Chehalis, WA

With $435,000, Lewis County has purchased the Masonic Temple in Chehalis, located at 123 W Main St., along with its parking lot across the street. But the building will likely be surplused and put back on the market, according to Facilities Manager Doug Carey. According to Carey, the county had...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 5 near Woodland on Tuesday. The Washington State Patrol said the woman was in the center lane of southbound lanes when she was hit by a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old man from Olympia. The woman, who has...

• A catalytic converter was reported stolen from the 3400 block of Galvin Road just after 9:20 a.m. on June 21. • A vehicle prowl was reported in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just before 7 p.m. on June 21. • Money and an identification card were reported stolen...

OLYMPIA, WA — Governor Inslee’s office has confirmed an extension will be announced later this week to “bridge” evictions until state-created programming can take effect. Thousands of renters across Washington are in a state of limbo, as just eight days remain until the statewide COVID-related eviction ban expires on June...

Dr. Alicia Spalding smiles next to a honeybee mural in her new Nature Nurture Farmacy in Chehalis, and looks down at a vintage baby scale. Dr. Jeanne Adams, who worked in this building for decades, used this very scale to weigh Spalding, as well as all her siblings, after bringing them into the world.

SEATTLE — Authorities are investigating a shooting in Rainier Valley that left three people injured Wednesday night. Seattle officers called to a shooting in the 7900 block of 50 Ave South found a man with a gunshot wound to his thigh at the scene. Two more men with gunshot wounds...

The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for temperatures over 100 degrees in the Puget Sound for the coming weekend. Because of the extreme weather forecast, Thurston County has declared a 4-day, 3-night hazardous weather event beginning Friday, June 25, and ending Tuesday, June 29. During this extreme heat,...

Former state legislator Mark Doumit has passed away at the age of 59. Doumit represented the 19th Legislative District in the state Senate from 2002 to 2006. Prior to this he served in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002. In 2006, Doumit resigned his seat in the legislature...

CHRONICLE: Luond Says Newspaper’s Questioning Felt ‘Intimidating,’ ‘Annoying’. Centralia Mayor Susan Luond at Tuesday night’s city council meeting apologized that her comments in a recent Chronicle story about gifted pride flags offended people, saying that she was not attempting to compare the pride flags and white supremacist flags when she used the latter as an example of why the city didn’t plan on flying an inclusive rainbow flag outside city hall.

The Rural Baseball Dirtbags completed a walk-off win over Hudson’s Bay in game one, then couldn’t beat the Cubs, or nightfall, in a 4-2 loss in three innings on the back end of the doubleheader that was called due to darkness Tuesday in Winlock. In game one, Daymon Gressett scored...

What’s for dinner? Is it a new Moroccan dish you're trying out, slowly simmering over the stove, or an old stand-by noodle entree needing some new life? Whatever you cook, it's the addition of herbs and spices which bring each food to their fullest flavor. Oh, snap! The recipe you...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that there is a real possibility that he could fully reopen the state before the scheduled reopening on June 30, but added that he is unable to give an exact idea of where Washington's metrics are in reaching that 70 percent vaccination goal.

A Tenino-based theatre nonprofit announced this week plans to pursue building a community arts center and theater after acquiring land in downtown Tenino. Bob McKenzieSullivan, managing director of the Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre (TYT) group, announced the plans in a news release earlier this week. The group closed this month on a $200,000 purchase of a 0.78-acre property thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Two more percent is all Washington needs to fully reopen early before the official opening date of June 30. Washington Secretary of Health Dr. Umair A. Shah wrote on Twitter that 67.9% of the state's population 16 and older has one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. At...

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles youth wrestlers took home hardware in the Washington State Wrestling Association Kids Folkstyle finals held in Centralia last weekend. Chloe Snavely took home second place in her 97- to 103-pound division while brother Christian wrestled at 145 pounds. Phoenix Flores won three matches and lost one to take home third place at 125 pounds with this being his fourth consecutive medal in the state finals. He will enter Port Angeles High School next year.

Magic can rarely exist in the face of investigation. To many, the city of Tenino is filled with mystique and enchantment. The town’s swimming pool is an old sandstone quarry. The source of the name “Tenino” itself is shrouded in myth, with at least three heavily circulated origin stories. But...