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From right, Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza stands with Order of Eastern Star of Washington members Laura Sweeny, Lorraine Wood and Peggy Birley, Kimbo, a 2-year-old German shepherd K9 officer and his handler, officer Jared Kasinger, and Lewis County Sheriff's office Field Operations Chief and former K9 officer Rick Van Wyck after a check presentation for the sheriff's office K9 department at the Lewis County Sheriff's Office in Chehalis on Monday, Aug. 19.
Chehalis Order of the Eastern Star donating $130,000 to area groups
As it prepares to merge with another chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Washington, Chehalis Chapter No. 3 is donating the remainder of its nearly $130,000 budget to a variety of … more
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Ian Reed of the Mount St. Helens Institute captured this photo of a lightning strike at Mount St. Helens on Saturday afternoon.
Photo captures spectacular lightning strike on Mount St. Helens: Here’s the story behind the shot
Ian Reed calls himself a “weather geek” and he had been anticipating Saturday afternoon’s lightning storm all day. A nature photographer, Reed works for the nonprofit Mount St. … more
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Gov. Jay Inslee signs legislation in 2017 creating the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Fewer Washington kids are going to foster care despite steady stream of child neglect reports
The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of Children, Youth and Families was created in 2017, reflecting the agency’s push to … more
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attended a fundraiser for Congressional Candidate Joe Kent Saturday afternoon in Vancouver. While speaking to reporters, Johnson said that the race for the Third Congressional District will be one of the "top five" in the country.
U.S. Speaker of the House promotes Joe Kent prior to congressional fundraiser
Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent is “made for the job,” U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Saturday. “He is a serious person for serious … more
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Brock Peterson works out at Kaizen Athletics in Virginia Beach. Peterson, a W.F. West High School grad, has been coming to Kaizen since his diving accident in 2021.
The Ultimate Underdog: The epilogue of Brock Peterson’s story, life
Editor's note: This is the fourth and final installation of a four-part series focused on W.F. West High School graduate and former Major League Baseball player Brock Peterson. Find the previous … more
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Jim Corbett looks down at his 112-year-old violin, which he donated to the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Decades after pawn shop discovery, violin made over a century ago donated to Lewis County Historical Museum
When Jim Corbett, of Edmonds, found a violin for sale in a Seattle pawn shop around 35 years ago, he purchased it believing what the pawn shop told him, that it was built in Chehalis in 1972. … more
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Jayce Nakano is held high by his mother Monica Jimenez after winning the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby championship at the Southwest Washington Fair on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Centralia’s Jayce Nakano secures coveted Diaper Derby title at Southwest Washington Fair 
When Monica Jimenez was tagged on a social media post about the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby happening at the Southwest Washington Fair, she jumped at the chance to register her baby, Jayce Nakano. … more
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Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse
Attorney: Thurston County commissioner removed from board assignments as county investigates ‘brief dating relationship’
Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse was removed from her board and commission assignments this week as the county investigates a “brief dating relationship” with a colleague, an … more
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Michael Guy McCallum, 39, of Onalaska, makes a video appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Onalaska man accused of shooting at man he says slashed his tires
A Chehalis man has been charged with a drive-by shooting and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting at a man he, after being arrested, accused of slashing his tires on … more
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Hadleigh Westover, right, and fellow finalists react to her being named the new Little Miss Friendly during the 2024 Little Miss Friendly Ceremony at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
‘Wild’ Westover: Morton girl named Little Miss Friendly
Hadleigh Westover, whose mother describes her as “wild,” might not be tall enough to be a cowgirl, but she’s certainly a trailblazer: Southwest Washington Fair Association officials … more
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Kolby Iverson sprays down a cow the day before the start of fair week at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Monday, Aug. 12.
It's Southwest Washington Fair time!
The Southwest Washington Fair returns on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for a six-day run at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds that will end on Sunday, Aug. 18. This year’s fair features two nights … more
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Artist’s rendering of the hydrogen production plant proposed in Centralia by Australia-based Fortescue Future Industries. The soon-to-close Centralia coal power station can be seen at left rear. The hydrogen project is now on hold.
Fortescue puts plans for a big hydrogen factory in Centralia on hold
The multi-billion plan to build out clean hydrogen production and distribution facilities across the Pacific Northwest is getting dealt wild cards out of the gate, with a key project in southwest … more
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Nate Hodges competes in the ax throwing competition before receiving the Bull of the Woods award during the Morton Loggers Jubilee on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Hodges and LaVoie repeat as Morton Loggers Jubilee’s Bull and Belle of the Woods
The Morton Loggers Jubilee crowned repeat winners for its overall lumberjacking competitions on Sunday. Nate Hodges won the overall two-day men’s competition to earn the coveted Bull of … more
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Brock Peterson (center) poses for a photo at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his parents Cathy and Norm Peterson. Cathy moved from Washington to Virginia to be Brock’s full-time caregiver when Brock became paralyzed.
The Ultimate Underdog: A life-changing accident for Brock Peterson
Editor's note: This is the third installment of a four-part series chronicling the life of former W.F. West standout Brock Peterson after Chronicle reporter Zach Martin recently traveled to Virginia … more
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Trinity Rayment is crowned the 2024 Morton Loggers Jubilee Queen during the Morton Loggers Jubilee coronation at the Roxy Theater on Thursday, Aug. 8.
In focus: Queen’s coronation marks start of Morton Loggers Jubilee
Trinity Rayment was crowned the 2024 Morton Loggers Jubilee Queen during the Morton Loggers Jubilee coronation at the Roxy Theater on Thursday, Aug. 8. Fellow princesses Jalyn Kolb and Bailey … more
David S. Price is pictured in this photo provided by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Funeral service, procession set for Centralia man killed during Vietnam War
On Friday, Aug. 30, at 11 a.m. at the Greenwood Cemetery in Centralia, U.S. Air Force Sergeant David S. Price will finally be laid to rest with full military honors more than 56 years after he was … more
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Sen. Maria Cantwell walks into a treatment room at Cascade Community Healthcare in Chehalis on Thursday, Aug. 8.
Sen. Maria Cantwell touts Washington-developed addiction treatment model during visit to Lewis County
While touring the Cascade Community Healthcare Clinic in Chehalis on Thursday, Dan Fagerness, who leads the healthcare providers' substance use disorder (SUD) counseling services, took a helmet off … more
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The The Retreat fire, seen here, is burning about 14 miles southwest of Naches, Wash. As of Aug. 8 it was around 44,588 acres and 64% contained.
Washington state prepares for more fires as dry season peaks
As the state enters what is historically its toughest month of the year for wildfires, large blazes continue to burn in central and eastern Washington and smoke could be on the horizon on the west … more
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Visitors use binoculars to spot animals below Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Mount St. Helens Johnston Ridge Visitor Center, trailhead to stay closed until 2027
It will be years before people will be able to reach the views, trails and a visitor center at Mount St. Helens. Johnston Ridge, the site of a seasonal observatory and museum, as well as a … more
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Scenes from the Ferrier Fire near Winlock off of Harkins Road on Thursday, Aug. 8.
Firefighters battle blaze in Winlock area; potential suspects sought  
Firefighters with the Department of Natural Resources were assisting the Winlock and Toledo fire departments in battling a blaze off of Harkins Road in South Lewis County on Thursday.  At … more
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