These photos were taken during the Oregon Trail Days parade Saturday morning in Tenino. For a full schedule of the events for the festival, which continues Sunday, visit …
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Photos by Jared Wenzelburger for The Chronicle
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7/24/21
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It was with a standing ovation from firefighters, fire commissioners and members of the public that Lewis County Fire District 5 presented Josh Weinke with a Citizen’s Hero Award for rescuing a …
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Disaster struck early in Sabrina Stanley’s defense of her Hardrock 100 title.
The 2008 Onalaska graduate has spent the past six years transforming herself from a hobby runner into one of the …
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By Eric Trent / etrent@chronline.com
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7/23/21
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Pierce County's hearing examiner has rejected a request for reconsideration of his revocation of a complex conditional-use permit for a proposed resort near Mount Rainier.
The estimated $200 …
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Days after Lewis County passed its own “Citizens’ Rights” proclamation at the behest of Sheriff Rob Snaza, Snaza joined sheriffs across the state in signing another resolution …
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A hiker remained missing Wednesday in the Coldwater area of Mount St. Helens, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.
Brian Yang, 25, was last seen at about noon Sunday at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/21
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Owners of The Man Cave Outfitters, a firearms retailer located in downtown Centralia, hosted a ribbon-cutting event Monday for its new six-stall, 10-yard indoor firing range.
The event was hosted …
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The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local fire districts responded to a 20-acre brush fire that broke out in the 300 block of Gish Road near Onalaska on Sunday.
Crews from …
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Army Special Forces veteran Joe Kent is starting to pull ahead of the pack of challengers seeking to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in next year's midterms — at least in terms …
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Fire crews responded to approximately seven separate brush fires along Interstate 5 in the Tumwater area Wednesday afternoon.
The fires are scattered between Exit 88 on Interstate 5 and the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/14/21
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None of the perks and a year of the work.
That’s what Sophie Moerke has signed up for.
But for her, service to the community is the most important perk to her position of Miss Lewis …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/14/21
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Fire crews are still working to extinguish a 40-acre fire that broke out in the hills above Mineral Friday afternoon.
The fire was 50 percent contained as of Monday afternoon, according to the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/12/21
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A 58-year-old Winlock man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff that occurred between July 8 and July 9, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
The Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/12/21
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Two people were injured in a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 5 near Napavine early Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Juan Luna Sanchez, 32, of Chehalis, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/11/21
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Bill Nye has a message for Lewis County and its majority-unvaccinated population: “Science is in the Constitution.”
On a trip to Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens Thursday afternoon, …
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As colleges build futures for students, there’s always someone behind the scenes with a vision for the campuses where those destinies come to fruition and ideas flourish.
For Centralia …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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7/9/21
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Two people were killed in a crash on the southbound Interstate 5 exit ramp to U.S. Highway 12 in Grand Mound this morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Trooper Robert Reyer …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/8/21
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