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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) will officially run a levy lid lift on the November 2026 ballot.
The TRL Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday, July 22, to run a ballot proposal …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/24/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Charles G. Cheney, 40, Centralia, was arrested after an alleged physical altercation with a roommate in the 500 block of Warren Street at about 6:26 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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• DAWN P. MOON, 79, Chehalis, died July 17 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• THEODORE J. SCHINDLER, 102, Chehalis, died July 22 …
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7/24/26
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One of the most vivid and meaningful stories about the couple who founded Centralia, George and Mary Jane Washington, started early one morning in the early 1880s as the couple and their son were …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, July 25, 1946, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Ellensburg resident Larry Hightower, who was embarking on a worldwide hike …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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7/24/26
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When Mike Perry was getting started as a firefighter in the late 1990s, first in his hometown of Yakima and then in Lacey, the fire service provided a home away from his home.
His fellow …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/24/26
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Members of the Mossyrock Area Action League (MAAL) are preparing for the 20th annual Mossyrock Blueberry Festival.
The community extravaganza set to start Thursday, July 30, in the rural …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division is offering observer training for the Aug. 4 primary election.
The training will be held over Zoom at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 27.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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The regional firefighting community is rallying around Lacey firefighter Jake Johnson after he sustained serious injuries in an off-duty fall.
The accidental, life-threatening fall occurred the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/24/26
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The Lewis County Board of Health (BOH) is seeking Lewis County residents interested in serving on the Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Advisory Board, a volunteer board that advises the BOH …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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The Olympia Tumwater Foundation has announced plans to transform and expand an existing building within Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls into the History and Nature Center — a new public space where …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2026 Discover Lewis County Tourism Leadership Awards, and event organizers are hoping communities across Lewis County will be represented.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad has announced it will host a Western-themed dinner train excursion through the Chehalis River Valley at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.
Attendees should come dressed for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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The Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD) recently released the unemployment rates for June 2026, showing that unemployment decreased in both Lewis and Thurston counties from May.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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Working forests are often viewed simply as places where trees are harvested, but forestry professionals say they are also essential to supporting healthy forests, local jobs, recreation opportunities …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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From towering Douglas firs that thrive throughout the lower elevations to mixed conifer forests stretching across the Cascade foothills, mature forests are among Southwest Washington’s most …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Forty-six years after the catastrophic eruption that forever changed the landscape of Mount St. Helens, the mountain and its surroundings remains one of the world’s most important natural …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Towering 12,276 feet above Southwest Washington, Mount Adams anchors one of the most ecologically diverse and historically significant landscapes in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
While …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Across Southwest Washington, various ecosystems help shape the natural landscapes that surround urban areas.
From snowy mountain peaks to mature and working forests, down in elevation to dry …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Washington State Patrol is investigating the cause of a four-car pileup that blocked the left two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County for an hour on Thursday.
One driver, a …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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