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Crowds line North Tower Avenue and snow machines fill the air as floats illuminated with Christmas lights make their way through downtown Centralia during the Lighted Tractor Parade in 2021.
‘Twisted Traditions’: Downtown Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, Tree Lighting and More Set for Holiday Season
This year, historic downtown Centralia will welcome thousands of tourists and shoppers to participate in festive events, shopping and dining this holiday season. This year’s theme? Twisted … more
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Sunlight shines down on field full of orange at the Goodrich Road Pumpkin Patch in Centralia on Monday.
Craving Pie? Care to Carve? Here’s Where to Find Pumpkins This October
The greater Lewis County area has patches as diverse as the pumpkins and gourds the farms sell. Whether visitors are seeking family-friendly fall fun or a thrilling night of ghostly scares, or both, … more
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Teams race down East 7th Street during the Boo-coda Casket Races on Saturday.
In Focus: Racing Caskets in ‘Boo-Coda’
Teams raced down East Seventh Street during the Boo-coda Pine Box Derby Casket Races  on Saturday. Six teams competed in the event in which participants look to clock the fastest time. … more
Rena Kreis receives a kiss from Titus Sickles, 4, Tuesday afternoon at Kemp Olson Memorial Park in Toledo.
Toledo Family Creates Wishlist for Son, 4, Who Has a Terminal Heart Condition
Titus Sickles is the second youngest of five boys. All two years apart, the brothers have nearly identical buzz cut blond hair, freckles and blue-green eyes, strongly resembling their mother. On … more
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Elee Fairhart, left, smiles while talking about exhibit pieces alongside Becky Starr-Justice, curator for the Morton Historical Museum.
Morton Historical Museum Honors a Local Immigrant Family’s Legacy
Elee Fairhart has searched several times, unsuccessfully, for another man in America with his name. The Morton resident who made his career in physical therapy has a backstory as unique as his … more
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Alexandra Sullivan stands alongside Sanine, a Borzoi dog, as Pastor Zachary Taylor smiles and gives pets during “Blessing of the Animals” at the Chehalis United Methodist Church on Saturday. PAWchella, a free pet fair, was held in the parking lot of the Chehalis United Methodist Church. The event featured free professional pet photography by Beast Friends, Blessings of the Animals Booth, local vendors and free fun activities. All well behaved pets were welcome.
In Focus: 'Blessing of the Animals' Held at Chehalis United Methodist Church Event
Chehalis United Methodist Church Pastor Zachary Taylor smiles and interacted with pets during “Blessing of the Animals” on Saturday. PAWchella, a free pet fair, was held in the parking … more
A float at a previous Onalaska Harvest Festival is pictured.
Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival Brings Back Full Lineup
Over the years, the Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival has grown and changed, but organizer Cathy Murphy said members of the Onalaska Alliance have always had one goal in mind when it comes to their … more
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Mount Rainier scrapes the skies as the meadows of Paradise begin to turn to fall colors on Wednesday.
In Focus: Scenes From Paradise as Summer Comes to an End
Patty and Joe Dolezal talk about fall prevention Tuesday morning at the Twin Cities Senior Center in Chehalis.
Senior Safety: Lewis County Has Highest Fall Rate Leading to Injury or Death in the State
Autumn is around the bend, but local health care providers encourage senior citizens to take whatever safety measures they can to prevent a fall. “As much as possible, you want to avoid … more
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Chanelle Schanz, her daughter Summer, decendants of Kenneth Arnold, and Lewis County Historical Museum Director Jason Mattson continue to throw mini frisbees out to the crowd in front of the museum to celebrate the Chehalis Flying Saucer Party. These saucers, unlike the ones Arnold saw in skies above Mt. Rainier on June 24, 1947, were identifiable. Photo by Owen Sexton.
Chehalis Celebrates 75th Anniversary of 1947 Historic UFO Sighting With Flying Saucer Party
The fact that the “flying saucers” famously spotted by pilot Kenneth Arnold in 1947 remain unidentified to this day didn’t stop around 900 people — according to an estimate by … more
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From left to right Rochester School District Superintendent Jennifer Bethman, Rochester High School theater teacher Doug West, RHS librarian Belinda Hollander, Elizabeth West, RHS Principal Michael Smith and RHS Vice Principal Heather Brooks in the RHS library. Doug and Elizabeth West presented the administrators with bound copies of original theater scripts written by Elizabeth West.
Scripts Written for Rochester High School Donated to Library
When students at Rochester High School started the school year this week, they had some new selections at their school library. Doug and Elizabeth West, the duo behind the high school’s … more
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From left to right, Michael Falcone, Fae Wiedenhoeft and Adam Chambers pose in front of the caboose when in it was still in Bothell.
Tenino Railroad Day to Feature Renovated 1923 Caboose, Music and More
The first Tenino Railroad Day is coming up on Sept. 17 and will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony that will signal the reopening of a caboose at the Tenino Depot Museum. The caboose has been … more
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FILE - In this 1947, file photo, Kenneth Arnold, holds a movie camera in front of his CallAir, after he reported seeing nine alleged UFOs near Mount Rainier, Wash. Arnold had no idea he would change the world when he told reporters in Pendleton he saw nine strange objects flying along the Cascades. But 70 years ago June 25, that’s what he did. (Idaho Statesman, File)
Flying Saucers Will Return to Chehalis for 75th Anniversary of Famous UFO Sighting 
On June 24, 1947, Idaho-based pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from the Chehalis airport on what was supposed to be a simple business trip to Yakima.  That routine flight made history when … more
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A pile of trash stacked by volunteers sits not far from where the trash was originally found during a community clean-up near Hayes Lake in Centralia last year.
Litter Addressed by Volunteers, Programs Across Lewis County, From Packwood to Pe Ell
While the causes and long-term solutions of increased litter in Lewis County are debatable for various groups involved, they agree on one thing: volunteers can play a role in taking out the … more
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Jace Catlin, of Toledo, rides a bucking bull during a rodeo at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Saturday evening.
Southwest Washington Fair’s First NPRA Sanctioned Rodeo Comes to Town
The rodeo has long been a staple event of Lewis County’s Southwest Washington Fair, but this year’s bucking broncs and bulls, cowboys and cowgirls participated in the first National … more
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From left, Greg Gerhard, Marci Servizi, Kurt Gerhard, Lisa Miller, Loren Gerhard, Katy Carter, Andy Gerhard, Paula Gatzemeier, Roy Borst, Gretchen McCarthy and Mary Anne Borst smile for a photo in front of the Borst Home in Centralia Saturday afternoon after taking a tour of surrounding structures.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Generations Removed From Mary Borst Gather in Centralia Saturday
Joseph and Mary (Roundtree) Borst, the builders of the Borst Home, a historic centerpiece of Fort Borst Park in Centralia, have long been celebrated by local historians for their influence on the … more
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Clara Price of Adna FFA shares a tearful embrace after her 102-pound goat sold for $23 per pound at the Junior Livestock Sale at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday — well above her goal-price of $17 per pound. “I’m so over the moon,” she told The Chronicle. Price, who graduated this year, travels to Utah on Saturday for college.
Hard Work Pays Off at Southwest Washington Fair Livestock Sale
Area youths had the opportunity to sell animals they've spent long amounts of time taking care of Friday night at the Southwest Washington Fair during the Junior Livestock Sale.  The fair … more
Joshua Hail shows a page from the "Illustrated History of Apples" a comprehensive guide to antique apple varieties, from which some of Hail's "lost" apple tree varieties have been identified.
At Silver Creek Orchard, 3 Dog Cider & Brewstillery Keeps It Local, Finds Lost Apple Varieties
By Carrina Stanton For The Chronicle Just a few miles off U.S. Highway 12 on Silver Creek Road, big things are happening at one very small orchard. Family legacies are being carried on. … more
Lights illuminate rides and carnival games at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Tuesday night in Centralia.
In Focus: Neon Lights and Country Nights at the Southwest Washington Fair
The Southwest Washington Fair started its six-day run on Tuesday. Here is a collection of photographs by Chronicle photographer Jared Wenzelburger. Find out more about the fair online at … more
Emma Britton, a 9-year-old from Chehalis who attends Orin Smith Elementary School, has been named Little Miss Friendly at the SW Washington Fair. Emma comes from a friendly family: Her grandmother held the title many years ago. She’s the one at center wearing the iconic cape.
Britton’s Got Talent: Chehalis Girl Named Little Miss Friendly
Emma Britton told The Chronicle on Tuesday morning she would be thrilled if one of her friends — the other four top candidates — won. Perhaps that attitude is what earned her the … more
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