When Brian and Dawn McFadden made an offer on their Mossyrock home, their interest was more about the great bass fishing at Riffe Lake nearby than the decades-old blueberry bushes on the …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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8/5/22
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The Southwest Washington Fair on Thursday morning announced its finalists for Little Miss Friendly.
The announcement came after 14 candidates had been interviewed on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/4/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Acoustic Music Jam
Aug. 5 at Faith Baptist Church, 436 Coal Creek Road, Chehalis; …
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8/3/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Power of the Purse
Aug. 2 at Jester Auto Museum, 123 Hamilton Road; …
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8/1/22
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8/1/22
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When the Thurston County Fair draws to a close on Sunday, exhibitors will pack up and head home for Adna, Chehalis, Tenino, Rainier, Yelm and Olympia alike.
On Thursday, FFA, 4-H and Open Class …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/29/22
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Petitions were being circulated in Centralia to change the city’s form of government, The Chronicle reported on July 30, 1932. The petition asked for the Centralia Commission to meet to call a …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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7/29/22
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Students from the Boys and Girls Club in Chehalis got to go on a very literal field trip on Thursday morning, to a lavender field run by the Pace Family Lavender Farm west of Chehalis.
From 10 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/29/22
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Smells of black coffee and bacon filled the West Thurston Fire Station in Rochester on Tuesday morning. The lights were off and the blinds were drawn low in an effort to keep the station cool before …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/27/22
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After his first visit to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s, Dmitri Matheny, a professional jazz musician, knew he loved the region.
In 2015, after two decades of yearly return trips, …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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7/25/22
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When Thomasena Seifert was a child, one of her favorite things was going to garage sales with her mom, grandma and aunt. It was a fun outing that also helped them stretch their family budget.
It …
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7/25/22
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Friday night at Recreation Park in Chehalis was filled to the brim with lawn chairs, smiling faces and country music.
Event organizers estimated there were between 2,000 and 2,500 attendees over …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/22
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Volunteers and participants gathered outside Thorbeckes in Chehalis Saturday morning for a Mental Health and Suicide Awareness 5K honoring the life of Drew Douglass. Proceeds from the event will go …
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7/25/22
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Three young men held in the Lewis County Jail confessed to a “brutal slugging and robbery” of Larson Phelps, a 63-year-old Morton resident, adding they were “glad he’s still …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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7/22/22
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A group of Lewis County high school students gathered at the Napavine track on Thursday to show off the go-karts they spent over two weeks constructing. Over the course of about an hour, the students …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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7/22/22
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In a way, playing in the dirt saved Alexandra Gonzales.
Several years ago, she was in the midst of many personal and professional struggles, including bouts of postpartum depression as well as …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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7/18/22
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Named the “Battle of Chehalis River,” the reenactment was held Saturday and Sunday at 313 Tune Road. It was hosted by the Washington Civil War Association. “Come to beautiful …
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7/18/22
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Chehalis will be hosting a free Music in the Park event on Friday, July 22.
The country music-themed event will be the first of three Music in the Park events that will be held over the course of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/18/22
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