The moment Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge on Sept. 25, 2000, he regretted it.
As he fell 25 stories to the chilly San Francisco Bay, he prayed he would miraculously be one of the …
more
By Mitchell Roland /mitchell@chronline.com
|
4/26/24
|
The three-story, hoop roof barn at 423 Newaukum Valley Road in Chehalis was one of the first things about the property that caught Mary Verner’s eye when she purchased it six and a half years …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
|
4/26/24
|
Next week, the Lewis County Animal Shelter will lower the adoption fee for adult dogs to help the county’s four-legged friends find their forever homes.
Beginning Tuesday, April 30, the …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/25/24
|
Jaime Herrera Beutler is no stranger to Southwest Washington.
As a state legislator and later a member of Congress, Herrera Beutler has represented the region for over a decade and a half, a …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
4/24/24
|
The Centralia Police Department welcomed two new officers on Tuesday, April 23, as Centralia Police Chief Denham introduced and swore in officers Alan Bowers and Emmet Woods during the Centralia City …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
4/24/24
|
Orin Smith Elementary School fourth-grader Kason Talanoa has been selected as one of five national finalists for the 2024 Sodexo Future Chefs National Challenge.
Kason and his elote recipe …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/23/24
|
When Rainier Elementary fifth grade teacher Kelsey Mahan first stumbled upon an advertisement for the America’s Favorite Teacher competition on Facebook, she thought it was a scam. Far too good …
more
By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
|
4/23/24
|
With spring in full gear and temperatures approaching a balmy 50 degrees last Saturday, April 20, at the White Pass Ski Area, hundreds of onlookers watched as approximately 150 intrepid skiers and …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
4/22/24
|
JJ’s ToGo celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 22, in downtown Centralia.
The ceremony, provided by the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce, …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/22/24
|
The stories of Washingtonian war heroes going back to before World War I can now be found in a newly published book released last month.
“Beyond Belief: True Stories of Washington State …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
4/22/24
|
Five Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) workers were honored Thursday, April 11, by the
Northwest Public Power Association with a Safety Heroism Award for pulling a disabled man …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/18/24
|
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted mock fire exercises in the Capitol State Forest on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for wildfire season.
“This training …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/18/24
|
A 68-year-old Tenino man accused of fatally shooting a person at a Tenino area bar Tuesday is being held in the Thurston County jail without bail.
Curtis Gilbert Gibson attended his preliminary …
more
By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
|
4/18/24
|
While the morning frost had yet to thaw on Wednesday, state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, offered a wake-up call. As he spoke at the Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County’s Most Important …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
4/17/24
|
Lewis County on Tuesday officially became the first county in the state to restrict syringe service programs (SSPs) following a process that included threats of legal action, pleas for additional …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
4/16/24
|
The Rainier Senior Center celebrated its relationship with the Nisqually Indian Tribe with a special lunch on Wednesday, April 10. The organization welcomed tribal elder Bob Iyall, who blessed its …
more
By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
|
4/16/24
|
Kayakers, canoers and rafters returned to the river for the 46th annual Pe Ell River Run on Saturday.
Starting at Queen Avenue in Pe Ell, river runners took their time down the Chehalis River …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/15/24
|
‘Walk With Reason’: Onalaska High School student organizes walk to benefit boy battling brain cancer
Having just returned home to Onalaska last Thursday after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor at the Seattle Children’s Hospital, Brody Hamilton was out at the Onalaska High School track …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
4/15/24
|
The sun was shining on the Larch Mountain Little League players as they lined the field at Tenino City Park on Saturday morning.
Each year, the organization, combining Rochester and Tenino, …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
4/15/24
|
The roughly 30 Thurston County residents who spoke at the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s public forum on Thursday had differing opinions on the controversial hiring and sudden …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
|
4/12/24
|