Bail has been set at $2 million for the man arrested Wednesday after law enforcement officers found more than $5 million worth of suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl pills and fentanyl powder in his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/3/22
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Nearly a week after the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office referred manslaughter and animal cruelty charges against two suspects in the death of Aron Christensen and his dog to the Lewis County …
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11/2/22
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Yard Birds has officially closed.
Tenants who had been renting storage space and operating businesses have been given until midnight on Nov. 30 to vacate the building.
“Effective Dec. 1, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/2/22
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Heidi Pehl, dealer principal for I-5 Auto Group based in Chehalis, has been nominated for the prestigious TIME Dealer of the Year award for her community service and industry accomplishments, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/1/22
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This campaign season, Adna Grocery — a gas station, convenience store, burger joint, post office and storefront of owner Jim Smith’s smokehouse business — has been serving yet …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/31/22
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On Tuesday and Thursday, debates between candidates in Lewis County were hosted by The Chronicle Editorial Board. The purpose of these debates is to provide more information to the public ahead of …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/28/22
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office referred first-degree manslaughter and animal cruelty charges against a 20-year-old Tenino man and a 17-year-old from Rochester who are accused of killing Aron …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/22
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The Lewis County coroner has ruled the August death of a Portland man on a hiking trail near Walupt Lake in East Lewis County a homicide with the cause being a gunshot wound to the chest, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/27/22
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The Board of Lewis County Commissioners’ business meeting Tuesday started with a crowded room and ended with applause.
After a marathon hours-long meeting of questions and comments from the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/26/22
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It has been nearly 30 years since the Thornburg brothers graduated from W.F. West High School, but the two law enforcement veterans turned school security officers are still familiar faces on the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/25/22
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Jamie M. Walsh, 58, the wife of 19th District state Rep. Jim Walsh, was killed in a crash in Grays Harbor County Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Jamie Walsh was southbound …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/25/22
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Dozens of families gathered at Fort Borst Park in Centralia on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. for a Nerf gun fight in honor of Titus Sickles, a 4-year-old Toledo boy.
Titus was unable to attend after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/22
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The Toledo Police Department’s new chief, Duane Garvais Lawrence, officially started work last week.
Entering Donna’s Place for a Thursday afternoon interview with a Chronicle …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/24/22
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As of Monday morning at 11:30 a.m., all evacuation notices set in place due to the Goat Rocks Fire in Packwood area neighborhoods were lifted, including all of Timberline, High Valley, Goat Rocks and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/24/22
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Aron Christensen had 20 years of experience hiking and camping on his own, so none of his friends batted an eye when he broke off from the group camping at Walupt Lake Campground southeast of Randle …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/21/22
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A second person has been convicted in the 2020 overdose death of a Mossyrock woman, according to a news release from the Joint Narcotic Enforcement Team (JNET) on Thursday.
Layla R. Horton, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/22
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Residents who woke up with bloodshot eyes and sore throats should try shutting the window before taking that COVID-19 test: Lewis County’s air quality is reaching hazardous levels in some …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/20/22
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Presented with two possible budgets for 2023 and 2024, the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners voted 2-1 to adopt the versions including no rate hikes for customers on Tuesday …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/19/22
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All areas north of Butter Creek, including Upper and Lower Timberline, Goat Rocks, Riverdance and parts of High Valley, remained at level two (be set) evacuation status Tuesday as a precaution due to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/18/22
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Existing wildfires in the Cascades grew and new blazes were sparked during a weekend marked by a Red Flag Warning brought by unseasonably warm temperatures, gusty winds and very low relative …
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By Owen Sexton and Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle
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10/17/22
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