When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains of food, residents could more clearly see the value of local resources, said Aslan Meade, director of strategic alliances for the Thurston County …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he will not run for reelection, setting up a wide-open 2024 gubernatorial race that will have ripple effects all down the ballot.
Inslee, a …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/1/23
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In 2021, the state Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Blake found Washington’s felony drug possession law unconstitutional.
Since, the Legislature’s two parties have been in …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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The family of longtime Chronicle columnist and former mayor of Centralia Bill Moeller is inviting his friends to an open house in honor of his 95th birthday.
The event will be held at noon …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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In a statement on Friday, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, announced she joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation meant to hold executives accountable …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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While backpackers and campers prepare to head into the wilderness in the coming weeks as summer nears, volunteer flight crews and cadets from seven Washington state Civil Air Patrol squadrons — …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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Growing up on a multi-generation, large-scale chicken farm near Yelm, state Rep. J.T. Wilcox is no stranger to manure.
But, it’s his time spent as Minority Leader of Washington’s House of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition following a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of West Pear and South Pearl streets in Centralia on Friday, April …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Disorderly Conduct
• Officers responded to a report of a disorderly subject yelling while sitting on a park bench at the intersection of …
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5/1/23
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On Monday, May 1, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, celebrated her first 100 days in Congress. In a news release, her office highlighted milestones from her work in Southwest Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, will hold a town hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the TransAlta Commons on the Centralia College campus.
The commons is located at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton will offer a special yard waste collection event through May 13, according to a news release.
The events began Monday.
Yard …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/23
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Though the turnout wasn’t as high as club members hoped, more than 20 Centralia Chehalis Vintage Auto Club members still brought their classic cars out in the overcast conditions on Sunday for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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Members of the Northwest Division Pacific Armor Corps (NORDPAC) remote control (RC) tank club met at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis over the weekend to pit their tiny, treaded machines …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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The Spirit of 76 Living History Association held a Revolutionary War-era encampment this past weekend at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis.
Included in the encampment were an …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/1/23
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DENVER — A blistering, second-period wrist shot by Kraken winger Oliver Bjorkstrand had stunningly put his team ahead by two and allowed followers of his second-year franchise to dare to dream …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/1/23
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Mount Rainier National Park is seeking public feedback on a draft plan to implement a timed-entry reservation system during peak visitation hours in the summer.
Visitation rises each year at …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/30/23
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Tumwater police made an attempt to bust up what they called a large retail theft ring on Thursday afternoon when two suspects started showing signs of overdosing. But police allege it could have been …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/29/23
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Timberland Regional Library leaders met with The Olympian on Friday to offer insight into the system's loss of $120,000 to a bogus account as well as other issues raised by the state Auditor's …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/29/23
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