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Brianna Jones, Capri O'Neill, Stacy Jones, Eva Reynolds, Erin Jennings and Hannah Feaster rehearse a complicated group dance move for the Arabian Corps portion of "The Nutcracker” ballet.
Southwest Washington Dance Center Celebrates 25 Years of Nutcracker
For dancers and supporters of Southwest Washington Dance Center, the loss of their beloved “Nutcracker” in 2020 to COVID-19 restrictions was an especially hard blow. It wasn’t … more
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Reporter Isabel Vander Stoep smiles while carrying a spruce through snow after chopping down a tree with a permit from the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday off Forest Road 1284.
‘Spruce’ Up The Holidays With a Gifford Pinchot National Forest Christmas Tree
The Cascade Mountains form a kingdom and the trees below are subjects. Nobility lives high up in a castle.  To get to the palace, one must cross rivers and forests. There he rests on sheets … more
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Members of the Phillips family from Centralia and Battle Ground smile for a photo at George Washington Park during a Christmas Tree Lighting celebration. The Centralia Downtown Association organized the event, which was revamped from past versions.
In Focus: March to Christmas Is Officially on Following Centralia Tree Lighting Celebration
Winona Gladue smiles while carrying a Christmas tree with her daughter Lily, 13, through mud at the Mistletoe Tree Farm west of Chehalis on Friday.
‘Christmas Time Is a Happy Time Here:’ Mistletoe Christmas Tree Farm Offers Fresh Trees and Family Fun Through Dec. 4
Mistletoe Tree Farm is only open as a u-cut Christmas tree seller for 10 days out of the year, but each of those days is packed with families coming to the rural Chehalis farm from across the region … more
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Captain Gin Pack, with The Salvation Army, smiles while talking about a $10,000 donation to the Red Kettle campaign by a local church, Monday in Centralia.
Salvation Army of Lewis County Kicks Off 2022 Red Kettle Campaign
Bell-ringers from the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign outside stores have long been a cheery sign of the holidays.  This week, they’ve returned to the entrances of Walmart in … more
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Charlie Albright performs for an audience on a nine-foot Steinway & Sons grand piano inside the Corbet Theatre Friday evening with proceeds going to the Charlie Albright Scholarship at Centralia College.
In Focus: Pianist Charlie Albright Dazzles in Return to Centralia College
Piano virtuoso Charlie Albright performed for attendees gathered in the Corbet Theatre Friday evening for a “Classical Christmas Fundraiser Concert,” with proceeds going to the Charlie … more
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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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