Avid historians and those who are just curious as to what Lewis County used to look like now have access to a new, massive, free digital library of photos courtesy of the Lewis County Historical …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/30/24
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Amid the announcement that this year’s Southwest Washington Fair had the highest attendance of any fair “in recent memory” — with 88,370 visitors over the six days it was open …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/30/24
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Drivers traveling through areas surrounding Mount Rainier should plan for extra travel time Wednesday, Sept. 4, as 800 cyclists will flood Western Washington’s state highways and local roads …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/30/24
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Cub Scout Pack 324, located in Winlock and serving surrounding communities, will host a free family s’mores and fireside event on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The event will take place at 5 p.m. at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/30/24
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The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host a music jam on Friday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at Faith Baptist Church in Chehalis.
The jam will be free and open to the public. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/30/24
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The Church of the Nazarene, located at 1119 W. First St., Centralia, will host a women’s luncheon on Monday, Sept. 9, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The luncheon costs $15 to attend. Participants …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/24
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On Monday, Aug. 26, the Salvation Army of Centralia held their back-to-school drive and “Lewis County Get Connected” fair, which included free school supplies, free lunch and a number of …
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By Brenna Witchey / brenna@chronline.com
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8/28/24
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Many students in Lewis and South Thurston counties have one more weekend left of summer break, but kids in several area districts have already gone back to school.
The Oakville, Morton, Winlock, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/28/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking/The Nisqually Valley News
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8/27/24
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Professional cyclist Lael Wilcox passed through Centralia on her nonstop trip around the world on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Wilcox is attempting to set a Guinness World Record. She departed from …
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8/26/24
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Possibilities Women’s Center in Centralia will celebrate its 31st year of serving Lewis County women and families with an annual fall fundraiser on Sept. 7.
The fundraiser will take place …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/24
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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) has three upcoming seasonal events for fall and winter: the Wizard Express, the Pumpkin Train and the Polar Express.
The Wizard Express will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/24
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I-5 Toyota’s annual Back-to-School Dash 5K run and walk was held Saturday, Aug. 24, in Chehalis.
All proceeds from the event benefit local school scholarships.
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8/26/24
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Although it rained for most of the morning Saturday, 114 gearheads still made their way in their classic, custom and modern cars — polished and waxed or rusted but still running — to the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/26/24
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Although it has been 100 years since an incident near Mount St. Helens dubbed the “Ape Canyon attack,” when miners from Kelso were purportedly bombarded by rocks thrown at their small …
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By Brenna Witchey / brenna@chronline.com
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8/26/24
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The Pacific County Fair was held from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24. Learn more about the fair online at https://www.pacificcountyfair.org .
These photos were captured by Chronicle photographer Kody …
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8/26/24
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Toro’s Barbershop in Centralia rallied employees and other barbers from the area to provide free haircuts to area youths on Saturday at the NW Sports Hub in Centralia.
In addition to …
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8/26/24
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Farmers from throughout Lewis County came to Ethel last weekend with their prized classic tractors for the second annual Olsen Field Progress Days festival.
Throughout the weekend, the normally …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/26/24
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American rapper and singer Jelly Roll will perform at Portland’s Moda Center on Sunday, September 1 at 7p.m. as part of his 2024 ‘Beautifully Broken’ tour. Tickets are still …
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8/26/24
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The 124-year-old building on Jackson Highway where Mary McCrank’s used to be in south Chehalis now has two new businesses calling it home — Medical Massage & Acupuncture and Summit …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/25/24
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