Fire officials have expanded burn bans in Lewis County and the surrounding area due to critical fire conditions in the weather forecast for Western Washington through at least Wednesday, Aug. …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair begins on Tuesday.
With less than 24 hours before the gates open, Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger stopped by to photograph final preparations.
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8/14/23
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Controversy at the Lewis County Senior Centers in the last week has reached well beyond any game of cutthroat cribbage.
In the six centers — in Morton, Pe Ell, Packwood, Toledo, the Twin …
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By Owen Sexton and Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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Employees and patrons of Starbucks in Chehalis were a bit starstruck on Friday when actor and musician Jeff Goldbum and his band stopped in for a beverage, presumably while on the way from Portland …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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The 13th annual Forgotten Children’s Fund Cornhole Tournament was held at Riverside Golf Club on Sunday, Aug. 13. “The Forgotten Children’s Fund is a volunteer organization that …
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8/14/23
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A 5-year-old border collie Australian shepherd mix named Sema had his day in court last week and was ruled “not dangerous” in a unanimous vote by the Lewis County Dangerous Animal …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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Members of the Centralia community came together Saturday to honor and celebrate Centralia’s founders, George and Mary Jane Washington, as part of the city's inaugural Founder’s Day.
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By Sean-Patrick McNeal / For The Chronicle
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8/14/23
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A Centralia woman accused of threatening two people with an ax near the Seminary Hill Nature Area on Thursday, Aug. 10, is facing felony assault and malicious mischief charges in Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Camping
• A homeless man who was reportedly camping on the sidewalk in the 200 block of East Main Street was moved along just before 8:05 a.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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The Napavine City Council last week unanimously passed a resolution to support the establishment of a Boys and Girls Club location in the town of the Tigers.
Andy Alexander, a board member of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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Even with Mount St. Helens' most popular tourist spot now closed, young students have been up at the mountain ready to learn.
Some engaged in a discussion about volcanic eruptions. Others …
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By Sydney Brown / The Daily News
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8/14/23
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The City of Centralia’s new parking ordinances have been approved by the Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts and went into full effect on Friday, Aug. 11, according to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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Sentencing for Two Dogs Salvatore Fasaga, 43, of Onalaska, who was convicted last month of unlawful possession of a firearm, is scheduled to take place in Lewis County Superior Court at 9 a.m. on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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Mike and Sue Austin would have had no trouble laughing all the way to the bank last Wednesday night: What’s more joyful than a giant check for $2,500?
Plus, they were less than a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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Four Lewis County veterans took to the skies in a 1942 Boeing PT-17 Stearman biplane at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport on Monday courtesy of Dream Flights, a nonprofit organization out of Nevada that …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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Last week’s cold spell burned off just in time for the “Grandaddy of All Logging Shows” to heat up in Morton for the 80th year in a row.
After lawnmower races on Friday …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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The Washington State University Extension Lewis County Master Gardeners will hold the annual fall plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16.
The sale will be held at the Fort Borst Park …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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