Having an observatory right in the path of Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption is a double-edged sword.  At Johnston Ridge — the very end of state Route 504, the “Spirit Lake … more

A massage therapist practicing in Chehalis is facing six felony sexual assault charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly inappropriately touching six separate female massage clients … more

Following the City of Centralia’s move earlier this year to test 20 Flock License Plate Recognition System cameras to aid its police department with tracking suspect vehicles, the City of … more

Having just finished her 21st year as an educator, Parkside Elementary School Special Education Teacher Holly Johnson was recognized Monday as Capital Region Education Service District (ESD) … more

For most parents, losing their children is among the worst things they could imagine happening.   It certainly was for Natalya Kinder, whose children were taken by Child Protective Services … more

Sara Smiley and husband Jason Sawyer own a woodworking shop in downtown Morton where they sell topographic maps and niche furniture.   Smiley is a board member on the Lewis County Dignity … more

When Morris “Merc” and Nina Boyer purchased a tree farm on Kiona Road in Randle in 2014 that sat derelict for eight years after being logged, they knew it would be a challenge to restore … more

Documents from the state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) recently received by The Chronicle shed light on former Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar’s reasons for resigning from … more

The 31-year-old man charged for burning down a vacant restaurant building on Harrison Avenue in Centralia last March was sentenced Wednesday to three to six months in a court-imposed residential drug … more