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In the 1960s, Ralph Inmon logged all day in a company he owned with Herman Steele, returned home to his 100-acre farm at Riffe about 3 p.m., and swapped his calk boots for barn boots. He worked in …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/25/25
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Everyone knows the terms one-man band or one-man army, but driving by the Lewis County Courthouse on Monday morning, motorists might have seen a new phenomenon: a one-man protest.
Lewis County …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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Four suspects were arrested Friday afternoon, Aug. 22, after they reportedly fled the scene of a collision near Harrison Avenue and West First Street in Centralia.
The hit-and-run suspects were …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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While rainy weather deterred many from showing up last year, 308 entrants came out with their prized rides and project cars to the annual Hub City Car Show as the sun shined down in downtown …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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Cosmopolis, the ninth most populous city in Grays Harbor County with 1,682 residents, is often overlooked when discussing the politics or business of the day.
Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Ocean Shores …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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8/25/25
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A collection of Republican Washington state Senators has called for the repeal of a state law that limits local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration officials — while the …
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By Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review
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8/25/25
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Normally a sleepy little community nestled along U.S. Highway 12, Ethel was rife with the sounds of tractor motors this past weekend as 44 entrants from throughout the region brought their classic …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/25/25
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One driver and two passengers were transported to various hospitals after the driver lost control of his vehicle about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 24, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/25/25
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A 57-year-old Tacoma man was injured in a motorcycle wreck Saturday afternoon in Lewis County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
About 1 p.m., the man was headed north on state Route 7, …
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Rolf Boone / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/25/25
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A collection of Republican Washington state Senators has called for the repeal of a state law that limits local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration officials — while the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/23/25
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A bat in Cowlitz County tested positive for rabies for the first time since 2019 , Cowlitz County Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Health and Human Services is working with the family …
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By The Daily News
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8/23/25
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An 18-year-old Longview woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Cowlitz County Superior Court to rape charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a teenager.
Emma Lynn Hirschel …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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8/22/25
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After a recent Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) Board of Commissioners meeting, the PUD will pursue a deal with an Eastern Washington public utility that would bring supplemental energy to …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/22/25
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After Napavine High School senior Case Van Kooten signed a youth trade apprenticeship agreement with Walsh Trucking Co. back in May, two more Lewis County youths officially signed agreements and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/22/25
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has issued a hazardous weather advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts as temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-90s this weekend …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/22/25
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Steven Craig, a retired U.S. Coast Guard Reserve captain and Oakville postmaster, has released his latest book: “Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Checklist.”
Drawing on over 38 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/22/25
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Dawn’s Delectables: Longtime downtown Centralia staple partially reopen, serving coffee and pastries
Having run Dawn’s Delectables Dessert & Sandwich Shoppe for more than a decade before closing it in March 2024 “to take a much-needed break and travel” and focus on her health, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/22/25
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The Ecostudies Institute and the Center for Natural Lands Management organized the prescribed ecological burn on land south of Tenino on Wednesday.
“Ecostudies and Center for Natural Lands …
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8/22/25
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With two weeks to go before the start of the 2025-26 school year, the Chehalis School District Board of Directors met for a special meeting Aug. 19 to discuss a number of items, perhaps none more …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/22/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Trinidad Lopez, 32, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at about 2 a.m. Aug. 20, for residential burglary, domestic …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/22/25
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