Toyota’s CEO said California’s semi-national mandate that 35% of 2026 model year vehicles be zero-emission is “impossible” to meet.
According to the California New Car …
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By Kenneth Schrupp / The Center Square
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11/13/24
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The Economic Alliance of Lewis County will host a Bioeconomy Summit this week.
The event will take place in the TransAlta Commons at Centralia College from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/11/24
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Bill Fishburn recalls sitting around a table when he was a manufacturing supervisor at Intel Corporation in DuPont in the late 1990s and daydreaming with his fellow team leaders about what would …
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By Dylan Reubenking / For The Chronicle
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11/11/24
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Here’s a look at the construction progress of WinCo Foods in Centralia on Thursday afternoon. It’s located at the Port of Centralia’s Centralia Station development off of the …
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11/8/24
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In the wake of controversy over JJ’s ToGo’s refusal last weekend to cater the wedding of a same-sex couple, many other downtown Centralia businesses posted messages with a focus on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/7/24
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Maximilian Motorsports in Chehalis was named Bosch’s first-ever Module Shop of the Year at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) show in Las Vegas on Monday, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/6/24
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s November forum will be held at Northwest Salmon Smokehouse in downtown Chehalis.
The forum, which will feature Timberland Regional …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/5/24
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Downtown Centralia eatery JJ's ToGo issued a statement on Sunday after facing sharp criticism online for refusing to cater the wedding of a same-sex couple.
The decision by the restaurant …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/4/24
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Downtown Centralia eatery JJ's ToGo issued a statement on Sunday after facing sharp criticism online for refusing to cater the wedding of a same-sex couple.
The decision by the restaurant …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/3/24
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The Boeing Machinists union leadership has received another contract offer in a bid to end the ongoing strike, which enters its eighth week Friday.
The union announced the proposal Thursday …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/1/24
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White Pass Ski Area has begun hiring for the upcoming winter season.
Applications are available online at skiwhitepass.com/the-mountain/jobs and applicants are welcome to follow up by calling …
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By The Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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11/1/24
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Providence Swedish South Puget Sound, the operator of Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia and Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, announced this week that it will reduce a majority of …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/31/24
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For fans of classic rock, this is welcome news: The sounds of bands from the 1960s and 1970s will soon be broadcast out of Packwood in the community’s new radio station, KVRY 89.9 FM. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/28/24
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The Rainier Rail company will receive $1.7 million in federal funds to improve four bridges in Western Washington, including the Minnesota St. Bridge in Rainier, according to a joint announcement …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/26/24
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The Chronicle presented the 2024 Best of Lewis County Awards at McFiler's Chehalis Theater on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Dozens of local businesses, organizations and individuals took home awards, which …
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10/25/24
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A new manufacturing plant set to open in Chehalis is one of four facilities that New York-based CleanFiber will open.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that CleanFiber …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/25/24
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The demise of Shari's restaurants in the Northwest has accelerated, with confirmation its remaining restaurants in its home state of Oregon are closed.
The CEO of the restaurant's parent company …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/24/24
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A New York-based insulation company has been selected to receive a $10 million federal grant to open a 60,000-square-foot production facility in Chehalis that will support 40 full-time jobs, …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/23/24
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“Hard work, dedication and beast mode” is the motto Centralia resident and dog trainer Sarah Baker feels best represents her 7-year-old cocker spaniel, Skeptic.
Those three …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/23/24
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) was awarded a special recognition for Purposeful Promotion for their efforts in organizing Centralia's Founder's Day event and collaborating with the City Of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/22/24
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