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Hog handlers smile while showing off their swine during the Junior Livestock Market at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 18.
At Southwest Washington Fair's Junior Livestock Sale, Lewis County kids earned $700,000
A full count of all the earnings is still pending, but as of Sunday's tally, Lewis County agriculturalists between the ages of 8 and 18 earned $698,000 from the Southwest Washington Junior Livestock … more
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The Southwest Washington Fairgrounds are seen from above as the demolition derby begins on Sunday, Aug. 20.
Results from the Southwest Washington Fair demolition derby
The Southwest Washington Fair’s Sunday afternoon demolition derby saw both season veterans and first-time riders. Last year’s Summerfest derby winner Josh Levine returned to claim … more
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Centralia College graduate Jasmine Preslicka holds up her crystal trophy on Aug. 17. She won it by being crowned champion at the fourth annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship at Centralia College last month.
Centralia College student from Onalaska wins Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship sharing mother’s story of ‘Unbreakable Spirit’
When it comes to perseverance over life's most difficult challenges, Erika Preslicka has shown a lot. from growing up deaf and enduring multiple surgeries to regain her hearing as a child to multiple … more
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Friends, family and members of the Onalaska community participate in a demonstration for Ostynn Farrier outside the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis on Friday, Aug. 18.
‘We’re kind of fed up with it’: Friends and family protest over a year after Onalaska man’s death
Drivers waved and honked horns in support as they drove past a group of protesters standing across from the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in Chehalis on Friday to raise awareness for the still … more
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Chehalis visitors from left, Landon Brown, 13, Rocky Placer, 12, and Wyatt Allen, 12, pose for a photo at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds Wednesday night.
In focus: Southwest Washington Fair rolls on
The Southwest Washington Fair continues through Sunday at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. For more details, including a schedule of events, visit https://southwestwashingtonfair.org/ . … more
Ryan Verling, of Stanfield Oregon, rides a bucking bronc at the first night of the Southwest Washington Fair Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Pro-sanctioned SWW Fair Rodeo returns for two hot nights
This week was the Southwest Washington Fair’s first time hosting two nights of rodeo, and only the second year the annual event has been sanctioned by the National Pro Rodeo Association. more
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Jackson Arrington, 14 months, crawls to victory during the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Thursday.
Pe Ell toddler crawls away with Diaper Derby title at Southwest Washington Fair
At 14 months old, Jackson Arrington has always been a grandma’s boy.  And with his grandma, Vicky Arrington, waiting at the finish line of the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby at the Southwest … more
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Part of the Blakeslee Junction homeless camp in Centralia is pictured in this 2022 Chronicle file photo.
Death at Blakeslee Junction homeless camp reignites public health, safety concerns from Lewis County
It’s been at least nine years since the formation of a homeless encampment at the end of Centralia’s Eckerson Road, known locally as Blakeslee Junction. About 25 people live there … more
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Little Miss Friendly Emma Britton smiles before cutting a ribbon to signify the official grand opening of the Southwest Washington Fair Tuesday morning.
In focus: Southwest Washington Fair up and running, heat be darned
Visitors to the Southwest Washington Fair this week may see some panting livestock, or may be panting themselves with the region seeing an “excessive heat warning” from the National … more
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Clara Hansen reacts to being named Little Miss Friendly on Tuesday, Aug. 15, on the Saloon Stage at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Updated: Clara Hansen named 2023 Little Miss Friendly, ‘living logo’ of Southwest Washington Fair
“Amazing” was the word that came to Clara Hansen’s mind after the shock of being named this year’s Little Miss Friendly, the living logo of the Southwest Washington … more
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Fire crews from across Thurston County respond to the scene of a fire that threatened multiple structures and triggered evacuation notices that lasted over two hours as crews worked to control the blaze near Bronson Street Southeast on Sunday, Aug. 13 in Tenino.
Updated: Fire officials expand burn bans across Western Washington as heat wave worsens fire conditions 
Fire officials have expanded burn bans in Lewis County and the surrounding area due to critical fire conditions in the weather forecast for Western Washington through at least Wednesday, Aug. … more
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4-H Curtis Cattle Club members Jesse Snodgrass, 13, of Chehalis, and Madi Hunter, 14, of Salkum pose for a photo with their goats Black Cadillac and Sassy at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Monday, Aug. 14.
In focus: Southwest Washington Fair begins Tuesday
The Southwest Washington Fair begins on Tuesday.  With less than 24 hours before the gates open, Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger stopped by to photograph final preparations.  … more
Lewis County Seniors President Carol Brock responds to comments about her made during a “prayer circle” event outside the Twin Cities Senior Center on Monday, Aug. 7.
Lewis County Seniors president expands on plan to roll back ‘no prayer’ rule; Commissioner seeks to oust her from advisory group
Controversy at the Lewis County Senior Centers in the last week has reached well beyond any game of cutthroat cribbage. In the six centers — in Morton, Pe Ell, Packwood, Toledo, the Twin … more
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Sarah Althauser and Kelly Smith Johnson smile while sporting George Washington shirts on Founder's Day at George Washington Park on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Centralia.
Centralia celebrates first annual Founder’s Day
Members of the Centralia community came together Saturday to honor and celebrate Centralia’s founders, George and Mary Jane Washington, as part of the city's inaugural Founder’s Day. … more
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William Kulakoski, of Missoula, Montana, competes in the tree topping event during the Morton Loggers Jubilee on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Heat doesn’t deter determined Morton Loggers Jubilee competitors
Last week’s cold spell burned off just in time for the “Grandaddy of All Logging Shows” to heat up in Morton for the 80th year in a row.   After lawnmower races on Friday … more
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Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours a timber sale with environmental groups, crews from the Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service officials and concerned citizens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Officials tour timber sale in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Clear cutting versus thinning, wildfire management, spotted owls, carbon sequestration. Forestry in Washington is and always has been a slew of complicated and often controversial topics. Take … more
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Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez takes questions from attendees at a town hall event at the Packwood Senior Center on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez hears local, federal concerns in Packwood town hall
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, took a trip to East Lewis County on Thursday. The congresswoman toured Alta Forest Products in Morton, a timber sale in the Gifford Pinchot … more
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D. Dalton, who goes by "Mr. D," speaks out during public comment voicing his opposition to Lewis County Seniors' (LCS) new prayer and politics ban during a LCS board meeting at the Twin Cities Senior Center on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Lewis County Seniors board revising prayer, political discussion policy following outcry
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) spoke out on Wednesday against a policy announced by Lewis County Seniors nonprofit board president Carol Brock that stated prayer and politics … more
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Attendees at a “prayer circle” event hosted by Elizabeth Rohr confront Lewis County Seniors President Carol Brock about recent rule changes that prohibit praying aloud at the senior centers on Monday, Aug. 7, outside the Twin Cities Senior Center.
Area Agency on Aging says Lewis County Seniors’ ban on prayer unconstitutional 
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) is speaking out against a policy announced by Lewis County Seniors nonprofit board president Carol Brock that stated prayer and politics are not … more
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Packwood resident Brenda Sponholtz captured this photo of "Hammock Head" with his newest headwear, a camp chair, along Snyder Road in Packwood on Aug. 2.
Packwood’s ‘Hammock Head’ has done it again, this time with a chair
One member of Packwood’s abundant elk herd, dubbed “Hammock Head” by locals, earned regional notoriety for getting himself caught in a hammock late last year and spending the winter … more
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