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Construction equipment sits around the Centralia Station Project site on Friday, Sept. 15.
Contractors nearing completion of Centralia Station infrastructure
The first two phases of the Centralia Station project — a development off of Mellen Street that features WinCo as its anchor tenant — are nearing completion, according to the Port of … more
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Flowers are seen in bloom in front of the Cascade Mental Health Care's downtown Chehalis office in this Chronicle file photo.
Cascade to expand treatment services into East Lewis County with help from federal grant
Cascade Community Healthcare will expand addiction treatment services into underserved areas of East Lewis County within the next two months after recently receiving nearly a million-dollar federal … more
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Pictured from left are Chronicle Senior Reporter Emily Fitzgerald, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger. The three journalists were honored by the Society of Professional Journalists during an event Thursday night in Seattle.
Chronicle newsroom earns three Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards
On Thursday night in Seattle, the Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted an event to distribute awards and celebrate winners of the Northwest Excellence in Journalism … more
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Centralia Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston, Commissioner Sean Swope and Captain Gin Pack, with The Salvation Army, watch as an excavator removes debris from demolished structures at the end of Eckerson Road on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Up to 10 people still living on .4-acre lot at Blakeslee Junction, Centralia police chief says
Crews are hoping to wrap up a sweep early next week on the nine-year-old homeless encampment in Centralia named for Blakeslee Junction, a three-way railroad crossing near Interstate 5.   … more
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David Lichtenstein and JuggleMania’s Rhys Thomas throw bats into the air while juggling during a Vaudeville-esque show at Mount Rainier National Park on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Vaudeville skit at Mount Rainier offers creative and comedic lesson about bats
If you ask Dr. Tara Chestnut, a wildlife ecologist, the circus is always in town.   The performers start just before sunset, arriving in theatrical twirls as they fly through the air. Best … more
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Twin Transit Executive Director Joe Clark appears at a Twin Transit Board meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Twin Transit board declines resignation of director Joe Clark; investigation continues
The Twin Transit Authority Board declined the resignation of Executive Director Joe Clark but will continue an investigation into a video posted on social media that appears to show Clark drinking … more
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FILE PHOTO: Commissioner Sean Swope asks questions during a Board of Health meeting in December 2021 alongside former commissioner Lee Grose and Commissioner Lindsey Pollock.
Lewis County commissioners to declare they won’t comply with a mask mandate; state says such a directive is not on the horizon
Lewis County commissioners say they will not comply with a mask mandate that, according to the state, is not under consideration. The commissioners will vote next week on a preemptive resolution … more
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John Jackson's 9/11 memorial is pictured at Riverside Park in Cashmere in these photos provided by the Spirit of America Memorial Foundation.
Tenino sculptor's book to feature 15-year struggle to place 9/11 memorial
Wherever you were on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans from coast to coast were affected by the terrorist attacks unleashed on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, even if they had no personal connection. … more
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Chris Judd speaks during a United Way “Community Impact Luncheon” hosted at the Jester Auto Museum in Chehalis on Thursday, Sept. 7.
United Way shifts strategy, counts successes as it looks to reduce poverty in Lewis County
Improving access to education and job opportunities will be essential to the long-term goal of reducing poverty in the region. “We can help with education. We can help with access to … more
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Alison Burchett and Ralph Carr smile for a photo at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Chehalis on Sunday, Sept. 10.
Chehalis church celebrates the 50-year anniversary of ‘devoted’ pastor’s instatement
A 2004 article in The Chronicle headlined “Devoted minister to retire” was unintentionally wrong. Rev. Ralph Carr, who became the pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in … more
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FILE PHOTO — Green Hill School in Chehalis.
JNET serves warrant, seizes evidence at Green Hill School amid ongoing investigation into juvenile detention center
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) on Thursday announced an ongoing investigation at Green Hill School in Chehalis after receiving tips alleging a staff member was providing narcotics to a … more
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Randy Pennington poses for a photo with his first day of school sign, made by his wife, on his first day as school resource officer for Winlock Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Winlock elementary welcomes retired reserve sergeant as school resource officer
Retired Toledo reserve officer Randy Pennington was getting ready to return his patrol car after his last shift with the police department in July 2022 when he got a call from Winlock Police Chief … more
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Chuck Wiegard looks at the remains of a structure he built on property he doesn’t own at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Centralia homeless encampment sweep update: jurisdiction issues, 70 tons of trash and ‘serious trauma’
The homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, on Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) land, is being cleared by construction crews ahead of a sale to Rainier Rail. After … more
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Martin Russell, an Army veteran that lives on disability, talks about a structure he built and connected to a generator for electricity and warmth inside the homeless community at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia. Russell originally came to help others who were living at the encampment before moving there himself.
Sweep of homeless camp continues in Centralia
Though he lives in the homeless encampment at Blakeslee Junction, Martin Russell, 63, has spent the last seven years neither houseless nor homeless.   It’s not a riddle.   … more
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Third Congressional District candidate Joe Kent speaks at a town hall event in Onalaska in March 2022.
The Chronicle stands by coverage after attorney for Joe Kent threatens legal action over 2022 article
The Chronicle is standing by its original reporting following a demand by a candidate in the Third Congressional District to alter an article first published in March 2022. A lawyer representing … more
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The Riverside Fire Authority responds as a fire dies out inside a homeless encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Sweep of Blakeslee Junction homeless encampment underway in Centralia
This morning, state and local agencies began sweeping Blakeslee Junction, an encampment of about 25 people between Interstate 5 and a three-way railroad crossing at the end of Eckerson Road in … more
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Trailers and trash are seen scattered across the landscape of the Blakeslee Junction encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
‘This is our home’: Ahead of sweep, Centralia homeless camp ‘liaison’ pens letter sharing concerns
People living at Blakeslee Junction, a railroad interchange in Centralia and the location of the area’s largest homeless encampment, were given a one-week deadline to clear out by Tuesday, … more
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Centralia’s Chihiro Bringman smiles after singing the National Anthem for a crowd at the Tacoma Rainiers’ Friday night game. Bringman attends Centralia High School and is a Running Start student.
In focus: Centralia student sings national anthem at Rainiers game
Despite the rain finally falling, Lyle Foister of Chehalis was all smiles as he held up the best in show trophy he won with his 1976 Datsun 280Z at the Rust or Shine Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
Veterans Memorial Museum hosts Rust or Shine Car Show as gearheads brave weather
While a chance of rain was in the forecast, the weather at the eighth annual Rust or Shine Car Show and Music Festival remained pleasantly overcast without rain, at least until about halfway through … more
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Fire crews respond to the Yew fire at the intersection of Forest Road 47 and Forest Road 4773 near Packwood on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Cowlitz Complex Fire ‘holding’ steady at 697 total acres, 5% containment
Several fires scattered across east Lewis and north Skamania counties have reached a combined 697 acres and are 5% contained as of Monday morning. After lightning on Aug. 25 came in contact with … more
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