Mill Town Smokehouse in Morton will host a meet-and-greet event supporting Washington state Junior Gold Championships national athletes.  The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. … more

Standing on lush green prairie grass under a cool spring drizzle near the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve south of Olympia on Saturday, it’s difficult to imagine that just about two and a … more

Citing “obvious” errors in the investigation, the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office this month decided not to press felony charges against Ethan M. Asbach, 20, of Tenino, the primary … more

The state Senate unanimously approved the proposed capital budget on Saturday after the proposal was passed unanimously out of the state House a day earlier. The capital budget bill includes $183 … more

In a statement released on Sunday, state Reps. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, and Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, said they changed their vote on a special education funding bill after it received a boost in the … more

On Tuesday afternoon, Twin Transit will hold its regular board meeting beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Port of Chehalis conference room. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in person. … more

With only hours left before the end of the 2023 legislative session on Sunday, the state House rejected Senate Bill 5536, which would have addressed Washington state’s drug possession laws … more

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT  Physical Disputes  • A physical dispute was reported at the intersection of North Gold and East Magnolia streets at 10:25 a.m. on April … more

State Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, released a statement on Sunday highlighting Republican achievements during the 105-day 2023 legislative session. “Republicans have a … more

The McMenamins Olympic Club is hosting a “Friends and Family” fundraising event from 5 p.m. to midnight on May 2.  This event is to benefit Lewis County Seniors programs. … more

A bevy of businesses are getting ready for the first Inclusive Career Fair at Centralia College on Wednesday, April 26.   Admission is free. The fair will go from 1 to 3 p.m. in the … more

In 1998, the first time congregants from Westminster Presbyterian Church visited the Synod of Livingstonia in Malawi, a chapter of the Church of Central Africa Presbytery, the mission was to lend … more

The Centralia School District, along with the Chehalis School District, Centralia College and Twin Transit are leading the charge to ready students in Lewis County — from kindergarten to … more

Newer is never better in downtown Centralia’s antique row. At ground zero in the downtown shopping area, Dominic and Kathleen Ayala, new owners of Emporium Ayala, said the new business mission will be similar to the old: to repurpose and reuse secondhand nostalgia of yesteryear. Last month, the couple took ownership of the two-story, 7,500-square-foot antique and furniture shop formerly known as Ayala Brothers Furniture.  more

Senate Bill 5599 is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee to be signed into law after passing out of the Legislature on Wednesday.   The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, would … more

They flew to Poland, then drove for 18 hours, through a war zone, to say goodbye to Steve Munroe. The 33-year-old had left Washington seven months earlier to fight in Ukraine. He now lay dying in … more