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Man Who Died at Skookumchuck Wind Site Was a Young Father Who Saved a Coworker

Jonathan Stringer, the 24-year-old Chehalis man who died Jan. 9 when a trench collapsed at the Skookumchuck Wind Project outside of Rainier, was a young father who attempted to save the life of another coworker, according to information on a crowdfunding website aimed at raising money for th…

2B Girls Basketball: Pirates Bench Comes Up Big in Win Over Rainier

ADNA — If it weren’t literally impossible to lose a game in the first quarter the Pirates would have been in a world of hurt here on Thursday. Rainier came into the unincorporated hamlet and looked like the toast of the league for the first seven minutes before Adna was able to find any offe…

Local Flutist Recounts Her Holiday China Tour with the American Festival Orchestra

A Chehalis native’s recent tour of Mainland China along with 50-plus fellow musicians from the American Festival Orchestra was a “remarkable” experience that she hopes is the first of many international tours she’ll be a part of in future years.

Bill Moeller Commentary: Kudos to Centralia, Lewis County for the Rebirth of Borst Avenue

One morning late last week I was driving to Thorbeckes and noticed that — as far as I could see — all the barriers had been removed from Borst Avenue. Only one thought crossed my mind at that point — I had to drive all the way to where it ends at the high school. The only verbal comment that…