One Toledo gentleman on Wednesday night at a town hall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, had a comfortable solution for travel and seating: his lawnmower.
When the …
more
By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
The Seattle City Council in May voted to make it illegal to get in the way of a firefighter responding to an emergency.
Vietnam veteran, longtime Toledo Police Department reserve officer, former …
more
By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
Under normal circumstances, it takes about 20 minutes to drive from Napavine to Centralia.
Tim Baxter made the drive in less than eight minutes the evening of April 28 when he got the …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
Aside from swearing in four firefighters hired by the Chehalis Fire Department during the pandemic and honoring retired Captain Steve Emrich at last week’s Chehalis City Council meeting, Chief …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
After more than a year and a half of delays, the trial for the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021 will commence in Lewis …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
After nearly four years as chief of Lewis County Fire District 5 (LCFD5) in Napavine, Dan Mahoney was terminated from his position in June, the fire district’s board of commissioners confirmed …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
Lewis County saw an unemployment rate of 4.1% in July, slightly higher than the 3.8% rate the county reported in June. The rate is also above the 3.6% unemployment rate statewide.
Still, the …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has nine vacancies in its corrections department, Undersheriff Wes Rethwill said on Monday, and he can foresee “at least three more on the …
more
By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Just after 11:10 a.m. on Aug. 23, a tent was reported stolen out of the bed of a pickup in the 700 block of North Pearl Street …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
8/25/23
|
The Tenino Community Service Center and Food Bank Plus has partnered with multiple agencies and launched the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) program, a nationwide program that aims to educate …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, met with local representatives Wednesday for an update on efforts to reduce flooding in the Chehalis River Basin.
Gluesenkamp Perez met with …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce will host a gubernatorial candidate meet and greet Monday, with two candidates confirming their plans to attend.
The chamber invited five declared …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
Support sought for man who broke a vertebra while jumping his truck at the Southwest Washington Fair
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a Napavine man who was injured during the “Jump Your Jump” event during the demolition derby at the Southwest Washington Fair on Sunday. …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
8/25/23
|
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will accept feedback through Oct. 2 as it considers reclassifying the Western gray squirrel from threatened to endangered. According …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
More than 130 local fish and flood projects have been completed across the Chehalis River, Basin coordinated and funded through the Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB).
The OCB board is …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
8/25/23
|
Local organizations are urgently seeking blood donations during the “100 deadliest days” of the year.
In a Thursday news release, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners honored the head of the county’s Broadband Action Team during their meeting last week.
Frank Corbin, chair of the action team, …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/25/23
|
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office received a $1,500 donation from COUNTRY Financial on Wednesday, Aug. 23 ,to support a new K9 for the sheriff’s office.
The funds …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
8/24/23
|
Garlic lovers are invited to the 2023 Washington State Garlic Fest at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds this weekend. The festival will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, and run daily until …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
8/24/23
|