General | October 10, 2026
Lewis County Football Week 6: Scoreboards Getting Close To Needing An Extra Digit
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Week 6 brought another Friday night of shutouts, close calls and one score that appears to have wandered over from basketball season.
County Manager Resigns, Lewis County Learns It Had One
Local | October 10, 2026
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — News of County Manager Ryan Barrett's resignation has reportedly sent shockwaves through Lewis County, where residents were stunned to discover the county had a manager in the first place.
Weather | October 8, 2026
Lewis County Exhausts Flood-Control Options, Asks Joe Biden to Tell River “Don’t”
CHEHALIS — Lewis County prepares for flood season with another annual meeting—and a bold new plan to tell the Chehalis River, “Don’t. Don’t. Don’t.”
Spizzorts | October 3, 2026
Lewis County Football Week 5: The Scoreboards Have Requested Overtime Pay
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Week 5 arrived with another collection of blowouts, shutouts and scores that suggest several defensive coordinators spent the weekend reconsidering their career choices.
Poop | October 1, 2026
Morton Hangs Tiny Portable Toilets in Jubilee Park So Bees Have Somewhere to Poop
MORTON, WA — After residents raised concerns about bee poop around town, the City of Morton has reportedly taken decisive action by installing several tiny portable toilets in the trees at Jubilee Park.
Centralia Tree Relocates Without City Approval
LEWIS COUNTY — Strong winds swept through Lewis County Friday, knocking down trees, disrupting power and creating cleanup work across the region.
Windy | September 26, 2026
Man Carrying Cross Defies Odds, Survives Centralia and the Storm
CENTRALIA — A man carrying a large cross through Centralia on Friday managed to overcome two formidable obstacles at once: a powerful windstorm and Centralia itself.
Hellelujah | September 26, 2026
Lewis County Football Week 4: Apparently Defense Was Optional
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Week 4 arrived Friday night, bringing another collection of blowouts, heartbreak and scoreboard abuse.
Local Sports | September 26, 2026
Local Dad Celebrates Plugging HDMI Cable In on First Try
NAPAVINE — Local dad achieves the impossible by plugging in an HDMI cable on the first try, then celebrates accordingly with a Busch Light.
Winning | September 20, 2026
Local Goth Kid Unaffected by White After Labor Day Rule
CENTRALIA — While Americans across the country spent Labor Day quietly wondering whether the decades-old rule about wearing white still applies, one local teenager reportedly entered September completely unaffected.
Teen Angst | September 20, 2026
Free Tire Disposal Ruins a Perfectly Good Winlock Tradition
LEWIS COUNTY — Lewis County offers free tire disposal, giving Winlock and Vader residents a legal alternative to leaving them at the end of a dead-end road.
Event | September 20, 2026
PUD Discusses Rates, Local Dads Shut Off Another Light
LEWIS COUNTY — Lewis County PUD has begun the public process of considering electric rates for 2027 and 2028, prompting residents across the county to begin aggressively switching off lights in rooms nobody is currently occupying.
Electricity | September 19, 2026
Country Chicks Market Opens, Decorative Pumpkin Economy Surges
LEWIS COUNTY — The Country Chicks Fall Market is headed to the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, officially marking the point in the calendar when ordinary pieces of wood become $38 home decorations because someone painted the word “HARVEST” on them.
Bazaar Chicks | September 19, 2026
Lewis County Begins 2027 Budget, Discovers Money Still an Issue
LEWIS COUNTY — County officials are beginning work on the 2027 budget, initiating the annual process of determining how to pay for roads, employees, public safety, buildings and approximately 400 things residents assumed were funded by “the state or something.”
Local | September 19, 2026
Fall Train Rides Return, Parents Pay to Show Kids Trees
CHEHALIS — Fall excursions are returning to the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad as families prepare for the annual tradition of boarding a historic train to observe trees doing exactly what trees outside their homes are also doing.
Chugga-Chugga-Choochoo | September 19, 2026
Lewis County Football Week 3: Scoreboards Continue to Be Abused
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Week 3 arrived Friday night, and Lewis County football has apparently settled into its natural rhythm: some teams are undefeated, some score 70 every week, and W.F. West has decided touchdowns are a luxury item.
Local Sports | September 19, 2026
Lewis County Football Week 2: Some Teams Chose Violence
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Week 2 of high school football is in the books, and Friday night provided everything Lewis County expects from September
Sports | September 13, 2026
Chamber Encourages Residents to Choose Local, Except When Tuscany Is Available
CHEHALIS, WA — Centralia-Chehalis Chamber reminds residents to shop local—right after everyone gets back from Tuscany.
Shopping | September 6, 2026
Lewis County Launches ‘Volcano Country’ Campaign, Remembers Mount St. Helens Exists
Lewis County’s new “Volcano Country” campaign puts Mount St. Helens at the center of its tourism push.
Volcano | September 5, 2026
Lewis County Football Returns, Apparently With a Grudge
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — High school football returned Friday night, and several Lewis County teams apparently spent the offseason preparing for something considerably more serious than a recreational sporting event
Football | September 5, 2026
County Officials Clarify ‘Total Burn Ban’ Also Applies to Gary
LEWIS COUNTY — County officials issued an important clarification this week reminding residents that Lewis County's total outdoor burn ban does, in fact, also apply to Gary.
Burn Ban | August 16, 2026
Dad Spends $73 Winning Child Stuffed Animal Available Online for $6.99
CENTRALIA — A Lewis County father reportedly spent $73 at the Southwest Washington Fair this week successfully winning his daughter a stuffed animal later discovered online for $6.99.
Fair | August 16, 2026
Local Aristocrats Flaunt Wealth by Wearing Summer Whites and Playing Croquet Before Labor Day
CHEHALIS, WA — Local aristocrats gathered on a perfectly trimmed lawn this weekend to flaunt their enormous wealth by wearing spotless summer whites and playing croquet before Labor Day.
Local | July 19, 2026
Chehalis Residents Quietly Begin Preparing Beards Ahead of ZZ Top Tribute Concert
CHEHALIS, WA — Local men reportedly begin preparing facial hair and dusting off sunglasses ahead of next week's ZZ Top tribute concert in Chehalis.
Events | July 11, 2026
Lewis County Annual Festival Guide for 2026
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — Lewis County Festival season guide for summer events happening throughout the County including dates and times.
Events | July 10, 2026
Local Brother Vows Victory As Siblings Prepare For Annual Roman Candle War
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — A local brother vows victory as siblings prepare for their family’s annual Roman Candle War, a backyard Fourth of July tradition built on confidence, chaos, and terrible safety decisions.
Local | July 3, 2026
Sanitation Efforts Under Way After Centralia Pride Event
CENTRALIA, WA — Centralia crews launch an over-the-top cleanup after a local Pride event leaves George Washington Park covered in glitter, rainbow decorations, and small-town confusion.
LOCAL | June 28, 2026
Lewis County Fourth Of July Planning Guide For People Who Like Freedom, Fireworks, And Getting Home Before Traffic Gets Crazy
LEWIS COUNTY — A Lewis County Fourth of July planning guide covering Centralia, Chehalis, Pe Ell, Mossyrock, Mineral, Randle, Vader and other local fireworks celebrations for 2026.
Independence Day | June 27, 2026
Juneteenth: The Day Republicans Freed the Slaves Democrats Wanted to Keep
LEWIS COUNTY, WA — A Juneteenth reminder that history has a way of making modern political talking points very uncomfortable.
Holiday | June 16, 2026
He-Man Goes PC for Masters of The Universe Reboot
ETERNIA — Political correctness reaches Eternia as Hollywood updates He-Man with new pronouns, a softer sword, and a box office strategy powered entirely by bad ideas
Movie | June 8, 2026
