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Please vote yes to renew the upcoming Transportation Benefit District ( TBD ) .2% sales tax to improve Centralia’s streets.
I know this money can only be used to fix our streets. It is not …
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10/1/25
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My wife and I have felt that Sean Swope is doing a great job as District 1 Lewis County commissioner.
What we haven't been able to figure out is why people have been throwing pebbles at him over …
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10/1/25
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There are three statewide initiatives the Lewis County Republican Party is working to gather signatures: IL26-12, IL26-001 and IL126-638.
At the same time, there are recent reports of …
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Commentary by Greg Rohr
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10/1/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a burn ban extension prohibiting residential yard-waste burning and all land-clearing burns in unincorporated areas of Thurston County Tuesday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/1/25
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Thurston County will spare local animal services from funding cuts for now following public pushback to a proposal last week.
On Friday, the Board of Thurston County Commissioners unanimously …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/1/25
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Last month, Darigold Inc. announced the impending closure of its Chehalis production facility at the end of the year.
The decision came in the wake of a 2023 property evaluation from the Lewis …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/1/25
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Three new grain silos are now standing at the Southwest Washington Grain Project construction site as building continues, according to Port of Chehalis Operations Manager William “Bill” …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/1/25
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As October begins, get ready to see pink.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink becomes a popular color this time of year. Athletes wear pink under their uniforms, and runners and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/1/25
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Having owned the Centralia Quiznos franchise for almost two decades — starting back in March 2007 — franchise owner Tina Berquist has again been recognized nationally, earning the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/1/25
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The number of residential construction permits issued in Washington state has fallen to 2013 levels, according to a new revenue forecast put out by the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/1/25
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A sequel to the June 14 “No Kings” non-violent protest is coming to Centralia’s George Washington Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, from noon to 3 p.m. for a peaceful demonstration.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/1/25
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Washington women and their babies could lose access to benefits under a key nutrition program in the case of a prolonged federal government shutdown.
The Women, Infants and Children program, or …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/1/25
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Members of Washington’s congressional delegation are largely sticking to their parties’ respective scripts as they respond to the federal government shutdown, with each side blaming the …
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Washington State Standard Staff
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10/1/25
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Fall may have only just begun, but snow is already falling at one of Oregon’s favorite ski resorts.
Mt. Bachelor, outside of Bend in central Oregon, announced its first snow earlier this …
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Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/1/25
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For the Oregon Department of Transportation, the tricks came early in the form of thousands of pepitas all over the road.
ODOT employees spent Tuesday morning cleaning up a 200-foot stretch of …
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Destiny Johnson / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/1/25
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The minimum wage for workers in Seattle and Washington state is going up.
The state minimum wage will rise 2.8%, from $16.66 per hour to $17.13, on Jan. 1, the Washington State Department of …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/1/25
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Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards warned this week of “significant ripple effects” locally if the federal government shutdown that began Tuesday night goes on for an extended period of time.
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/1/25
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting security funding to Washington and several other states that have resisted the president’s mass-deportation …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/1/25
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A porch pirate was captured on video lumbering off with a package near Ocean Shores — and now officials are issuing a warning.
That’s because the thief wasn’t a person, but a …
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Sara Schilling/ The Olympian (TNS)
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10/1/25
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Two men are under arrest after a Tri-Cities child exploitation investigation uncovered the abuse of a young girl and distribution of child pornography, said federal and state investigators.
Bail …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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10/1/25
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