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Two Packwood men have been charged with 10 counts of first-degree animal cruelty months after investigators discovered a canvas bag containing 10 drowned puppies in Skate Creek.
One of those …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/23/25
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A Winlock couple, with experience in loss, recently took over a longrunning Kelso headstone business after the previous owners retired.
Emma and Don Turrentine signed the purchase agreement for …
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By Hayley Day / The Daily News
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10/23/25
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A Chehalis woman could face a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison after her dog allegedly bit multiple people before it was euthanized.
Sasha A. Morgan, 39, was charged with one count …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/22/25
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Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 22, customers at Lewis County Coffee Co. locations have the chance to pair their coffees with two new cookies as the company has begun a “signature cookie …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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It’s official.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners gave final approval this week for the sale of the historic Claquato Church property west of Chehalis.
The commissioners passed a …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/22/25
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Moonstruck Studio is celebrating its grand opening weekend on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, followed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews have been training and getting equipment ready for the upcoming winter season, according to a recent WSDOT news release.
WSDOT is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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A semi-truck trailer rolled and struck the guardrail on U.S. Highway 12 in Lewis County Monday, Oct. 20, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol.
The driver of the truck, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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Denise Smith captured these sunrise photos of Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens and additional scenes from Toledo on Wednesday morning. To submit photos to The Chronicle, email …
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10/22/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jessica F. Hill, 33, Centralia, and Anthony W. Pyper, 62, Centralia, were arrested in the 1000 block of South Yew Street at about 1:26 p.m. Oct. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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The Cinema of Horrors Haunted House, produced by Treadway Events & Entertainment, has once again transformed the former Three Rivers Mall space into a nightmare-fueled experience filled with live …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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Fay Ranches has recently announced the availability of Silver Springs Cattle Ranch, a 1,058-plus-acre property located in the heart of Thurston County.
Offered at $49,995,000, “this …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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A Centralia man faces felony charges after he was accused of slapping an 11-month-old child, enough to cause “significant bruising,” according to a doctor’s hospital evaluation.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/25
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Last month, Anthony W. Pyper was arrested with 13 other people at the now infamous “Circus House” in Centralia — purported hub for overdoses, assaults and other unlawful activity.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/22/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners and the Chehalis City Council teamed up for a public hearing earlier this week to discuss potential expansion of Chehalis city limits with the public.
The …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/22/25
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On the 253rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the appropriate number of fire chiefs to fire, last weekend in protests, casket races, …
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10/22/25
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Northbound Interstate 5 traffic was slowed for hours Saturday evening when three cows escaped from a trailer near Tumwater, a Washington State Patrol trooper said.
About 6 p.m., an SUV hauling …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/22/25
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Does the Pacific Northwest have the energy it needs to prevent rolling blackouts? A new report commissioned by the region’s largest utilities has raised concerns.
Starting next year, the …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/22/25
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The former city clerk and treasurer of a small town in Lewis County was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to repay nearly $1 million in city funds that she’d embezzled over …
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By Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/22/25
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A King County jury awarded earlier this month $13.5 million to the estate and the family of a former Longview Fibre worker who died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure in the workplace.
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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10/22/25
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