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The sky over Centralia will sparkle once again this Independence Day as the Fourth of July Fireworks Show is set for 10:20 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. The … more
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners honored another Lewis County state champion at the beginning of its weekly business meeting Tuesday. Victoria Sancho, the 2B girls 200-meter dash state … more
After a two-month saga that included multiple first readings and council debates, the Chehalis City Council voted 6-1 Monday to add graffiti to its list of public nuisances and address the … more
Chehalis Fire Department Captain Robert Gebhart, a 38-year veteran with the department, was honored during Monday’s Chehalis City Council meeting after officially hanging up his helmet and … more
Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine announced the selection of a new chief Monday after a years-long leadership shakeup following the terminations of former Chiefs Dan Mahoney in 2023 and Brent … more
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Eliot Widmer, 24, of Moses Lake, was arrested and booked in the Chehalis Tribal Jail at about 12:14 p.m. June 23 in the 1300 block of Delaware … more
Thurston County Superior Court judges and Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim will get a 4% raise to $237,460 starting July 1. The Board of County Commissioners approved the raise for Tunheim last … more
The City of Centralia Parks and Recreation Department will temporarily close the Pioneer fields at Fort Borst Park from 7 a.m. on Friday, June 27, through 5 p.m. on Monday, July 14. Contractors … more
The American Red Cross is asking donors to celebrate the arrival of summer by making a blood or platelet donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood … more
The Twin Cities Sertoma Club has recently presented its annual financial grants to the special education programs in Chehalis, Centralia and all of Lewis County, according to a news release from the … more
The Bucoda Community Garden, a collaborative effort between the Bucoda Improvement Club, the Bucoda Town Council and the Thurston Conservation District (TCD), is coming to life in 2025. Located … more
The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and the Washington state Department of Commerce recently signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing government-to-government relations between … more
Members of the Morton City Council unanimously approved a pair of variance requests from Kirkland resident Vincent Ball during the council’s Monday, June 23, meeting, for a proposed duplex … more
Archer Nededog, a 5-year-old boy from Lewis County, is participating in the international Ranger Rick Junior Ranger competition, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. He was in second … more
In May, unemployment throughout Washington state rose slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD). The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.2% … more
The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) has earned a clean financial statement audit from independent accounting firm Moss Adams, the PUD stated in a news release. The report affirms that … more
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its annual Forest Health Highlights report after joint aerial detection surveys flown by DNR and U.S. Department of … more
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently held a career roundtable with Ukrainian community members, toured the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Dittmer Control Center and visited … more
When Leslie Gonia steps on the line, her gun perched on her right shoulder, nothing else matters but 25 clay pigeons. In that moment, she knows the lion’s share of the clay birds will … more
Kim Ashmore, Centralia’s public works director, had never seriously considered retirement until an innocent FaceTime call with his 2-year-old granddaughter in 2023. He asked his … more
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