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An American flag is hoisted off the casket of James Randles, a Civil War Veteran, before being displayed, folded and given to his family during a reburial ceremony in his namesake town on Saturday, July 8.
Randle’s Civil War Veteran Founder Reburied in Town He Established, 102 Years After Death
When James Randles died in 1920, the Union Civil War veteran was buried 50 miles from the town that bears his name — or most of it. On Saturday, he was finally welcomed home. His … more
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Congresswoman Maire Gluesenkamp Perez stands with Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier after presenting the City of Tenino with a congressional record and cutting the city’s birthday cake during Tenino’s 150th Jubilee at Tenino City Park on Saturday, July 8.
Tenino Jubilee Celebrates Stone City’s 150th Birthday
The City of Tenino celebrated its 150th birthday on Saturday, July 8, with a sesquicentennial jubilee, complete with a parade, a talent show and a visit from the city’s congressional … more
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Participants distribute cheese sandwiches to the crowd at the the Toledo Cheese Days Parade on July 8.
In Focus: Toledo Brings the Cheese for Annual Parade
The Toledo Cheese Days festival is being held this weekend for the 102nd time.  Chronicle reporter Josh Kirshenbaum captured these photos during the annual Cheese Days parade on Saturday … more
Mount St. Helens towers over the horizon at sunset beyond Indian paintbrush rosettes along Windy Ridge on Thursday, July 6.
Mountain Roads Are Open for Summer Season: Why Not Visit Two in One Day?
What’s so special about Lewis County? There are none of Washington’s five prominent Cascadian peaks, but three of them are in neighboring Pierce and Skamania. There is no ocean, but … more
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DJ Sound Dragon blasts music through the streets of Centralia during the Summerfest parade on Tuesday.
In Focus: Independence on Parade in Downtown Centralia for Summerfest
Photos of the Summerfest parade in downtown Centralia Tuesday were captured by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger.  Videos of the Summerfest parade, fireworks and demolition derby … more
An array of colors light up the sky in Curtis for Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4.
In Focus: Fireworks Orchestrated by Boistfort Family to Celebrate Independence Day
Rene and Sue Remund, sons R.J. and Frank Remund and daughter Lindsey Pollock, for more than a decade, have orchestrated a fireworks show in the Boistfort Valley for all to see. People line the … more
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Scenes from the 2022 Toledo Cheese Days parade.
‘Where’s The Cheese?’ in 102nd Year, Toledo Festival Still Cheesy
Toledo, according to the local Lions Club’s 2023 Cheese Days magazine, is a town with many historic names: Plomondon’s Landing in the 1840s, Warbassport in the 1850s, Cowlitz Landing … more
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Lindsey Pollock and her parents Sue and Rene Remund smile for a photo Tuesday, June 27.
‘A Symphony in the Sky’: Fireworks Are Boistfort Family’s Community Gift
Rene Remund grew up in the Boistfort Valley. The unincorporated, West Lewis County community of a few hundred people is nearly all farmland. There is a river, grange hall, store, fire … more
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Fireworks explode in Packwood in July 2022 as onlookers take in the scene of Independence Day revelry.
Fourth of July Fireworks: Where to Find Patriotic Celebrations in Lewis and South Thurston Counties
As Independence Day approaches, communities throughout Lewis and South Thurston counties are preparing patriotic parades, celebrations and fireworks shows. Here’s when and where upcoming events … more
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Megan Antles, of Olympia, smiles for a photo with Jewel, 3, and 7-month-old Ellis while helping to repaint the “Chehalis Friendship Fence” on Friday, June 30.
In Focus: Volunteers Repaint Friendship Fence in Chehalis After Vandalism
The Friendship Fence in Chehalis was one of four LGBTQ+ advocate sites vandalized early in the morning on June 24. Volunteers and supporters came together on Friday morning to repaint the fence and … more
Participants in swim lessons at the Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatic Center leap off diving boards in Chehalis on Wednesday, June 21.
Aquatics Center Reopens for Summer Season in Chehalis
Chehalis’ outdoor community pool — the Gail and Carolyn Shaw Aquatics Center — officially reopened for the summer over the weekend, first with open swimming on June 17 followed by … more
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Harold Borovec, who has been the chief mechanical officer at the Chehalis-Centralia Steam Train for more than 24 years, sits atop the railroad museum's vintage 1916 steam train on Monday afternoon in Chehalis. Borovec, 86, will be awarded the South Sound Heritage Association Heritage Award at the Centralia-Chehalis Railroad and Museum board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fire District 6 Meeting Room on the Jackson Highway.
Remembering Harold Borovec: Father, Husband, Mentor and a Community and Railroad Icon
  Not too far from W.F. West High School in Chehalis, there’s a valley that, if you ran through, you’d see Harold Borovec’s house on Magnolia Drive. There, Harold, who had a … more
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Centralia College graduates prepare to turn their tassels during a ceremony on Friday, June 16.
In Focus: Graduates Honored at Centralia College Commencement Ceremony
W.F. West graduates embrace after turning their tassels at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis on Saturday, June 10.
In Focus: Senior Bearcats Bid Farewell to W.F. West High School at Graduation
Electrician's Mate Third Class Cecil Everett Barncord is carried to his final resting place at the Swofford Cemetery in Mossyrock following a procession through Lewis County on Wednesday, June 7. Barncord served on the USS Oklahoma until he was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Sailor Killed During Pearl Harbor Attack 81 Years Ago Finally Laid to Rest in Mossyrock Cemetery
Eighty-one years, six months and one day ago as of Wednesday, the Japanese Imperial Navy unleashed its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. One of the first ships moored at the U.S. Navy base to be … more
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Participants in the Lewis County Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run pose for a photo in Chehalis on Friday, June 2.
Lewis County Law Enforcement Torch Run Raises Money for Special Olympics
A large law enforcement presence is often a sign of a crime or a tragedy, but Friday morning, law enforcement officers throughout Lewis County gathered together for a joyful purpose: raising money … more
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Tenino City Historian Richard Edwards and Tenino PARC (parks, arts, recreation and culture) Director Jessica Reeves-Rush smile for a photo in Tenino on Friday with their new, co-authored book celebrating the 150th birthday of the Stone City.
New Book, Upcoming Festival Celebrate Tenino’s 150th Birthday
Sandstone is likely Tenino’s most famed product. But few know that the United States Capitol has a stone representing every state, and Washington’s is Tenino sandstone.   … more
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Brooklyn Sandrindge smiles for a photo in Chehalis while sporting her Onalaska Logger track and field gear Friday, May 19.
Onalaska High School Student, Sports Star Going to Harvard
Onalaska’s Brooklyn Sandridge has been accepted to Harvard University and is moving to Massachusetts this summer to begin attending classes next semester.   Her friends, family, … more
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From left, Chris Cabrera, playing Captain von Trapp, Odette Mohr playing Sister Margaretta and Olivia Wiley playing Maria Rainer, perform on stage during rehearsals for “The Sound of Music,” play at Centralia College on Tuesday, May 9.
‘The Sound of Music’ Opens at Centralia College
The Corbet Theater stage will come alive with the “Sound of Music” this weekend as Centralia College premieres its spring musical.   Popularized by the 1965 movie starring Julie … more
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Madison Keller, 16, smiles for a photo with her sheep Romeo and goat Jellybean during the Spring Youth Fair on Sunday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
In Focus: Fun at the Lewis County Spring Youth Fair
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