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Among the discussion items during this Tuesday’s Centralia City Council meeting will be the first reading of an ordinance amending the city’s municipal code based on recommendations from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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To mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month, local and statewide organizations are celebrating employers in Lewis County that have inclusive hiring practices.
The Washington …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/9/23
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The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority welcomed one of Littlerock Fire Rescue’s earliest fire chiefs, Marion Smith, for a tour of its Littlerock station on Friday, Oct. 6.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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Centralia College, the University of Washington and the Economic Alliance of Lewis County are partnering to host a Bioeconomy Conference in the college’s TransAlta Commons from 9 a.m. to noon …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will send out more than 54,000 ballots to registered voters this week.
In a Monday news release, the auditor’s office said staff will mail 54,615 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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After the district’s levy failed in April, the Centralia School Board’s first workshops toyed with the idea of decreasing budgets for athletics and band, according to previous reporting …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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10/9/23
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• ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, 66, Winlock, died Sept. 28 at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• EVELYN M. MARTIN, 95, Centralia, …
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10/9/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A homeless man from Winlock found asleep on private property in the 200 block of South Pearl Street just after 7:25 a.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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Higher thresholds for property tax exemptions in Lewis County may ensure residents’ abilities to stay in their households and pay the bills, said Lewis County Assessor Ross Nielson.
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10/9/23
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A pickup truck was crushed by a log truck on northbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis at 11:50 a.m. on Friday.
“Thankfully, the driver of the pickup truck escaped with minor …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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The Fort Borst Blockhouse was originally built from 1855 to 1856 near the confluence of the Skookumchuck and Chehalis rivers. It was moved to its current location in Fort Borst Park in 1922.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/9/23
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Centralia police booked a woman into the Lewis County Jail Sunday morning after having six separate interactions with her over the weekend, with alleged offenses ranging from indecent exposure to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/9/23
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A Thurston County Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of state lawmakers’ use of “legislative privilege” to withhold certain public records on Friday.
Judge Mary Sue …
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By Shauna Sowersby / The Olympian
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10/9/23
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There is plenty of good news to report on Sterling Hamilton — the tough little boy who survived a heart surgery at 14 months back in early 2022. Back then he was called a “miracle …
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By Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World
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10/9/23
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An Aberdeen man was arrested Monday after breaking into the Marine Corps recruiting office in downtown Aberdeen.
Jenson Hicks, 35, was arrested for burglary and second-degree malicious mischief …
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By Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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10/9/23
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Mourners gathered Sunday in Hillsboro to remember a young man whose dreams of traversing the bright blue skies as a commercial pilot were cut tragically short last week.
Barrett Bevacqua, 20, …
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/9/23
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Travelers who use northbound Interstate 5 in south Thurston County are being asked to build more time into their trips because of road work that will take place in the area over the next two weeks, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/9/23
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A brief, short tremor shook homes Sunday night in the Puget Sound region, including in the Seattle area.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network recorded a 4.3 magnitude earthquake at 7:21 p.m., …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/9/23
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A 53-year-old McCleary man was injured after a single-vehicle crash on state Route 108 early Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol, which listed the cause of the crash as driving …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/8/23
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In a display of creativity and craftsmanship, students at Toledo High School have turned heads and ignited the spirit of fall with their latest art installation: a colossal welded pumpkin sculpture …
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Submitted by the Toledo School District
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10/8/23
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