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Dozens of families gathered at Fort Borst Park in Centralia on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. for a Nerf gun fight in honor of Titus Sickles, a 4-year-old Toledo boy.
Titus was unable to attend after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/22
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The Toledo Police Department’s new chief, Duane Garvais Lawrence, officially started work last week.
Entering Donna’s Place for a Thursday afternoon interview with a Chronicle …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/24/22
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As of Monday morning at 11:30 a.m., all evacuation notices set in place due to the Goat Rocks Fire in Packwood area neighborhoods were lifted, including all of Timberline, High Valley, Goat Rocks and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/22
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Aron Christensen had 20 years of experience hiking and camping on his own, so none of his friends batted an eye when he broke off from the group camping at Walupt Lake Campground southeast of Randle …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/21/22
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A second person has been convicted in the 2020 overdose death of a Mossyrock woman, according to a news release from the Joint Narcotic Enforcement Team (JNET) on Thursday.
Layla R. Horton, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/22
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Residents who woke up with bloodshot eyes and sore throats should try shutting the window before taking that COVID-19 test: Lewis County’s air quality is reaching hazardous levels in some …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/20/22
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Presented with two possible budgets for 2023 and 2024, the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners voted 2-1 to adopt the versions including no rate hikes for customers on Tuesday …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/19/22
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All areas north of Butter Creek, including Upper and Lower Timberline, Goat Rocks, Riverdance and parts of High Valley, remained at level two (be set) evacuation status Tuesday as a precaution due to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/18/22
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Existing wildfires in the Cascades grew and new blazes were sparked during a weekend marked by a Red Flag Warning brought by unseasonably warm temperatures, gusty winds and very low relative …
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By Owen Sexton and Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle
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10/17/22
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The evacuation levels for the Goat Rocks Fire have changed.
All areas north of Butter Creek are at level two (be set) evacuation, according to Lewis County Emergency …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/16/22
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Editor's Note: For a story focused on Democrat Sen. Patty Murray's candidacy, click here.
Laying equal claim to the relatable mom Sen. Patty Murray, D-Bothell, has long marketed herself as, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/14/22
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Editor's Note: For a story focused on the candidacy of Republican Tiffany Smiley, click here.
In the 1992 election, Patty Murray became the first woman to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/14/22
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A 25-year-old Chehalis man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he crashed into a guardrail in the 2500 block of Airport Road Thursday evening.
He was the sole …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/13/22
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Providence Centralia Hospital agreed last week to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by a former employee who claimed Providence wrongfully discharged her after failing to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/12/22
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The greater Lewis County area has patches as diverse as the pumpkins and gourds the farms sell. Whether visitors are seeking family-friendly fall fun or a thrilling night of ghostly scares, or both, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/22
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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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