State Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, released a statement on Sunday highlighting Republican achievements during the 105-day 2023 legislative session. “Republicans have a … more

The McMenamins Olympic Club is hosting a “Friends and Family” fundraising event from 5 p.m. to midnight on May 2.  This event is to benefit Lewis County Seniors programs. … more

A bevy of businesses are getting ready for the first Inclusive Career Fair at Centralia College on Wednesday, April 26.   Admission is free. The fair will go from 1 to 3 p.m. in the … more

In 1998, the first time congregants from Westminster Presbyterian Church visited the Synod of Livingstonia in Malawi, a chapter of the Church of Central Africa Presbytery, the mission was to lend … more

The Centralia School District, along with the Chehalis School District, Centralia College and Twin Transit are leading the charge to ready students in Lewis County — from kindergarten to … more

Newer is never better in downtown Centralia’s antique row. At ground zero in the downtown shopping area, Dominic and Kathleen Ayala, new owners of Emporium Ayala, said the new business mission will be similar to the old: to repurpose and reuse secondhand nostalgia of yesteryear. Last month, the couple took ownership of the two-story, 7,500-square-foot antique and furniture shop formerly known as Ayala Brothers Furniture.  more

Senate Bill 5599 is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee to be signed into law after passing out of the Legislature on Wednesday.   The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, would … more

They flew to Poland, then drove for 18 hours, through a war zone, to say goodbye to Steve Munroe. The 33-year-old had left Washington seven months earlier to fight in Ukraine. He now lay dying in … more

After four hearings in a span of 17 days, Jordan Bowers, a prime suspect and the biological mother of missing 6-year-old Oakley Carlson, will face trial on multiple counts of first-degree and … more

  The right and the duty to seek justice is outlined in nearly all texts informing government and spirituality. It is a core of human nature. While records related to the investigation … more

The Lewis County Coroner’s Office is among the county agencies under fire for how the investigation into the August deaths of Aron Christensen, 49, of Portland and his puppy, Buzzo, were … more

The Veterans Memorial Museum Quilts of Valor chapter has been hard at work fulfilling requests for Lewis County veterans. Ten more veterans were honored Thursday afternoon at the museum with their … more

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT  Criminal Impersonation   • A Centralia woman was arrested in the 1300 block of Delaware Avenue at approximately 10:40 a.m. on April 19 and was … more

Peter Pan Ballet April 22 and 23 at the Centralia High School Performing Arts Center; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday The Centralia Ballet Academy will perform a brand new … more

In a statement released on Tuesday, state Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, announced Washington state would join Mississippi and British Columbia in July as the only three jurisdictions to ban the private … more

The Washington state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5765 on Tuesday, April 18, which would open the door for tolling on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project between Vancouver and … more