The first time former officer Phil Reynolds was fired from the Centralia Police Department, he was rehired with backpay after an arbitrator with the state Public Employment Relations Commission …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/11/22
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Four candidates who will be featured on the Thurston County general election ballot took part in a “meet the candidates” town hall forum hosted by the Yelm Chamber of Commerce on Monday, …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/11/22
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Editor’s note: This is the second installment in an ongoing series focused on the Chehalis School District and the success of its Student Achievement Initiative, which was launched in 2013. …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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10/10/22
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The Goat Rocks Fire burning west of Yakima near U.S. Highway 12 in Gifford Pinchot National Forest was handed over to a Type 3 incident command team Saturday night.
Evacuation notices, road …
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Phil Ferolito / Yakima Herald-Republic
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10/10/22
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The air quality index set up by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states anything ranked between 0 and 50 is “good” quality air.
With smoke from the nearby Goat …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/8/22
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At lunchtime on Friday, nearly 100 Lewis County employees walked in honor of longtime coworker Lori Pulver, who is fighting breast cancer.
Along Main Street, windows on the courthouse were decked …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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In the next few days, a 7-year-old female rottweiler named Karma will face euthanasia after a Chehalis woman chose to keep the dog — despite Lewis County designating it as …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/5/22
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The fourth week of Weyerhaeuser employees’ strike began with workers preparing to vote on the company’s latest contract proposal.
But because the terms are still short of what …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/4/22
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It was June when the candidates were first interviewed ahead of the primary election for Lewis County commissioner District 3, which covers most of the southern slice and all of the eastern portion …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/3/22
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Teams raced down East Seventh Street during the Boo-coda Pine Box Derby Casket Races on Saturday.
Six teams competed in the event in which participants look to clock the fastest time. …
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10/3/22
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Editor’s Note: Look for coverage on the debate between Lewis County commissioner candidates Scott Brummer and Harry Bhagwandin in an upcoming edition of The Chronicle.
The Packwood …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/30/22
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Construction of the long-awaited multipurpose athletics complex at Centralia College is on track for completion at the end of October, the college confirmed this week.
The college broke ground on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/22
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Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an ongoing series focused on the Chehalis School District and the success of its Student Achievement Initiative, which was launched in …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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9/29/22
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Titus Sickles is the second youngest of five boys. All two years apart, the brothers have nearly identical buzz cut blond hair, freckles and blue-green eyes, strongly resembling their mother.
On …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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For the foreseeable future, Lewis County will not be getting a new wind farm in the Willapa Hills.
A public hearing by the Board of Lewis County Commissioners (BOCC) on a proposed code change …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/28/22
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When a member of Grays Harbor Fire District 1 showed up to work at Station 2, located at 1880 South Bank Road in Oakville, for work just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, he was greeted to scene of disarray. …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/27/22
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Elee Fairhart has searched several times, unsuccessfully, for another man in America with his name. The Morton resident who made his career in physical therapy has a backstory as unique as his …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/26/22
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Chehalis United Methodist Church Pastor Zachary Taylor smiles and interacted with pets during “Blessing of the Animals” on Saturday. PAWchella, a free pet fair, was held in the parking …
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9/26/22
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Over the years, the Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival has grown and changed, but organizer Cathy Murphy said members of the Onalaska Alliance have always had one goal in mind when it comes to their …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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9/25/22
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