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Santa waves to local children from the back of a fire engine on North Market Boulevard during the annual Santa Parade in Chehalis on Saturday, Dec. 6.
In Focus: Santa Parade brings crowd to Chehalis
Scenes from the 75th annual Santa Parade in downtown Chehalis on Saturday morning.   The theme was “A Country Christmas.”   KMNT 104.3 FM … more
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Local boy Roman Wagner, 6, chosen to serve as Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade grand marshal
The organizers of the Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, which is set for this Saturday night, have announced local boy Roman Wagner will serve as grand marshal. Wagner, 6, has been battling … more
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Vehicles drive through the Fort Borst Park drive-thru lights display on opening night Friday, Dec. 5, in Centralia. The display will run from 5 to 9 p.m. each evening through Dec. 25. The cost is $7 per car and $10 for small buses. Large buses are not permitted. Each night, a different nonprofit will accept admission costs at the gate, generating funds for a number of local causes. “We thank our City Parks team for their rapid response and dedication in ensuring Borst Lights will shine brightly for another Christmas season,” a news release from the city stated. The display’s opening came after recent vandalism caused up to $30,000 in damage. The Centralia Police Department is investigating what it called “an act of malicious vandalism,” it announced last week. The lights had been set up by Centralia City Parks employees over a period of days in advance of the annual Borst Lights event, which goes beyond providing a visual holiday spectacle and helps support local non-profits with fundraising and food donations. Police say the unknown individuals damaged approximately one-third of the displays sometime overnight between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 26. According to police, the city parks employees were “deeply disappointed” to discover the damage, which is estimated to range from $20,000 to $30,000. The department said it is increasing its patrols in and around the park in response. To report information, call the Centralia Police Department during business hours at 360-330-7680 or contact the non-emergency dispatch line at 360-740-1105.
In Focus: Borst Park drive-thru display opens for season despite recent vandalism
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Reader's submission: Beloved rocking horse recovered after plea from local resident
Editor’s note: Last month, Winlock area resident Spencer Hoven shared her story with The Chronicle’s Facebook followers about a beloved rocking horse that had been mistakenly donated to a … more
The annual Lighted Christmas Parade rolled through the streets of Napavine on Saturday night. The annual event was organized by the Napavine Funtime Festival. It’s a precursor to the Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, which is set to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Centralia.
In Focus: Napavine Lighted Christmas Parade delights onlookers
A group of "golden ticket" holders, students nominated by their teachers for showing leadership and cultivating belonging, pose with the Chehalis Middle School Culture Kick-Off Award banner.
Chehalis Middle School named a recipient of 2025 Association of Washington School Leaders award
Chehalis Middle School has been named a recipient of a 2025 Association of Washington School Leaders (AWSL) “Culture Kick-Off Award.” The Chehalis School District school is one of … more
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Let’s Play Something to host Storytime With The Grinch
Let's Play Something in downtown Centralia has announced it will be holding Storytime with the Grinch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, for free. The Grinch will be reading the … more
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In Focus: Lewis County Coffee Co. announces W.F. West student’s winning holiday cup design
Erandi Martinez-Vera, a W.F. West High School student, was the winner of this year’s Lewis County Coffee Co. holiday cup design contest. Like last year, the company held a contest for a … more
Toledo High School football players receive a sendoff from the elementary school prior to their departure for Husky Stadium on Friday, Dec. 5. The team competed against Tri-Cities Prep for the 2B state championship title on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Riverhawks lost, bringing home a second-place trophy. See full coverage of the game in today’s Sports section.
In Focus: Community comes together to send off Toledo football team to state
Cars decorated with lights make their way down Main Avenue in Morton on Saturday, Dec. 6, during the East Lewis County community's Christmas parade.
In Focus: Morton gets in the Christmas spirit with tree lighting, parade and more
Mossyrock area residents watch as the city's official Christmas tree lights up for the first time in front of Mossyrock City Hall on Friday, Dec. 5.
In Focus: Lighting the Christmas Tree and meeting Santa in Mossyrock
Santa and Mrs. Claus exit a helicopter after landing in a field across from the Adna Grocery store to greet kids on Saturday, Dec. 6. Santa and company headed over to the Adna Grange after landing, where they met with area children and families. The event was brought to the community by Jim and Cindy Smith, owners of Adna Grocery.
In Focus: Santa touches down in Adna ahead of Christmas
My 2 Scents K9 owner Kristi Bridgman poses with the ribbon from the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony for her Onalaska dog training center on Friday, Dec. 5.
My 2 Scents K9: Retired police K9 handler and trainer officially cuts ribbon for Onalaska dog training center
On Friday, Dec. 5, My 2 Scents K9 owner Kristi Bridgman officially christened her new Onalaska dog training center with a Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. During … more
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Anson Service, dressed as the Grinch, poses after causing mischief in Vader (making sure the lights were all working) ahead of the city's Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 6.
In Focus: Grinch gets into mischief as Vader celebrates the coming of Christmas
From the left, World War II veterans Harvey Drahos, Roy "Pete" Jacobs and James "Jim" Gardner pose for a photo along with Margaret Cole, who worked in a deli during WWII feeding service members at only 16 years old, on Sunday, Dec. 7, inside the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis for the museum's annual WWII dinner.
World War II veterans honored during annual dinner at Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis
Dozens of local veterans, their families and other residents from throughout the region came together to honor World War II veterans on Sunday, Dec. 7 — the 84th anniversary of the Imperial … more
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From the left, Claudio Perissinotto, Erika Skorstad, Miles O’Brien and Cecilia Noreau perform as the Bradley family during a dress rehearsal for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Evergreen Playhouse in Centralia on Thursday, Dec. 4.
‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ returns to The Evergreen Playhouse 
The Evergreen Playhouse is bringing back “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” for the full run it was denied a few years ago.  The Centralia theater last produced the heartfelt … more
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The newly decorated Chehalis Gingerbread House is pictured on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Terry Harris, along with his family and other volunteers, decorate the house and put up a Christmas train nearby each year. It’s been over a decade now that Harris and his family have committed to putting up the gingerbread house and Christmas train in Chehalis, and it’s a highlight for his family and his community every year, Harris previously told The Chronicle. The house is located at 1321 S. Market Blvd. in Chehalis.
In Focus: Gingerbread House a sweet sign of the season in Chehalis
This 1946-47 photo was taken at the Fort Borst Park Racetrack, where horse barns can be seen in the background. Once an airport (in about 1936), the field was converted to the racetrack by Work Progress Administration workers.
A Look Back in Time: Fords Prairie school damaged by fire; Pe Ell migrant worker camp closed; Effort mounted to keep ‘Charlie the bear’ in Centralia
In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, Dec. 6, 1945, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about approximately $30,000 in damage being reported following a fire that broke out … more
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James "Jim" Gardner shares stories from his time in the U.S. Navy during his 100th birthday celebration at the Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles on Saturday, March 1.
World War II veterans to be honored during annual WWII dinner on Dec. 7 at Veterans Memorial Museum
On the 83rd anniversary of the Imperial Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor — Sunday, Dec. 7 — a pair of World War II veterans will be honored during the annual WWII dinner at the Veterans … more
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Ruby Stanton, left, performs a scene as Lydia Deetz with Justin Hazlett as Beetlejuice during a dress rehearsal of Beetlejuice at W.F. West High School on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
W.F. West High School presents musical ‘Beetlejuice’ as theater director Brian Adams’ swan song
After 30 years and 50 productions as W.F. West High School’s theater director, Brian Adams will fold up his director’s chair after the school’s winter musical, … more
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