Body camera footage released by the Centralia Police Department Wednesday shows Centralia officer Deter Voetberg apprehending the male suspect in last week’s pursuit that ended in a crash along …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, released a statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted down her cognitive acuity amendment to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, and Don Davis, D-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge will host a free guided hike to Long Island on Saturday, July 26, according to a news release.
Accessible …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on a periodic status review for the marbled murrelet, which includes a recommendation to keep the bird on the state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Editor’s Note: “Strange sightings in Lewis County” is an ongoing series by Chronicle reporter Owen Sexton focused on the unexplained.
With World UFO Day having just passed on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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The Community Mediation Center will address two common challenges — delivering bad news and managing tense situations — during two tightly-focused micro-sessions as part of the MicroByte …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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Chehalis Parks and Recreation Director Lilly Wall is the featured speaker at the July forum hosted by the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce.
The forum is scheduled for Thursday, July 10, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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A Longview man was arrested by Winlock police on Saturday, June 28, and charged with second-degree identity theft and a gross misdemeanor of driving with a suspended license after allegedly giving …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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A 49-year-old Winlock man is wanted by police after a female victim reported Tuesday she had been physically assaulted and forcibly pushed out of a vehicle by the suspect, according to the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/3/25
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) is faced with a decision this summer that could impact power costs in the area for the next 20 years.
The decision will dictate how the utility …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, July 5, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about the sale of Morton’s old newspaper, the Morton Mirror, to a new publisher …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/3/25
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At approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office (GHCSO) deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of Wynooche Valley Road for a shooting, according to a GHCSO …
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By The Daily World
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7/3/25
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Firefighters and public lands managers are urging Washington residents to use extra caution when setting off fireworks this Fourth of July due to dry conditions.
“We’ve already …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/2/25
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A new trial date has been set after a mistrial was declared in the case of a 51-year-old woman accused of forcing a teenage boy to touch her genitals at gunpoint in Ryderwood.
Jenny Laurel …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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7/2/25
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Firefighters put out several brush fires they consider suspicious near Interstate 5 at Ground Mound Tuesday night, West Thurston Fire Authority Fire Chief Nathan Drake said.
“As of …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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7/2/25
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The Chehalis Foundation is spearheading a fundraising campaign to install turf, resurface the track and expand the facility to include a regulation-size soccer field at W.F. West High School’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Heaven C. Wilcox, 25, of Benton City, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for criminal impersonation at about 8:51 a.m. June 30 in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/25
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• ARTHUR L. SPITZMILLER, 83, Tenino, died June 28 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• RUFUS “SONNY” MCCLESKEY, …
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7/2/25
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Jesus Name Pentecostal Church (JNPC) in Chehalis puts on a massive fireworks show every Fourth of July known as the Freedom Celebration.
Along with the fireworks show in the evening, church …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/25
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