Centralia citizens who volunteered their time and labor last year, doing everything from picking up litter to helping organize holiday celebrations, were honored Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Centralia City Council meeting with awards. more

Billy Bartlett, the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021, pleaded guilty to murder, assault and burglary charges in Lewis … more

During Monday’s Chehalis City Council meeting, Chehalis Mayor Tony Ketchum read a proclamation honoring Jake State, a W.F. West High School basketball and tennis coach of 50 years who passed … more

The state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has formally revoked former Centralia Police officer Phil Reynold’s peace officer certification, The Chronicle confirmed Monday.  … more

Chehalis Basin residents should prepare for significant incoming rainfall this week.  A series of possible atmospheric rivers are predicted to hit the Pacific Northwest late Tuesday, Jan. … more

Sitting at a roundtable of leaders from energy, education, transportation and other sectors, Gov. Jay Inslee said Lewis County is poised to see a green energy boom in the coming years. … more

About one in eight Washingtonians have reported being the victim of spousal violence, with injuries most common among females between the ages of 25 and 64 years, households with a below-average yearly income and those without a college degree. During a visit to a domestic violence advocacy organization in Centralia Friday afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee Inslee recalled one such incident. more

Members of the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce gathered on Friday, Jan. 19, for the Chamber’s annual banquet in Centralia College’s TransAlta Commons. more

Originally founded in 1983 by Dick Haakenson, the Chehalis-based business Pacific Mobile Structures just finished celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023 and has grown from a local company to now … more

The Chehalis Police Department has asked the public for help identifying a suspect or suspects accused of using a forklift to remove an ATM from the front of the Washington State Employees Credit … more

Detectives are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred in the Toledo area early Thursday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced. Firefighters and deputies were … more

The many items discussed in the Centralia City Council’s first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 9, included an ordinance with three proposed amendments to different sections of the … more

Adjusting your clock twice a year could soon be a thing of the past. On Tuesday, the Washington Senate State Government and Elections Committee held a hearing on bipartisan legislation to … more

Centralia City Hall, built in 1921, the Centralia Union Depot, built in 1912, and the Carnegie Library, built in 1913, will all have new plaques with QR code links thanks to the Centralia Downtown … more

Bound by court order to do so, the Board of Lewis County Commissioners formally approved a “master planned resort” overlay for land owned by the YMCA, though Commissioner Sean Swope said he did so “under protest.” ... more

Bail is set at $100,000 for the Olympia man arrested Sunday morning after an alleged “four-day crime spree” in Lewis County. ... more

Love is a concept that storytellers across all platforms have sought to encapsulate since civilization began.  The Evergreen Playhouse’s third show of the 2023-24 season, … more

After a weekend of temperatures in the 10s and 20s, the mid-to-high 40s temperatures forecast for later this week seem almost balmy. But Lewis County isn’t clear of winter weather hazards … more

Though the November general election is nearly 10 months away, Republicans across the state gathered Saturday to provide feedback on their county’s platform. At Centralia High School, … more