Last summer, when the Lewis County commissioners re-approved a contract between its public health department and the Housing Resource Center of Lewis County, an additional stipulation was added to …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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After the Centralia School District was unable to pass a Feb. 14 special election for levy renewal, Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston and Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope, who represents Centralia, made …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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The Chehalis City Council approved a resolution amending the city’s noise ordinance on its first reading during the council’s regular meeting Monday night.
The amendment comes …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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Two years after she was accused of stabbing a man with a pocket knife in Centralia, Charlotte Norton has successfully completed Lewis County Superior Court’s Mental Health Court program and had …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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Tractor Supply Company will host a pet treat tasting event in Chehalis on March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will give pets a chance to sample the variety of pet treats available at the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/23
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Centralia College’s new esports coach, Brent Shepherd, is already making big plans for the team, the college announced in a news release earlier this week.
The longstanding gaming team …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/23
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Sirens: Urinating in a Police Vehicle; Arson Investigated; Juvenile Arrested for Assault; Harassment
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal Trespass
• Eddie W. Bernards, 52, of Lynnwood, was arrested at 7:15 a.m. on March 1 for criminal trespassing and resisting arrest after he …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/23
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• PAUL WILLIAM SWEET, 84, Tenino, died Feb. 24 at his residence. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• LINDSAY A. CHATTERTON, 96, Winlock, …
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3/3/23
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A few months back, I was on an assignment with a conservation group in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Not bearing ill will toward the organization or its mission, I’m excluding their …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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Students in our K-12 public schools are clearly struggling with the “three Rs” — reading, (w)riting and (a)rithmetic.
Only 32.6% of the fourth-graders and eighth-graders tested …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/3/23
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SPOKANE — In as ugly as a game as you’ll see in the 1B state tournament, the No. 11 Mossyrock boys basketball team took a win however it could, defeating No. 7 Cusick, 62-51 in a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/23
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Washington’s housing affordability crisis hurts every corner of the state. We’ve all heard stories. Nurses and grocery store employees can’t afford to live where they work. Young …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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3/3/23
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My name is Jessica. I would like to take a few minutes to share my story to talk about why mental health is so important and what the lack of helping someone or ignoring someone's cry for help could …
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3/3/23
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Our new congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, representing Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, has recently begun having town halls. She had a town hall in her hometown of Stevenson, and …
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3/3/23
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Writer Marty Anlsey’s recently rebutted a letter for his gun position. His opinions are his and no number of statistics either way will change them. Albeit his final sentence is clearly wrong …
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3/3/23
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If you have wondered why Lewis County is so regressive and has suffered decades of brain drain of many of its best young people to more economically opportune areas, this week’s session …
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3/3/23
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My wife’s family has had a presence in the East Lewis County town of Mineral for four generations having the first ancestors arriving around 1900, with ancestry names of Vanning, Seymour, La …
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3/3/23
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On Feb. 28, The Chronicle staff reported that a “37-year-old Tacoma died Monday after crashing his motorcycle into another vehicle on state Route 508 near Cinebar, according to the Washington …
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3/3/23
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Bad news for anyone who loves air pollution: Lewis County commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday morning to establish compost procurement.
According to Lewis County …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/3/23
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SPOKANE — Shooting a tough percentage in its season finale, the No. 7 Rainier girls basketball team fell in a 2B consolation semifinal matchup against No. 6 La Conner Friday afternoon, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/23
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