It was an eventful evening Saturday night at the Jester Auto Museum and Event Center in Chehalis as more than 200 people showed up for a fundraiser auction and banquet benefiting the Coastal …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/20/23
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Two Lewis County Jail inmates are facing felony charges after jail staff found fentanyl pills pressed into the cap of a deodorant stick in late February.
Three pills were reportedly found …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/20/23
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Hailie Haubrick raised her hand and cheered as Chef Eyner "Rene" Cardona cut a ribbon during a grand opening ceremony alongside his wife Odilia Gaspar and General Manager Kristi Beebe at at …
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3/20/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Assault
• A juvenile was arrested in the 800 block of South Tower Avenue just after 11:45 a.m. on March 17 and was booked into the Lewis County …
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3/20/23
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Death Notices
• LEROY BRATLIEN, 97, Chehalis, died March 17 in Chehalis. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.
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3/20/23
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Last year, Lewis County threw away 101,060 tons of garbage — the equivalent of more than 200 Boeing 747s, according to Melanie Case, the county’s solid waste recycling program coordinator …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/20/23
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A procession of log trucks and crew buses drove through Onalaska on Saturday to honor a local logger who died in a work-related accident in Grand Mound last month.
Robert “Rob” …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/20/23
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The Lewis County American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its annual used book sale on Thursday, March 23, Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25 at the Moose Lodge, located at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/23
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The Washington Senate Law & Justice Committee is scheduled to vote this week on House Bill 1240 creating a state definition of “assault weapon,” which the Gun Owners of America, or …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/20/23
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BAY CENTER, Pacific County — To reach the ocean crabbing grounds from this Southwest Washington community, Mike Green must navigate his boat through the seas that churn across the mouth of …
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By Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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3/20/23
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Botanical Bartending Workshop Series
March 22 at Flourish Cafe, 202 S. Tower …
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3/20/23
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One Toledo person’s trash — or, really anyone’s secondhand stuff — is now available at a new location for Lewis County thrifters: Toledo Treasures.
Having lived in Toledo …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/20/23
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With plenty of locals to spare at the WIBCA Senior All-State Games this weekend, several had strong performances during the final round of All-Star showcases around the state.
For the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/23
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation after a body was found hanging from a tree in the woods near Doty-Dryad Cemetery on Saturday.
A caller reported the body …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/23
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A 25-year-old Longview man is charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say a 2-month-old baby died from shaken-baby syndrome last month.
Longview police arrested Randall Kane …
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By Hayley Day / The Daily News
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3/20/23
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Almost a week after a burglary at the Northwest 23rd Avenue location of Paxton Gate, a store that sells taxidermy, jewelry and other curios, a 30,000-year-old cave hyena skull that retailed for …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Five people in Washington have been sickened with hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries sold in stores including Costco and PCC Community Markets.
Frozen organic strawberries sold to …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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3/20/23
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The 2,000 wind turbines already standing in Washington state should not be required to install systems that limit their blinking red lights at night, said supporters of renewable energy at a …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Everyone knows that dogs are "man's best friend." And cats? We tend to associate them more with women. To me, this seems like a silly distinction — but then, I live in the Pacific Northwest, …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Overdose deaths are occurring more frequently than in past years, Thurston County officials told the Board of Health last week, and they are blaming an influx of fentanyl.
The number of overdose …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/20/23
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