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5/21/26
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The source of the “additional information” cited in a potential impeachment disclosure (PID) on former police Sgt. Tracy Murphy is a Port of Centralia commissioner.
Ally Pickard, the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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State pension officials warned Tuesday that a new law allowing the Legislature to pull nearly $4 billion from a retirement plan for first responders will significantly increase the likelihood of …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/20/26
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The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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5/20/26
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During the height of December’s severe flooding, Washington made $3.5 million available to those in need.
Five months later, most of that funding has gone unused.
Gov. Bob Ferguson says …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/20/26
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Following the resignation of former Executive Director Cheryl Heywood amid an ongoing budget crisis in March, Timberland Regional Library has hired a new leader.
“The Timberland Regional …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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Port of Centralia Commissioner Kyle Markstrom will resign from his position on the port commission effective Tuesday, June 12.
In the final moments of the Wednesday afternoon Port of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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Port of Centralia Interim Executive Director Amy Graber is poised to keep the job long term, pending contract negotiations.
The Port of Centralia Commission during its Wednesday business meeting …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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TUMWATER — Logan Stallings didn’t have golf in his life for four years.
He found it again the summer before his junior year at Black Hills High School. His dad and brother took their clubs …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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As Ellie Johnson walked off the 18th green, she made eye contact with a few of her supporters that were cheering her on from the cart path.
Before even moving her bag from the side of the green, …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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A Thurston County jury returned a verdict Wednesday, May 20, finding Curtis and Tabitha Gibson not guilty of first-degree murder while armed with a firearm.
The couple had been accused of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/20/26
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The Thurston County Board Commissioners announced Wednesday, May 20, that funding resources have been identified to support a part-time reopening of in-person counter services at the Thurston County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/20/26
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It’s a history lesson hiding in plain sight.
The Sticklin Greenwood Memorial Park hosts the remains of veterans of one of the country's oldest wars, the American Civil War.
Those veterans …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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Lewis County will officially offer legal and financial protections to four county employees — including Commissioner Sean Swope — more than a month after a former employee filed a First Amendment …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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Local leaders say the Northwest Sports Hub brought in as much as $17 million in economic benefit to the area last year, with the positive impacts stretching from Castle Rock to Olympia.
They …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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We’ve reached the final two-week stretch of the 2025-26 prep sports season and the competition, like the weather, is heating up.
State tournaments for softball and baseball begin this week for …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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5/20/26
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A Rochester High School graduate has been appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy, according to a Tuesday announcement from U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania.
The congresswoman …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
The following list is not comprehensive. Superior Court records can be accessed at the Lewis County Clerk’s Office in Chehalis.
Sentencings
• Rupp W. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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• CHRISTOPHER RAY KALISTA, 60, Toledo, died May 18 at home. Arrangements are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel in Toledo.
• MARIA I. MOJICA GARCIA, 60, Centralia, died April 27 at …
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5/20/26
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Along with trying to get some truth about agriculture out there for everyone, I like to acknowledge people I feel are doing a good job in agriculture.
I am always looking for topics to write …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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5/20/26
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