Originally opened by co-owners Jerrie and Dash Paine on April 20, 2015, and tucked away on Northwest State Avenue west of the train tracks in downtown Chehalis, Lewis County’s first retail cannabis … ...

Tax legislation Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Wednesday targets the last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest. But if the coal tax and a related climate pollution fee work as … ...

Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, led the Washington state Legislature in honoring the Chinook Indian Nation in the final days of the state's 2026 legislative session this week. On … ...

• TERRY D. PIERCE, 77, Morton, died March 6 at Arbor Health Morton Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home. • JULIE R. LIVINGSTON, 64, Onalaska, died March 4 at … ...

United Way of Lewis County will host its third annual Educator Appreciation Night at The Juice Box in Centralia Friday, March 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Two hundred educators have registered to … ...

Editor's note: Chronicle sister newspaper the Nisqually Valley News has announced Sheriff Derek Sanders as its Person of the Year. The article is republished here. Facing a $4.5 million … ...

Detectives with the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) arrested four suspects Tuesday, March 10, following an investigation into “open-air drug use” in Chehalis, according to information … ...

Ziply Fiber will celebrate the launch of its new fiber-optic network in Centralia and Chehalis with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 20, at George Washington Park in … ...

The Centralia City Council unanimously elected Chris Brewer to be its next mayor following the brief mayoral tenure of Norm Chapman, who resigned from his council role last month. The council … ...

The Tumwater Police Department responded last week to public criticism of its decision to reassign one of its two school resource officers due to staff shortages. The police department, helmed … ...

Beginning July 8, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer provide hunting and fishing licenses or other license products on waterproof, tear-resistant license paper ...

Lifelong Lewis County resident Irene Tripp celebrated 90 years as a grange member this week, making her the longest serving grange member in the state and possibly the only 90-year grange member in ...