Work is underway at the Loggers’ Jubilee Arena in Morton on a brand new “Big Ole” lumberjack statue, with cutting and sculpting being performed by wood carving and chainsaw artist …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/21/25
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A small portion of the lower Newaukum River is set to be a lot more cozy for the salmon and other aquatic species that call it home after the Chehalis Basin Board approved funding for a habitat …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/21/25
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With Monday marking the nine-year anniversary of the last day Tumwater resident Logan Schiendelman was seen before disappearing under puzzling circumstances, his friends, family and community members …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/21/25
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At 90 years old, former Chehalis Tribal Chairman and beloved Babe Ruth League baseball coach Melvin “Mel” Youckton got to celebrate his 25th birthday again on Saturday, commemorating the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/19/25
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Aquarium Pro owner Jamie Lanier has steadily become a go-to resource for Lewis County aquarium owners, and the Centralia business has been doing it well. She is now preparing to expand the fresh and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/19/25
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Sitting in the gravel parking lot of North Fork Survivors in Toutle is a camouflage Humvee.
The military doesn’t use it, but rather museum and shop owner Joe Bongiovanni.
He bought …
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5/19/25
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GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, Washington — Craving a novel Evergreen State adventure this summer? Saddle up your bike and ride the Loowit Tier, a 197-mile mountain bike route in the state's …
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5/17/25
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Founder of Clarity Consulting firm and Centralia Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston opened her keynote address of the Economic Alliance of Lewis County’s annual Women in Business Seminar with a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/16/25
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Rochester Middle School children of all ability levels now have a safe and accessible place to play, thanks to a $15,000 donation from the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/15/25
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Tommy L. Ragan, a former Lewis County resident who was convicted in 1977 for the murder of Bruce Allen Kim and whose conviction was recently overturned, has died.
He was 81.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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To celebrate National Police Week, the Centralia Police Department swore in two new officers and handed out its 2024 awards and recognitions during the Centralia City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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The Centralia College Foundation has named Grammy Award-winning musician Brandy Clark its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Clark grew up in Morton and attended Centralia College starting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/14/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has another full-time job. In another county. He’s a firefighter in Grays Harbor. At a board of county commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 15, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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A majority of the members of the Chehalis City Council closed their Monday night meeting by speaking out against the Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County safe parking pilot program that will …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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Every year, the Washington Poison Control Center invites students from kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in a poster-making competition for National Poison Awareness Week.
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / ty@chronline.com
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5/12/25
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Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a new apparatus bay that, once complete, will let firefighters cut a minute-and-a-half off of every response to a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/12/25
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There were no injuries after a shop fire on Cybrock Lane in Chehalis caught fire on Saturday afternoon, but the building was a complete loss.
Lewis County Fire District 6 units were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/12/25
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Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, leading to unsafe conditions for the minors incarcerated there and the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/12/25
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A Wednesday night informational meeting at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Chehalis regarding its safe parking pilot program with Hope Housing Collaborative started with a prayer and ended with …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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The Economic Alliance of Lewis County will host its third annual Women in Business Seminar on Wednesday, May 14.
The event invites working women and their supporters to learn from the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/9/25
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