News | The Daily Chronicle

Competing dogs stand to be judged at the Show Up & Show Out American Bullies Dog Show, held at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 13.

In focus: Bullies on display at Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

7/15/24

The Veterans Memorial Peal Street Pool pictured on Thursday, July 11. Centralia City Council voted to permanently close the pool in 2023 after it’s closure in 2011.

After permanent closure, Pearl Street Pool backers say funds donated to veterans organizations and youth projects

Despite years of fundraising, multiple discussions with Centralia city staff as to how to reopen the Veterans Memorial Pearl Street Pool and advocating for their cause at city council meetings, the … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 7/15/24

Death notices: July 15, 2024

• JUANITA ELLA GRAY, 85, Mossyrock, died July 8 at the Swedish Hospital First Hill Campus in Seattle. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel, … more

7/15/24

Sirens: Woman hit by car, refuses treatment; Man arrested for burglary after attack; laptop, prescription medications, laptop and iPad stolen from vehicle

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Possession of a stolen vehicle • At approximately 9:20 a.m. on July 12, officers received a Flock security camera system alert for a vehicle that was … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/15/24

Big Cheese Carl Buswell sprays water onto the crowd during the Toledo Cheese Days Parade on Saturday, July 13. The 2024 Big Cheeses are Don Buswell Sr. and his sons Don, Carl, Guy and Alan. The Big Cheeses are essentially grand marshals at Cheese Days, which began on Thursday with the Big Cheese Social and ended with activities on Sunday. It was the 103rd Toledo Cheese Days festival.

In focus: Toledo celebrates its cheesy heritage at annual parade

7/15/24

Tim McKern of the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team explains the containment situation of the Donkey Fire, burning 7 or 8 miles southwest of Pe Ell, from the incident command post at the Pe Ell School on Monday, July 15.

‘Donkey Fire’ southwest of Pe Ell has scorched just under 38 acres

A wildfire that started in timberland southwest of Pe Ell on Friday has burned just under 38 acres as of Monday morning, according to the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team. … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/15/24

Buildings at Green Hill School are pictured in this photo from the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families.

State eyes new youth detention facility for offenders with ‘severe mental health and behavioral health needs’ amid strain at Green Hill School

The Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) plans to open a new medium security facility with up to 16 beds in unincorporated “urban” Pierce County to house young … more

By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com | 7/15/24

People look through free stuff during a closeout at Yard Birds in Chehalis on Tuesday, April 30.

New Yard Birds building owner plans to make repairs; options considered for future use of property

Last week, PISTON LLC purchased the Yard Birds shopping mall property in Chehalis from its former owners for $2.4 million. PISTON LLC is owned by Douglas LeMay in partnership with the … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 7/15/24

Local author Sara Light-Waller models her flying saucer costume she made on Saturday, July 13, at the Lewis County Historical Museum in preparation for the upcoming Chehalis Flying Saucer Party "Alien Invasion" parade on Sept. 14.

In focus: Costumes created ahead of ‘Alien Invasion’ parade in Chehalis

7/15/24

FILE PHOTO — Seated on the left, Onalaska resident Jasmine Preslicka poses with fellow competitors after the fourth annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship last year at Centralia College.

Centralia College to host the fifth annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship

Centralia College’s Jamie Cline will compete for the title of Statewide Inspirational Speech Champion on July 27. This year’s competition will mark the fifth year since the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/15/24

Chehalis woman injured in crash on Sunday

A 66-year-old Chehalis woman was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital after another driver failed to yield and struck her vehicle at Exit 76 on northbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis on Sunday. … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/15/24

Centralia woman asks for support after young son snuck out of house, drowned in a pool

A Centralia woman is asking for community assistance to raise enough money to give her young son a proper burial after he drowned in a pool on Thursday, July 11. Elijah Ortega reportedly snuck … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/15/24

Lewis County Transit's first hydrogen fuel cell bus sits parked at the Transit's headquarters in Centralia after being delivered from Alabama on Monday, March 18.

Lewis County Transit to hold board meeting Tuesday

The next board meeting for the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, was announced last week. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 16 at … more

7/15/24

Attorney General Bob Ferguson smiles while talking with members of the press during a legislative meeting inside the John A. Cherberg building in Olympia in February 2023.

Judge: Attorney General can’t force Seattle Archdiocese to give up sex abuse documents

A King County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Washington’s Attorney General’s Office could not force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over documents showing how the Catholic … more

Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times | 7/15/24

Feds award $1.5 billion toward replacement Interstate 5 bridge

Federal transportation officials on Friday awarded $1.5 billion toward a replacement for the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. The grant, awarded from the U.S. Department of … more

Elliot Njus / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/15/24

One dead, two missing, two rescued after boat capsizes in Columbia River bar

Good Samaritans rescued two people in the Columbia River bar on Saturday after their 26-foot pleasure boat capsized, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. An additional person pulled from the water … more

Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/15/24

4,153 stolen Lego sets worth over $200,000 recovered in Oregon, police say

A three-month investigation recovered 4,153 stolen Lego sets worth more than $200,000 in Eugene, according to Springfield police this month. The owner of Brick Builders, 47-year-old Ammon … more

Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/15/24

Pedestrian who was hit and killed by driver in Thurston County identified

A 50-year-old pedestrian who was hit and killed on U.S. Highway 101 in Thurston County Friday night has been identified, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/15/24

Thurston County sheriff stops to answer call of nature, discovers domestic violence suspect

Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders had a well-timed bathroom break Saturday night, according to his own post on social media. About 11 p.m. Saturday, his department was responding to multiple … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/15/24

At Washington universities, enrollment questions persist

Last year, Eastern Washington University unveiled plans to revamp campus housing. One residence hall, Morrison, was demolished last summer; another, Dryden, is slated for the same fate this … more

Claire Lyle / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/15/24