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Every year when January rolls around, our volunteer team looks for an inspirational author to keynote the Southwest Washington Writers Conference at Centralia College in September, and this year we …
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4/17/23
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For the past 50 years the Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties has helped thousands of low-income citizens with their needs for housing, energy, employment, etc.
The last …
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4/17/23
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Remember when the communist Chinese intelligence-gathering balloon was allowed to cross the whole of America and Canada unopposed by the Biden Administration? They first told us that it was a weather …
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4/17/23
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Only in Olympia would someone try to make something more affordable by making it more expensive.
That’s exactly what House Bill 1628 would do. It would increase the real estate …
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Commentary by Mike Wallin
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4/17/23
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I recently attended a training put on by the U.S. Secret Service called “Mass Shootings in Public Places.”
It includes new training and a report for 2023. Toward the end of the …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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4/17/23
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Mac Daddy J, a rescue horse that has won medals for his performance in equestrian meets, is dressed as a Flamenco dancer in a barn on Saturday in Spanaway for a W.F. West Equestrian Team meet. He's a …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/17/23
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The Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority is looking for applicants interested in filling one upcoming vacancy and serving a four-year term on the Chehalis Basin Board, according to a news release. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/23
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The annual fishing derby at Fort Borst Lake in Centralia, sponsored by the Centralia Lions Club, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22.
The derby is open to ages 4 to 12.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/23
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Centralia City Councilor Leah Daarud announced her intention to resign from her position — effective immediately — in an email to The Chronicle Thursday morning.
She …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/17/23
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The Lewis County branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its May program on May 4 at The Gathering Place at Stillwater Estates at 6:30 p.m. The estates are located at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/23
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will begin accepting special hunt permit applications on April 24 for 2023 deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep and fall turkey …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/23
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A Packwood woman accused of driving drunk on eastbound U.S. Highway 12 in May 2021 was charged with felony DUI on Friday after the results of her blood draw came back from the Washington State Patrol …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/17/23
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Though Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, has only been in Congress for a few months, the 2024 United States election is nearly a year and a half away, and for Washington's 3rd Congressional …
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By Carlos Fuentes / The Columbian
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4/17/23
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Kiiddin' Around held a fun run at Fort Borst Park in Centralia on Saturday.
Here's a previous story about the group's efforts that was published last week before the run:
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4/17/23
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Don’t tell the audience, but Captain Hook and Wendy are actually best friends.
Well, in real life. Wendy, portrayed in the first act by McKenna Bryan, 15, a sophomore at Rochester High …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/17/23
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
The Silent Comedy
April 19 at The Juice Box, 216 S. Tower Ave., …
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4/17/23
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Clifford Lee Stone Jr. passed away on April 1, 2023, at Providence Centralia Hospital at the age of 52.
He was born Oct. 23, 1970, in Toppenish, Washington, to Clifford and Kathy …
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4/17/23
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We've been warned that heat is a silent killer — and new research from the University of Washington confirms the extreme heat wave that hit the state two summers ago was, in fact, responsible …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/17/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill to require a minimum marriage age of 18 has stalled in the Legislature after several years of attempts.
Washington is one of 43 states that allow children to get married, …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/17/23
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As the sun set and the tide receded on the beached ferry Walla Walla on Saturday night, the lights aboard the 50-year-old Jumbo class ship grew sharp against the darkening skies.
The image, at …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/17/23
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