Got an axe to grind? Why not throw it instead?
Area residents and visitors can now challenge coworkers, friends and family in axe-throwing games at the newly opened PNW Axe House in downtown …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/8/24
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When asked if there was anything he wanted to say after his elotes won first place in the 2024 Sodexo Future Chefs National Challenge at Orin Smith Elementary School in Chehalis on Thursday, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/24
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Crowds from across the state gathered along the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon for the second day of smelt-dipping approved by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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3/6/24
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Miss Lewis County 2023 Myah O’Neill will pass on the crown and the first ever Miss Teen Lewis County will be named during the annual Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program night on Saturday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/24
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Thousands of people visited the White Pass Ski Area for its annual Winter Carnival on Saturday and Sunday.
The carnival’s theme was “Dragons vs. Dinosaurs.” As is customary for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/4/24
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When the surviving nuns of the Little Sisters of Hoboken need to raise money to deal with a tragedy that wiped out most of the order, what are they to do but put on a variety show?
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/24
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With their skis waxed and ready, Steve and Phil Mahre returned to the slopes where the Olympic medalist slalom skiers first learned how to carve down their way down a mountain — the White Pass …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/26/24
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Phil and Steve Mahre, fraternal twins who won gold and silver medals at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics in Bosnia, were celebrated this weekend at the White Pass Ski Area.
On Saturday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/25/24
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Phillip and Metta Wickstrom, founding members of the Evergreen Playhouse and longtime supporters of theater and the arts in Southwest Washington, both died earlier this month.
“They were …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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The W.F. West Tennis Courts are no more.
The facility where the late Jack State mentored generations of tennis players over the last 50 years has officially been renamed in his honor.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/21/24
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Since 2009, I-5 Toyota — part of the I-5 Cars auto group — has raffled off a vehicle every year with ticket sales benefiting Lewis County youth sports, according to I-5 Cars Vice …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/9/24
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At 88 years old, Ron Moeller of Centralia has lived in Alaska and been both a computer engineer and a missionary, but through it all and no matter where he’s lived, one thing has remained …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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2/7/24
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Fifty-four years to the day after a brutal battle unfolded in the Kon Tum province in Vietnam and nearly took the life of U.S. Army Green Beret Franklin Douglas Miller, his children, friends and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/8/24
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The drive caused a bit of a concern.
Shrouded by low-hanging gray clouds for much of the trip, I wondered what exactly I got myself into when I pitched a kayaking trip as my first story of 2024.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/3/24
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The Chronicle's photographers and reporters capture thousands upon thousands of photographs of the communities we cover each year. The photos included here represent some of the most compelling …
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1/1/24
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As more and more shopping shifts online, with anything from toilet paper to a TV available with a few clicks of a mouse, the job of a delivery driver can often be anonymous and, at times, thankless.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/29/23
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Vietnam veteran’s Medal of Honor to be permanently displayed at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
Franklin Douglas Miller was a U.S. Army command sergeant major who was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 5, 1971, by former President Richard Nixon.
He was given the Medal of Honor for his …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/29/23
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For three years now, local volunteer Connie Todd has gathered gifts to bring Christmas cheer to seniors at assisted living facilities while using her own personal Facebook page to generate donations.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/27/23
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While basketball has advanced in the 130 years since Dr. James Naismith nailed two peach baskets to the walls of a YMCA gymnasium in Illinois, the same general premise of putting the ball into a …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/20/23
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