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Yellowstone National Park is on pace for its third busiest season on record, falling just off record pace during July.
Park officials released the latest monthly and year-to-date statistics …
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Micah Drew / States Newsroom
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8/12/26
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PACIFIC COUNTY — After nearly four years of ongoing issues with “roaming goats” on Nelson Road in Raymond, the situation came to a head. It was not because a man snapped several months ago over …
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By The Chinook Observer
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8/12/26
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Oregon’s schools will need nearly $2.5 billion more to maintain the status quo of service for the 2027-29 school years, and nearly $5 billion more to help students meet new accountability and …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/12/26
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On the land along Tansy Creek, an old Sitka spruce stands as a witness. The tree was already growing when Chinook leaders gathered at Tansy Point 175 years ago to negotiate treaties with the United …
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By Aislin Tweedy / The Chinook Observer
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8/12/26
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The 2026 commercial albacore tuna season is off to a limping start, beleaguered by high fuel prices, sporadic fishing and fewer fishermen.
“Our expenses have gone up over 30% overall,” said …
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By Luke Whittaker / The Chinook Observer
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8/12/26
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What began as a truck convoy from Aberdeen to Elma to honor Jason Reed , who passed away in a tragic accident July 28, turned into a major event of community support for Reed’s friends and …
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By T. Michaels / The Daily World
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8/12/26
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The Pacific County Fair is just around the corner at the fairgrounds in Menlo, Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 19-22.
The fair’s opening ceremony is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and it closes at 9 …
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By The Daily World
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8/12/26
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The Washington State Department of Transportation is relocating employees and scaling back access to its aging headquarters on the Capitol Campus in Olympia amid continuing concerns about the …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/12/26
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Heading into the summer, Pe Ell graduate Peyton Zock had no intention of playing college basketball.
Last winter, Zock was in talks with Centralia College’s coaching staff, but she decided to …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/11/26
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To kickoff the college volleyball season, the Centralia College volleyball team is hosting the annual Blazer Super Scrimmage on Friday in the Michael Smith Gymnasium.
Eight teams — Lower …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/11/26
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Deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system continued to decline this spring, after a record high in 2025 that had lawmakers considering changing state law.
Six children …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/11/26
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Primary results are still being tallied across Washington state from the Aug. 4 election, but at the same time, the campaigns are looking ahead to the Nov. 3 election.
In the weeks to come, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/11/26
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Of the over 50 people choosing to spend their Sunday afternoon at Oakville-based Wild Thyme Farm, many raised their hand to the question of whether they had previously visited the farm. That over …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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8/11/26
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Janet (Read) Brown passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on July 31, 2026. Janet was born in London, England, on Dec. 8, 1937, to Charles and Alice Read, six years after her sister, Christine. She …
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8/11/26
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Juelene “Julie” (Hoxit) Hansen passed away peacefully at her home in Chehalis, Washington, on July 21, 2026. She was born June 16, 1937, in Brevard, North Carolina.
She married Richard …
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8/11/26
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It is with incredible sadness and heartbreak that we announce the sudden passing of Maci Elizabeth Ray Darnell. She passed away suddenly on July 13 in Bremerton, Washington.
She is survived by …
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8/11/26
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Kallie Marion James was born to Richard and Lori (Cook) James on June 15, 1995, in Tacoma, Washington. She passed away in Centralia, Washington, on July 27, 2026.
Kallie had an empathetic heart. …
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8/11/26
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On Monday, Aug. 3, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Washington state Department of Ecology, began a time-critical chemical removal action at the …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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8/11/26
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Little Miss Friendly 2025 Kimber Serl cut the ribbon surrounded by community members, fair staff and local royalty court dignitaries during the opening ceremony for the Southwest Washington Fair at …
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8/11/26
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A Randle man faces up to 10 years in prison after he allegedly pushed his father down and “kicked him repeatedly” during an argument, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Witnesses …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/11/26
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