Winlock News

It was exactly one year ago Tuesday when heavy rains drowned much of the region in floodwaters, washing away homes and livelihoods.

The looking for the only fatality from last December's flood hasn't really ended.

The public had a chance to speak out Monday night about the updated 2009 Lewis County budget, which will freeze the equivalent of 37 full-time positions and strain services.

At least 50 people came to the Lewis County Gospel Mission in Chehalis Monday for a free Thanksgiving dinner, two days after hundreds came to Rochester for the annual community meal.

Lewis County Gospel Mission, 444 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, will have a free Thanksgiving dinner available to everyone at 1 p.m. Monday.

Such is the case in the small town of Winlock, where some residents and businesses are opposing proposed development and zoning guidelines set to be approved by the city council early next month.

Posted November 19, 11:02 am, 2008. E-mail this article to a friend. By Dan Schreiber dschreiber@chronline.com The Public Facilities District in Lewis County voted Tuesday to pursue the purchase of land in ...

The Lewis County Commission heard the details of the six-year transportation improvement plan on Monday at its regular meeting.

Posted November 14, 12:41 pm, 2008. E-mail this article to a friend. By Sharyn L. Decker sdecker@chronline.com One of the men apprehended after last week's armed robbery at the Toledo Pharmacy told police he ...

The elementary school in Winlock was locked down briefly on Thursday as law enforcement officers surrounded a home trying to arrest an 18-year-old man.

A man responsible for a Winlock house fire that left his adult daughter severely burned was sentenced to six months in jail.

A 29-year-old Winlock man died on Monday when his car was struck head-on by a semi-truck passing another truck on U.S. Highway 12 in Randle.

The Toledo Pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint on Monday afternoon, prompting a short police pursuit and an hours-long manhunt outside Vader which led to the arrest of three individuals from Centralia.

The United Methodist Church in Winlock will host its annual turkey luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday for $7. A bazaar, Christmas rummage sale and grand bake sale will be happening the same time as ...

Posted October 30, 11:46 am. E-mail this article to a friend. By Dan Schreiber dschreiber@chronline.com The Lewis County Auditor's Office is reporting 46 percent of ballots have been returned by mail or in ...

The Lewis County Sheriff's Office said on Friday they don't know yet what led to the fall out of the back of a pickup truck that led to the death of 20-year-old Emma Sparks.

The fall colors around Vancouver are looking good here and there. Some maple trees are in full color while others look like it is still late summer and are showing no color.

A proposed educational energy park and farm in north Centralia received a lot of attention from U.S. Sen.

A week and a half after dismantling a meth-cooking operation in Adna, detectives have picked up at least four people and booked them for manufacturing the illegal drug.

Winlock Miller Elementary School will be closed today due to power outages. A transformer next to the school blew and knocked down one of the lines connected to the school, according to Dick Conley, Winlock ...