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Twila Collins is a wild cat trapper who wants to help quell the problem in Lewis County. She showed off her techniques at a gas station in Napavine in January.
Video by Dan Schreiber
The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization scours the woods most weekends for evidence of the iconic Northwestern beast known as sasquatch. They invited Chronicle reporters along for the hunt on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Video by Brandon Swanson
The Washington State Department of Transportation's plan to put a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and state Route 122 is highlighted in this video. Mossyrock teen Ryan Rashoff died in a car wreck at the dangerous crossroads in December.
Video courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation
Centralia police discuss a dramatic bank robbery at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Police also released surveillance footage of a 57-year-old suspect threatening a teller with a gun. The suspect was shot twice and escaped before being picked up in Olympia later that night on a tip from a cab driver.
Video by Dan Schreiber
It's the big burger challenge at The Limit Bar and Grill in Centralia on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. If customers can finish over five pounds of beef, bun and fixins, plus a pound and a half of fries, the meal is free. If not, it's $24.99.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Congressman Brian Baird stops by The Chronicle on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, to talk about issues in the 3rd District and his decision not to seek re-election in 2010.
Video by Dan Schreiber
It's The Chronicle's Top 10 videos of the year - based on popular appeal measured in online traffic.
Videos by Dan Schreiber and Brandon Swanson
Hundreds gathered on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, on the football field of Mossyrock High School to honor the life of student Ryan Rashoff, who died a day earlier in a car wreck on U.S. Highway 12.
Video by Dan Schreiber
A Lewis County Sheriff's Office deputy, with help from Washington State Patrol air support ran a red Corvette off the road Friday night south of Chehalis in pursuit of murder suspect Robert J. Maddaus.
Video courtesy of Washington State Patrol
Chronicle Reporter Andy "ChronCop" Campbell continues his spate of experiential journalism by allowing himself to be attacked by a police dog. What a dork.
Video by Dan Schreiber
In the Third Annual Swamp Cup on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, the W.F. West Bearcats routed the Centralia Tigers and took the Swamp Man trophy for the first time in the Twin Cities rivalry game.
Video by Dan Schreiber
The living dead take over downtown Centralia in an attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of zombies gathered in one place on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
The Chronicle's Editorial Board sits down with 16 local candidates to discuss why they're qualified for Winlock Mayor, Port of Centralia commissioner and the city councils of Centralia and Chehalis.
Videos by Dan Schreiber
The Chronicle's Editorial Board sits down with candidates to discuss why they're qualified for local office.
Epic Preview by Dan Schreiber
The Wind River Canopy Crane is used by scientists and researchers to study trees, moss and insects in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Stevenson. Operators demonstrated the crane's abilities on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Richard Tracy, better known as Richart, has been maintaining his Centralia "Art Yard" for nearly three decades. On Sept. 16, 2009, Tracy reveals the secrets that lay inside his styrofoam maze.
Video by Dan Schreiber
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, held a town hall meeting at Centralia College to discuss federal health care reform, amongst other issues on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Farmer Julie Brown tells the sad story of giving up her emu farm on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Hundreds gathered on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, to remember Lewis County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mike Gallagher, who died Aug. 18, 24 hours after his patrol car collided with an elk near Packwood on U.S. Highway 12.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Babies race at the Southwest Washington Fair on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, for the grand prize of a washer and dryer set.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield talks about the death of Deputy Mike Gallagher at a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Video by Brandon Swanson
From a faster point of view, we give you the annual demolition derby at the Southwest Washington Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
The Chronicle Editorial Board interviews candidates for local office, including those for the Centralia City Council, the Port of Centralia Board of Commissioners and Winlock mayor.
Videos by Dan Schreiber
Local kicker Pavel Panchenko practices on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Tiger Stadium in Centralia.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Former Chronicle Online Editor Nick George presents "Agony of the Aftermath," a multimedia project about Lewis County's record-breaking 2007 storm and flood. After leaving The Chronicle in November 2008, George produced the piece as a Knight Digital Media Fellow in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at The Ohio State University.
Multimedia Project by Nick George
Two women were rescued by being lifted on ropes from a canyon in the southeast corner of Mount Rainier National Park on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber and Brandon Swanson
The Northwest Paranormal Investigation Agency was looking for the dead in the Twin Cities on Saturday, July 18, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
The Lewis County Beekeepers Association removed a hive of 100,000 Russian honeybees from the Historic Salzer Valley Schoolhouse outside Centralia on Sunday, July 19, 2009, so restoration of the building can move forward.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Onlookers flocked to the sawdust ring at Schwingfest in Frances on July 4, 2009, to see traditional Swiss wrestling over sausages and beer.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Everyone's favorite scantily clad Chehalis jogger got attention in the big city when a Portland TV station contacted The Chronicle to do its own Speedo Man story. The station released the footage on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
Video Courtesy of KATU TV, Portland
Filmmakers released a trailer for an upcoming documentary about the Yard Birds Mall on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
Video Courtesy of Karma Hugo
The 31st Annual Independence Valley Chicken Race drew hundreds on Sunday, June 28, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
A Winlock restaurant owner held a hard-boiled egg eating contest on the streets of Winlock on Saturday June 27, 2009. This video may be disturbing for some viewers.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Kevin Sykes, 24, demonstrates his award-winning rover robot at his backyard in Winlock on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Sykes, a recent Central Washington University graduate, took first place in an American Society of Mechanical Engineers contest with his creation.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Chronicle crime Reporter Andy Campbell and Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield are willingly stunned with a Taser on June 2, 2009.
Video by Dan Schreiber
When Seattle’s automatic toilets are ditched after becoming havens for illegal activity, Tenino speedway owner finds them on eBay for cheap.
Video by Dan Schreiber
On April 20, 2009, The Chronicle examines the man behind the trunks and interviews Chehalis residents about the uproar he leaves in his wake.
Video by Brandon Swanson and Dan Schreiber
Nearly 150 people gathered in Chehalis at the Historic Lewis County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, to hold a "Tea Party" (Taxed Enough Already).
Video by Dan Schreiber
A community mourns the tragic loss of a local gas station owner at a memorial service in Mossyrock on Monday, April 13, 2009.
Video by Brandon Swanson
Dozens of residents in Mossyrock held a vigil on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, one day after the sudden and public death of Soon Yang, a gas station owner who was run down and killed by a driver on the town's main drag.
Video by Dan Schreiber
Slideshows
Centralia mail artist Ron Stenberg talks about the obscure genre in which artists share work using the U.S. Postal Service.
Audio Slideshow by Dan Schreiber
It's The Chronicle's photos of the month for January.
Photos by Dan Schreiber, Brandon Swanson and Pete Caster
It's The Chronicle's photos of the year for 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, Dan Schreiber, Jesse Smith, Holly Pederson and Brian Mittge
It's The Chronicle's photos of the month for December.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, Dan Schreiber, Holly Pederson and Pete Caster
Centralia College has dubbed its new nine-foot Steinway the "Charlie Albright Piano" in honor of the local virtuoso. Albright, 21, broke in the $100,000 instrument Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, in the Corbet Theatre by playing "I'll Be Home For Christmas" in front of his mother and music teacher.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
Chronicle stringer Holly Pederson goes behind the scenes at the annual production of the Nutcracker at Centralia College's Corbet Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
Photos by Holly Pederson
Hundreds gathered on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 in the Mossyrock High School gym to remember student and basketball player Ryan Rashoff, who died the previous week in a car wreck on U.S. Highway 12.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
The Adna Pirates defeat Colfax at the Tacoma Dome to claim the school's first state championship in 20 years.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
Salkum resident John Troit is moving on, but not before he sells a lifetime worth of stuff in his front yard.
Audio Slideshow by Dan Schreiber
It's The Chronicle's photos of the month for November.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, Dan Schreiber, Holly Pederson, Erin Lodi and Jesse Smith
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, after a five-day civil trial, a jury found that the 1998 death of former Washington State Patrol Trooper Ronda Reynolds was not a suicide and that Lewis County Coroner Terry Wilson erred in ruling the cause of death.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
It's the Halloween pet parade in Napavine on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
Photos by Holly Pederson
Hundreds gathered Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, to remember the late Dick "Danger" Young at the Centralia brewery he founded.
Photos by Dan Schreiber and Brandon Swanson
W.F. West met Centralia in the third annual Swamp Cup Oct. 23, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
The 100th Southwest Washington Fair took place Aug. 18-23, 2009.
Audio Slideshow by Dan Schreiber; Photos by Brandon Swanson, Dan Schreiber and Holly Pederson
The 100th Southwest Washington Fair took place Aug. 18-23, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson and Dan Schreiber
The 100th Southwest Washington Fair began on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, with rides, games, kids, animals and a demolition derby.
Audio Slideshow by Dan Schreiber; Photos by Brandon Swanson and Dan Schreiber
Kids and animals were preparing for the start of the Southwest Washington Fair on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
Sculptor Bel Sabin displays her work on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, from her isolated studio outside Mary's Corner.
Photos by Dan Schreiber
Hundreds turned out to see the granddaddy of all logging shows in Morton, Aug. 8-9, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson
It was time once again to show off the furry friends at the Twin Cities Pet Show in Centralia on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.
Photos by Dan Schreiber
Pe Ell celebrated its annual Polish Daze with a pie eating contest on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith
Wiener dog races were held at Mossyrock's annual Blueberryfest on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith
Tenino held its annual Oregon Trail Days on Saturday, July 25, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith
It was fun time once again in Napavine on Saturday, July 18, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith
Chronicle Reporter Marqise Allen braved the 200-mile Seattle to Portland bike classic on Sunday, July 12, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith and Dan Schreiber
Toledo celebrated its annual Cheese Days event on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Centralia's annual Independence Day parade was followed by fireworks at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 4, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Oakville's annual Independence Day parade and bank robbery reenactment drew hundreds to the Grays Harbor County town on Saturday, July 4, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Winlock's annual Egg Day took the town by storm on Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Photos by Dan Schreiber and Brian Mittge, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Rochester's annual Swede Day brings the vikings out of the woodwork on Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Photos by Jesse Smith, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Chronicle Reporter Eric Schwartz and Photographer Brandon Swanson finish their 90-mile professional adventure on the Chehalis River in early June 2009. The duo took the waterway from the hills of West Lewis County and into Grays Harbor at Aberdeen.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, audio slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Chronicle Reporter Eric Schwartz and Photographer Brandon Swanson near the end of their perilous quest in early June 2009 from the hills of West Lewis County, through Grays Harbor to the sea.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Chronicle Reporter Eric Schwartz and Photographer Brandon Swanson embark on a perilous quest in early June 2009 from the hills of West Lewis County, through Grays Harbor to the sea.
Photos by Brandon Swanson, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Lewis County baseball and softball teams compete at the state tournament on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson and Jesse Smith, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
The baseball Bearcats make easy work of the Tigers on Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Photos by Brandon Swanson and Dan Schreiber, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
St. Mary's Church put on its annual passion play through the streets of Centralia on Good Friday, April 10, 2009, to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Audio slideshow by Dan Schreiber
On Tuesday, April 7, 2009, residents of Mossyrock were only beginning to process the very public death of a gas station owner who was run over several times by a pickup truck in broad daylight on the town's main strip.
Photos by Brandon Swanson and Dan Schreiber, audio slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Seattle monument builder Dominic Gospodor claims to have built the world's largest weather vane along Interstate 5 in South Lewis County. Although he has been embroiled in controversy over the monuments in the past, Gospodor says Lewis County building codes don't require him to get a permit for his latest creation, because it contains a flag.
Audio slideshow by Dan Schreiber
On Pirate territory, Adna defeated Toledo in baseball and softball on Friday, April 3, 2009.
Photos by Ron Quinn, slideshow by Dan Schreiber
Special Report
Former Chronicle Online Editor Nick George presents "Agony of the Aftermath," a multimedia project about Lewis County's record-breaking 2007 storm and flood. After leaving The Chronicle in November 2008, George produced the piece as a Knight Digital Media Fellow in the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at The Ohio State University.
Multimedia Project by Nick George
Chroncast
Dec. 15, 2009
Take a listen back over the 2009 football season for area teams, with play-by-play and analysis each week by Northwest Sports Radio's Alex Alderson. Click here for the full season page. Webcasts by Alex Alderson |
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Aug. 25, 2009U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, held a "telephone town hall" meeting on federal health care reform. Recorded by Dan Schreiber |
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July 30, 2009Cowlitz Valley District Ranger Jack Thorne explains the developing wildfire situation in East Lewis County. Interview by Dan Schreiber |
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July 29, 2009Darin Cramer, of the Washington Department of Natural Resources, explains the $1.6 million project to minimize landslides on forest lands subject to the Forest Practices Rules. This interview is part of the larger Agony of the Aftermath project that can be found here. Interview by Nick George |
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June 17, 2009Centralia-born singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen drops into the studio to record some tracks and talks about what inspires him to play. Hosted by Dan Schreiber |
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June 3, 2009Executive Editor Michael Wagar talks about big changes at The Chronicle and the future of the newspaper industry. Hosted by Dan Schreiber |
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