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Ten months after Tumwater installed a solar-powered electric vehicle charger in a city park, new data obtained by the Washington Policy Center think tank indicates the EV charger has not lived up to …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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8/8/25
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Friday he has authorized the Idaho National Guard to deploy personnel and resources to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is commonly known …
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By Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/8/25
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After the arrest and deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported man from El Salvador living in Maryland, U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter in April traveled to El Salvador to advocate for his …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/8/25
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State and local officials and law enforcement announced Friday they had captured a “technically” armed man near Anaconda alleged to have killed four people in an Aug. 1 shooting in that …
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By Jordan Hansen / The Daily Montanan
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8/8/25
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On Tuesday, southcentral Alaskans may have noticed an unusual sight in the sky: a large white and silver balloon, carrying an unidentified payload.
It wasn’t a repeat of 2023, when an …
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By James Brooks / The Alaska Beacon
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8/8/25
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Ruben Ramirez, the now retired police officer who served with the Centralia Police Department for over 23 years, won’t be facing charges for the fatal Jan. 12 shooting of 23-year-old Alecandro …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/8/25
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Around two dozen people attended a town hall at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis on Wednesday, Aug. 6, organized by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Washington State Department of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/8/25
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More than a month after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s release of a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” deemed oppositional to federal immigration aims, another agency has …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/8/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Danica Ann Nikolich, 44, of Centralia, was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The arrest stemmed from Centralia …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/25
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• EARL JAMES ANDERSON, 67, Honolulu, died Aug. 3. Family and friends will hold a celebration of life in Hawaii. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
• PAMELA KAY …
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8/8/25
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Let’s be honest: The Lewis County Knews Facebook page isn’t satire. It’s a bitterness factory dressed up in sarcasm and snide memes, pretending to offer humor when what it’s …
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8/8/25
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As Morton celebrates its 82nd Loggers Jubilee this weekend, a dedicated hometown couple will be grand marshals of the big parade.
Greg and Janet Norris have volunteered with Jubilee for decades. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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Should biological boys play in girls’ high school sports? Of the Thurston County residents responding to that question in a recent poll, 84% voted no.
You wonder how the remaining 16% …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/8/25
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You can tell a lot about a place by the way it remembers its leaders. In Bucoda, where the population hovers just under 600, the people are planning to gather on Aug. 19 to do something big: rename …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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It's back-to-school time, and if you're shopping for your kids, you've already noticed everything costs more. Backpacks? Up 30%. Sneakers? Up 40%. Computers and tablets? You'll pay up to 20% more.
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Commentary by Zac Eckstein
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8/8/25
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In Washington state, thousands of children and youth are in foster care — each of them deserving the same chance to thrive as any other child. But too many carry the weight of trauma. Trauma …
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By Dr. Usha Sankrithi and Dr. Deborah Rodriguez
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8/8/25
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The Washington State University Thurston County Extension and Thurston County Public Works are recruiting for the 2025-26 Master Recycler Composter (MRC) Volunteer Training program.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/25
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Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Lewis County Public Health & Social Services WIC Program will operate under revised office hours.
The new hours will align with the other departments within …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/25
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The Onalaska School District will hold its annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive Aug. 11-15. According to the school’s website, the event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
The Stuff …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/25
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The Friends of the Centralia Timberland Library invites community members to attend their upcoming meeting on Friday, Aug. 23, at 11:30 a.m. in the library’s meeting room.
The Friends is a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/8/25
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