manure.
But, it’s his time spent as Minority Leader of Washington’s House of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition following a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of West Pear and South Pearl streets in Centralia on Friday, April …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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• ANN M. BORCHARDT, 59, Chehalis, died April 26 at Swedish Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• LORNA M. GOLDSBY, 97, Castle Rock, died April …
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5/1/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Disorderly Conduct
• Officers responded to a report of a disorderly subject yelling while sitting on a park bench at the intersection of …
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5/1/23
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Few people alive today can say their grandfather fought in the Civil War, but a Toledo man can. Don Buswell, who still lives in the house where he was born more than a century ago, is proud of his …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/1/23
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In a recent letter, Mitchel Townsend enumerates (without evidence) what he views as the many inadequacies of President Joe Biden and the Democrats.
Regarding the Chinese spy balloon episode, …
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5/1/23
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Foster care reform is a huge deal for me.
At the moment I am writing this email, I'm now 29 years old. I spent nine years growing up in Washington state’s foster care system. I can say …
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5/1/23
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The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (CJTC) provides training for all Washington state certified peace officers. The Chronicle has previously reported on concerns regarding Winlock …
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5/1/23
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I would like to respond to a comment that Centralia school board member Vicki Jackson made in an article in The Chronicle several days ago. She said, “I understand you can vote no. I’d …
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5/1/23
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In regard to the most recent article on the Centralia school levy’s probable failure, some people asked the question, why?
My thoughts are, do they really want to know, or was it …
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5/1/23
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During my weekly review of the news from the town I grew up in, I came across an article that caused me to say enough is enough.
I have to say something.
The article I am referring to reported …
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5/1/23
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I was not surprised to hear that Dr. Isaac Pope would not run for reelection on the Chehalis City Council.
I was, however, sad.
This man is one of a kind. His dedication and impact in the …
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5/1/23
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Come on, Sen. John Braun, it’s you and other politicians who are supposed to serve us who must do better.
In your recent commentary “State Democrats’ Ban on Certain Firearms …
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5/1/23
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In his recent commentary, Chronicle publisher Chad Taylor decries the Washington legislators’ ban of assault weapons as a “knee-jerk reaction” to the problem and proceeds to …
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5/1/23
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Letter writer Mitchel Townsend asks, at what point do you admit to yourself that America is in trouble? I would say it would be the point you realize that Fox News has been lying to you for years. …
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5/1/23
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I would like to know why Donald J. Trump, being commander in chief, was not charged for treason by military court martial? Have things changed that much?
I arrived at basic training ten days …
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5/1/23
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Recently, I submitted a letter to the editor regarding charges not being filed in the Aron Christensen case.
I unjustly accused Mr. Meyer of being weak and spineless. That statement was …
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5/1/23
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On Monday, May 1, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, celebrated her first 100 days in Congress. In a news release, her office highlighted milestones from her work in Southwest Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, will hold a town hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the TransAlta Commons on the Centralia College campus.
The commons is located at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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