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Registered voters in the Boistfort, Centralia and Onalaska school districts will soon receive ballots by mail for the Feb. 10 Lewis County special election.
Ballots will be mailed to voters on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/7/26
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Washington’s mountain passes were blanketed with heavy snow from Tuesday into Wednesday morning, and that accumulation is about to double by Thursday.
About a foot to 2 feet of snow …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times
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1/7/26
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Community members can now donate directly to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s (TCSO) burgeoning aviation program.
In a 3-1 vote on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Thurston County Board of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/6/26
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Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, says Washington lawmakers need to face a fundamental reality: state climate policies have driven up school utility bills, and districts are being left to absorb the costs.
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By The Daily World
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1/6/26
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A former inmate at the Green Hill School juvenile detention facility in Chehalis is facing a felony charge after overdosing in 2025.
Tobias Thornton Hamm, 22, is currently out of custody. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/26
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A 26-year-old Chehalis man is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court after allegedly punching and kicking his roommate before stealing his cellphone and fleeing on Monday, Jan. 5.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/26
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Kristi Leann Enick’s Tuesday appearance in Lewis County Superior Court was brief, but it included strong words from Judge Joely Yeager, who described the woman's alleged crimes as "appalling."
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/26
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Bail is set at $10,000 for a man accused of breaking into his family’s house in Centralia on Saturday and passing out on the bed.
Carson Dee Pendleton, 29, of Centralia, allegedly …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/26
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A man is facing a felony charge for allegedly destroying a car in Centralia while under the influence of meth.
Jerry Antonio Hernandez Nunez, 31, of Chehalis, is accused of breaking …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/6/26
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As Olympia faces another shortfall, state health care officials said Monday that the governor’s supplemental budget proposal could impact Washington’s Recovery Navigator Program.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/5/26
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An anti-tax crowd gathered at the state capitol in Olympia on Saturday, with protesters expressing frustration over a lack of affordability and even touching on concerns about alleged daycare fraud …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/5/26
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The Thurston County Clerk’s Office is closing its in-person customer service counters and shifting entirely online, effective Jan. 20.
The change is due to budget cuts, the Thurston …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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In the last year, one word has taken hold of American politics more than any other.
It has been featured in speeches on government budgets and championed by winning political campaigns.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/5/26
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One person was killed and two adults were displaced after a structure fire in the 100 block of Yetter Lane in a rural area east of Napavine at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday.
Lewis County Fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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Three Tenino High School alumni will be inducted into the 2025 Tenino Athletics Hall of Fame class during halftime of the boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23.
Jessica Brathovd, Matt Whitmire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Austen O. Petty, 29, of Centralia, was arrested in the 1200 block of Lum Road at 11:55 a.m. on Jan. 2 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail on a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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• ANTHONY “TONY” LEE RODRIGUEZ, 82, Toledo, died Dec. 27 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Service details are being planned at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s …
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1/5/26
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It’s another year, and the warm glow of the holidays is fading once again.
Surrounded by my grown children, I kept reflecting on how I’ve morphed into one of those people I often met in …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/5/26
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