Several precinct committee officers with the Lewis County Republicans have called for local party chair Brandon Svenson’s resignation, citing an ongoing pattern of “inappropriate …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/5/22
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The day after a jury trial for the Olympia man accused of exploding an ATM at a Centralia bank was supposed to begin, a Lewis County judge dismissed the case due to mismanagement of evidence. …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/4/22
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Washington Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse, two of the 10 Republican representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, both went …
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By David Gutman and Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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5/3/22
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Tulips and ambitiously planted tomatoes were not the only things thought to be lost in the snow and frost of mid-April.
Together, Emily Polkinghorn, her mother Janean Parker and stepfather Tony …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/2/22
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The Spring Youth Fair returned to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday after a two-year hiatus.
Through Sunday, visitors can view a wide variety of living and still-life exhibits …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/29/22
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With the 2022 fire season around the corner, Packwood Fire Chief Lonnie Goble isn’t just worried about a big wildfire in Packwood. He’s expecting it.
“In Timberline and High …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/29/22
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Scooter Town runs like any typical town.
Hard-working employees man the drive-thrus at restaurants, the coffee shop and the bank. Police and firefighters patrol the streets. Citizens run errands …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/27/22
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A pair of highly unusual storm systems defined a ski season strengthened by a return to normalcy with lessening COVID-19 restrictions.
Significant snowfall along with warmer temperatures in early …
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Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic
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4/27/22
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Thorbeckes Wellness Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. For owner Matt Noren, 39, that meant a chance for celebration after a difficult couple of years dealing with the COVID-19 …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/25/22
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It took five bond measures, a multi-million-dollar state grant and two years of construction to complete, but the highly-anticipated new Toledo High School is officially open.
The new school …
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The Chronicle staff
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4/24/22
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After the COVID-19 pandemic halted the annual event, the Chehalis Activators Classic returned to the spring track schedule, welcoming over 25 schools to the Mint City for a huge invitational meet …
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4/24/22
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Marijuana Enforcement Team arrested one man and secured a large number of marijuana plants, as well as firearms, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/22/22
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol’s Marijuana Enforcement Team arrested one man and secured a large number of marijuana plants, as well as firearms, from a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/21/22
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Laurel Khan, owner of Mackinaw’s Restaurant and connected bar, Curious, in Chehalis, didn’t defy Washington’s COVID-19 restrictions against in-person dining as a political protest …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/20/22
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge has dismissed all charges against the last codefendant criminally accused of causing the death of a Chehalis man in a trench collapse during construction of the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/20/22
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Even the smallest angel can have the largest impact.
At least, that’s what the Tenino City Council thought when it declared April 19 “Raise for Rowyn Day” at a recent …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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4/19/22
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The idea of Spiffy’s Restaurant and Bakery getting torn down and replaced with fast food made Morton residents Shawn and Kim Crittenden cringe.
Fortunately, the values of the Crittendens …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/18/22
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After flooding on Jan. 7 severely damaged 28 units in the Chehalis Avenue Apartment complex, displaced residents were finally able to return to their homes on Wednesday.
Thanks to Ross McDowell, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/15/22
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Richard DeBolt, the executive director of the Economic Alliance of Lewis County, told the Centralia City Council at its Tuesday night meeting that on May 12, the alliance will be announcing a …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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4/14/22
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