The Daily Chronicle

The Mount Rainier National Park entrance near Packwood is seen Wednesday.

Volunteers Needed for Trail Work at Mount Rainier

Winter snow pack, spring melts and the rampant growth of vegetation creates more work each summer on trails at Mount Rainier than workers can accomplish. But that doesn’t stop Kevin Bacher, … more

By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com | 7/26/21 | 1 comment

Herrera Beutler Tops $1.2 Million Raised in 2022 Campaign

The second-quarter filings for the Federal Elections Commission are in, and in the race for Washington’s Third Congressional District, incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler maintains a sizable lead … more

By Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle | 7/26/21 | 3 comments

The R.E. Bennett building, in the foreground, and the Cascade elementary school building are pictured from above.

Buyer of Chehalis Elementary Buildings Plans for ‘Family-Oriented’ Apartments

The soon-to-be owner of the R.E. Bennett and Cascade elementary buildings says his team is planning to convert the pair of structures into residential, “family-oriented” apartment units … more

By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com | 7/26/21 | 3 comments

Tim Cuellar strums his guitar in this photo provided by Green Hill.

Green Hill Inmate Wins National Talent Competition With an Original Song

When Tim Cuellar found out he had won a national talent competition, he thought the announcement was fake. He and his fellow finalists from Green Hill School in Chehalis had been ushered into a … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 7/26/21

Ryan and Kim Brumbaugh, of Rochester, watch their kids Audrey, 7, Cybil, 5, and Niko, 3, play an air hockey style game from Japan called Big Bang Smash at Insert Coin in Centralia. Ryan Brumbaugh said he has become the retro arcade bar's "number one fanboy".

For Fun, Just Insert Coin in Downtown Centralia

In just two weeks in business, Insert Coin has already become Ryan Brumbaugh’s favorite place. Brumbaugh, of Rochester, said he was excited when he heard about a retro video game arcade … more

By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle | 7/26/21

Sirens: Doughnut Heist; DUI Arrest; Morton, Mossyrock Reports

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Theft and Burglary • Items were reported stolen from a shed in the 400 block of South Cedar Street at 3:15 p.m. on July 23. • A subject was cited for … more

7/26/21 | 1 comment

Grammy-Nominated Artist Billy Gilman to Bring Classics to Chehalis, Plus Some Jams Picked Up Through Pandemic

Country artist Billy Gilman — who was thrust into the spotlight as a child with this top-40 hit “One Voice” — will grace the stage next Friday, Aug. 6, for the Chehalis Music … more

By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com | 7/26/21

Ryderwood’s Fall Arts and Crafts Fair Calls for Vendors

Ryderwood’s Fall Arts and Crafts Fair Calls for Vendors By The Chronicle staff Vendor applications are now open for Ryderwood’s Fall 2021 Arts and Crafts Fair, which will run from … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/26/21

Collected and ready-for-sale huckleberries fill plastic containers at a roadside camp on U.S. Highway 12 in 2014.

Gifford Pinchot Huckleberry Picking Permits Open

Berry pickers rejoice: Huckleberry season is beginning in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service this week publicized its applications for the free-use berry permits, … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/26/21

Lewis County’s Unemployment Rate Drops, On Par With Pre-Pandemic

Lewis County and nearly all its neighbors saw unemployment fall slightly in June, according to the state Employment Security Department’s (ESD) newest report. Unadjusted, Lewis County … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/26/21

From left, Wendy McCully, Caro Johnson and Jeanette Chamberlain.

Meet The Candidates for Morton City Council Position 5

Morton residents will see just one Morton-specific question on their ballots for the Aug. 3 primary election — a three-way race for city council position No. 5. Councilwoman Jeanette … more

By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com | 7/26/21 | 2 comments

Mari Evans-Yantis, designer of the Tenino wooden money, poses for a photo with Washington State Rep. Peter Abbarno and his daughter Sophia at her Oregon Trail Days booth on Sunday.

In Focus: Pioneer Village Takes Kids at Oregon Trail Days Back in Time

7/26/21

Centralia, Pacific Northwest Serves as Setting for New Online Novel About Celtic ‘Selkie’ Myth

Just as the Pacific Northwest has bigfoot, other regions have their own tantalizing mythos. For the emerald isles of Scotland and Ireland, they have “selkies,” seals with the ability to … more

By The Chronicle Staff | 7/26/21

The car show at ChehalisFest took up blocks of downtown streets in 2019.

Community Calendar: ChehalisFest; Lintott-Alexander Park Benefit Party; Paint Night by Joan and Sue’s Art Classes

Submit Events for Community Calendar To submit an event to be published in the Community Calendar, email reporter Isabel Vander Stoep at isabel@chronline.com. Please include information as well … more

7/26/21

Kids run through the streets of downtown Tenino with candy and popsicles in hand during the Oregon Trail Days parade on Saturday.

In Focus: Oregon Trail Days Rolls Through Tenino

7/26/21

Centralia Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Near Rochester Identified by State Patrol

A 62-year-old Centralia man died in a crash on U.S. Highway 12 near Rochester Sunday afternoon, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash, which occurred at about 5 p.m., happened … more

By The Chronicle staff | 7/26/21

Olympia Police Chief Describes Huge Changes in Policing Dictated by New State Laws

A dozen Washington state laws intending to reform policing took effect Sunday, and local police have been busy rewriting policies, training officers, and informing the public about the differences … more

Leo Brine / The Olympian | 7/26/21

Protesters hold up signs during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington DC, on July 25, 2021. - Rallies are taking place around the world as Cuba endures its worst economic crisis in 30 years, with chronic shortages of electricity, food and medicine amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases. About 60 Cubans have been prosecuted so far for participating in unprecedented demonstrations against the Cuban government earlier this month, a senior official said on July 24, 2021. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Cuba Protesters in Washington DC Want President Biden to do More to Pressure the Regime

WASHINGTON — As thousands of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the White House just before midnight Monday to mark the 26th of July with a candlelight vigil, Alex Perez and Chris Cruz … more

Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald (TNS) | 7/26/21

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol on May 18, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Tighter Rules for Texas Power Grid Are a Shift for Gov. Greg Abbott, GOP

AUSTIN, Texas — When Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive to the regulators of Texas' power grid earlier this month, he did something that could be considered unthinkable for a state chief … more

Doug Lewin / Austin American-Statesman (TNS) | 7/26/21 | 4 comments

Tunisian security officers hold back supporters of the country's Islamist Ennahda party during a protest outside the parliament building in the capital Tunis on July 26, 2021, following a move by the president to suspend the country's parliament and dismiss the Prime Minister. - Tunisia was plunged deeper into crisis as President Kais Saied suspended parliament and dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi late July 25, prompting the country's biggest political party to decry a "coup d'etat". (Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Tunisia’s President Takes Control as Islamists Cry ‘Coup’

Tunisia’s president sacked the government and suspended parliament, plunging the brittle North African democracy into its most serious political crisis since protesters launched the Arab Spring … more

Tarek El-Tablawy and Jihen Laghmari / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 7/26/21