Newly elected Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders began in his new role on Tuesday, Jan. 3 after he defeated former sheriff John Snaza in the general election.
Just two weeks after he started …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/17/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Ali Raad of Thurston County as the newest member of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission earlier this month.
Raad is a first-generation immigrant from …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/17/23
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On the 127th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Eric Schwartz and Isabel Vander Stoep discuss TikTok in Lewis County no more, the polar plunge, a mail thief, a plane crash, and an elusive car …
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1/17/23
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A residential care facility that would house up to five state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) clients — including sex offenders being released from the state’s notorious …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/16/23
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The Washington State Sheriffs Association last week issued a letter denouncing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's plan for gun control restrictions in the Evergreen State.
The association released the …
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By Brandon Hansen / Nisqually Valley News
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1/16/23
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Lewis County commissioners on Tuesday will consider a resolution “prohibiting the download, use and access of TikTok social media app on Lewis County electronic devices and networks,” …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/23
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At 26 years old, Carla Wiseman, already a mother of three, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and told she likely had one year left to live.
This weekend, surrounded by her children, husband …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/16/23
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To meet state requirements for its health advisory board — a volunteer group of citizens who provide recommendations to the commissioners — the Lewis County Board of Health moved to …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/16/23
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In 2018, a supermajority of Toledo voters agreed to pay a $7 million bond to fund construction of a new high school.
Now, in 2023, some of those voters are confused as to why the district …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/16/23
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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, released a statement regarding four proposed gun regulation bills on Friday.
The bills — HB 1143, HB 1144, HB 1178 and HB 1240 — are expected to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At 9:05 a.m. on Jan. 13, a caller in the 2800 block of Russell Road reported someone had been unlawfully using her bank information to …
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1/16/23
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, spoke in support of HR 4603, a resolution honoring Martin Luther King Jr., on the floor of the state House on Monday.
Abbarno was one of several …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/23
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Third graders from Rainier Elementary and Eagle View Christian schools received new dictionaries donated by community group We Love Rainier last Tuesday morning as part of the return of its …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/23
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Two people were charged with felony theft and assault on Friday after they were allegedly involved in a fight in George Washington Park in Centralia on Wednesday.
The two defendants, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/16/23
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A 27-year-old Shelton pedestrian was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Saturday after two cars in Thurston County struck him, according to Washington State Patrol.
About 6:50 p.m., the …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/15/23
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Lewis County commissioners will on Tuesday consider a resolution “prohibiting the download, use and access of TikTok social media app on Lewis County electronic devices and networks,” …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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The biological mother and father of missing Oakville girl Oakley Carlson have yet to face charges in her disappearance.
On Sunday, though, Jordan Bowers was arrested for identity theft and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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A man accused of pulling a knife on a Peppermill Empress Inn employee who confronted him Thursday about not checking out of the Centralia hotel on time has been charged with second-degree assault in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/13/23
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Thirty separate felony charges were filed in Lewis County Superior Court Friday against the 40-year-old Onalaska woman accused of stealing a substantial amount of mail.
Amber K. Ingram, also …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/13/23
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