Five Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) workers were honored Thursday, April 11, by the
Northwest Public Power Association with a Safety Heroism Award for pulling a disabled man …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/18/24
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While the morning frost had yet to thaw on Wednesday, state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, offered a wake-up call. As he spoke at the Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County’s Most Important …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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4/17/24
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Kayakers, canoers and rafters returned to the river for the 46th annual Pe Ell River Run on Saturday.
Starting at Queen Avenue in Pe Ell, river runners took their time down the Chehalis River …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/24
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‘Walk With Reason’: Onalaska High School student organizes walk to benefit boy battling brain cancer
Having just returned home to Onalaska last Thursday after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor at the Seattle Children’s Hospital, Brody Hamilton was out at the Onalaska High School track …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/15/24
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The sun was shining on the Larch Mountain Little League players as they lined the field at Tenino City Park on Saturday morning.
Each year, the organization, combining Rochester and Tenino, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/24
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Lewis County staff members knew Clyde was a special dog from the moment they met him.
He was originally picked up as a stray puppy, rescued on Twin Peaks Road in Toledo last January along …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/11/24
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Patrons of The Evergreen Playhouse’s latest production will get to see two shows for the price of one: the advertised show, “Noises Off,” and the play-within-a-play, “Nothing …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/9/24
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On July 28, 1942, U.S. Army Sergeant George Frank Bishop, of Centralia, died at the Imperial Japanese Cabanatuan POW Camp in the Philippines. His body was buried with thousands of others in one of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/5/24
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A newly formed partnership is working to house homeless students in the Centralia School District.
In partnership with multiple local agencies and community members, the Centralia City Council …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/29/24
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After originally starting her librarian career at the Centralia Timberland Library in 2017 before becoming the Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library’s manager in 2022, Muriel Wheatley is …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/27/24
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It’s not uncommon for Sharon Care Center in Centralia to celebrate milestone birthdays, but Saturday’s party wasn’t for one of the senior living center’s residents.
It …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/25/24
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A Napavine mother, Cassandra Whitaker, has written and published a children’s book to help people better understand autism.
After a personal journey, she saw the need for people to get the …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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3/25/24
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The City of Toledo is exploring different ways to address an uptick in vandalism in town, including the installation of new security cameras, according to Mayor Cherie DeVore.
DeVore made the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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3/22/24
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A typical household garden runs on an annual cycle, with gardeners planting their plots in the spring and harvesting later that same year.
Sam Madsen’s garden, however, runs on a 50-year …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/20/24
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Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson made her way to Mount St. Helens via the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chronicle reporter Owen Sexton headed to White Pass, taking the …
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3/20/24
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Though it was balmy by mountain standards and conditions were a tad bit slushy, dozens of competitors stepped into their ski or snowboard bindings to compete in the White Pass Ski Area’s 2024 …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/18/24
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Born and raised in Mossyrock, Morgan Browning still lives in the East Lewis County community famous for its blueberries. She is currently pursuing a firefighting career while volunteering for Lewis …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/15/24
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When Jim and Laurie Judd’s daughter, Jocelyn, broke her neck during an April 2014 skiing accident in Wyoming and ended up paralyzed, her parents feared she might never walk again, let alone …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/12/24
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The Academy Awards may have captured the global spotlight this weekend, but many eyes in Lewis County were turned toward their own star-studded awards night on Saturday: the annual Miss Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/11/24
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