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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Wire was reported stolen from city property in the 800 block of Johnson Road just before 11:05 a.m. on Feb. 19.
• A 31-year-old Centralia …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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• LARRY SPRAGUE, 78, Morton, died Feb. 9 at Family Choice Family Home. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Gardner’s Funeral Home, 156 NE Church Ave., White Salmon. …
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2/21/25
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A sketch has been released of a man who is suspected of stalking and exposing himself to a Pierce County teenager earlier this month.
The 16-year-old girl was walking home from school in the …
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By Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/21/25
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While people across our state continue to struggle financially, Democrats in Olympia are moving forward with tax legislation that would make living in our state even less affordable.
They …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/21/25
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Klahowya !
I can still hear the booming voice and broad smile of Roy I. Rochon Wilson as he’d stride toward me, offering that traditional statement of greeting or farewell, followed by a …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/21/25
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In honor of a W.F. West High School student who is battling a rare bone marrow disorder and a Chehalis woman who fought leukemia several years ago, three W.F. West High School students are hosting …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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Four people are facing animal-fighting related charges after local authorities discovered more than 500 chickens and other animals on a property near Yelm.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/21/25
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“Failing to reauthorize SRS (Secure Rural Schools) funding would devastate our schools, our jobs,” U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said during a news conference in front of …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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2/21/25
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle is happy to publish announcements and community news items from readers. To be considered, email news@chronline.com.
Monday started the week countdown to state …
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By Jessica Hanson
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2/21/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Thursday confirmed six days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Monday, Feb. 24.
“We had some …
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2/21/25
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Many who join the U.S. Navy often cite their desire to sail around the world as motivation.
For James “Jim” Gardner, who enlisted during World War II in 1942, that was only part of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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Patricia D. (Pat) (May) Henning was the first born of five daughters to Tug and Betty May on April 29, 1945, in Chehalis, Washington.
She passed quietly on Thursday, Feb. 13, after a long …
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2/21/25
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Eric Carl Larson, 60, of Winlock, Washington, passed away at home surrounded by family after a long, courageous battle with his health.
He was born to David and Susan Larson on Dec. 1, …
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2/21/25
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Betty Lou Rexroad, 94, of Mossyrock, Washington, passed away on Feb. 12, 2025. She was a kidney dialysis patient for the last 15 months of her life. She was born in Centralia, Washington, April 2, …
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2/21/25
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S.C. Schantz, local activist, passed away at Providence Centralia Hospital on Feb. 13.
He will be buried next to his father, Archie, at Chaplin- Bothwell Cemetery in Saskatchewan. He is …
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2/21/25
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A Thurston County couple is facing 14 animal cruelty charges each in connection to the mistreatment and death of many puppies.
Timothy and Taren Johnston, both 34, were booked and released from …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/21/25
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The Trump administration needs to take a more nuanced approach to terminations and furloughs of federal government workers, said Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.
He said he has shared that message …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington's K-12 schools chief is advising the state's school districts not to change their diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies in response to the Trump administration's recent …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/21/25
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson canceled his trip to a meeting of the nation's governors in Washington, D.C. this week as work continues to identify cuts to the state's budget.
According to a …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington state needs to build more than one million housing units over the next two decades, but one proposal intends to clear the way by repealing the state’s minimum parking requirements.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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