The Chronicle News Dump

On the 82nd episode of News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, reporter Isabel Vander Stoep and VP Franklin Taylor discuss a swing-and-a-miss headline, the legitimacy of the No. 1 cat in the world’s ranking, the county’s “how should we spend this money” poll, one great stupid cow comment, and the salary commission and everything it does. Sponsored by Summit Funding.

Sports Dump Ep. 20: Guessing Who Voted in the AP Poll and Why The Chronicle Sports Guys discuss the hot-off-the-press AP basketball rankings, the latest big headlines, Tumwater/W.F. West in the 2A girls picture, and a huge 51-point outburst from an Oakville star.

News Dump Ep. 81: Giving “Centralia Man” His Due On the 81st episode of News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and discuss a new rash of “Centralia Man” crimes, good news on the flood recovery front, a local executive director’s exit, the Grayshirts’ arrival, several reasons not to drive through standing water, and a true Orwellian nightmare.

Sports Dump Ep. 19: Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Points? The Chronicle Sports Guys discuss a 96-point effort by Oakville, Kalama vs. Napavine once again, MWP getting a big man back, Mossyrock girls’ state finals odds, and Alec’s post-New Year’s basketball power rankings.

News Dump Ep. 80: “Well, That Sucked” — Covering the (first) 2022 Flood On the 80th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Eric Schwartz and Isabel Vander Stoep talk through covering the January 7-9 flood in the Lewis County area and welcome on Eric Rosane for his stories on covering the rising waters.

News Dump Ep. 79: Mystery Chickens and a Moment of Silence for Dennis Hadaller On the 79th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz cover the mystery of the chickens in Olympia, floods coming, New Year’s Eve stuff, keeping the Christmas spirit alive, and the long, full life of Dennis Hadaller.

News Dump Ep. 78: Tell That Snow to Stay Out of Our Swamp On the 78th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz pull off a two-hander and cover all the snow they’re happy to see melt, Christmas cheer, a burglary in Chehalis, giving quarantine facilities the boot, a rash of graffiti, Jim Walsh citing Brown v. the Board of Education, and chickens in the cold. SEE YA NEXT YEAR!

Sports Dump Ep. 18: Fitting 10 Pounds of C2BL into a 5-Pound Bag The Chronicle Sports Guys discuss the continuing confusion in the C2BL, the Tumwater/WF West race(s) in the EvCo, state tournament allocations, and more. Sponsored by Goebel Septic and Elam’s Home Furnishing and Sleep Center.

News Dump Ep. 77: TransAlta Clause is Coming to Town On the 77th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss the big conspiracies around the health code violations (and perhaps sale) at Yard Birds, Mackinaws’ run-in with the LCB, White Pass for sale, a spike in ATM thefts and indecent exposure (unrelated), and more.

Sports Dump Ep. 16: The C2BL is Getting Wild The Chronicle Sports Guys discuss the weird situation in the C2BL boys basketball standings, where to host the All-Area football photo, and Drea Brumfield’s various career records (and who has the current/old records). Sponsored by Goebel Septic and Elam’s Home Furnishing and Sleep Center.

News Dump Ep. 76: $2.1M? Best I Can Do Is Bottomless Puppies On the 76th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Isabel Vander Stoep and Eric Schwartz discuss the growth in Packwood, a few pre-filed bills, the animal shelter dustup and its legal pricetag, and getting off your ass to count some Christmas birds.

Sports Dump Ep. 15: So Long, Football, We Hardly Knew You The Chronicle Sports Guys discuss the 2B and 2A state football championship games and run through which teams and players have impressed them so far in this young prep basketball season, before going over The Chronicle’s All-Area girls soccer and volleyball teams. Sponsored by Goebel Septic and Elam’s Home Furnishing and Sleep Center.

News Dump Ep. 75: Part Man, Part Machine, All Christmas Cheer On the 75th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss Christmas caroling, Santa Claus, Christmas lights and parades, as well as Old Man TransAlta’s big sink, the Lewis County budget and $15 million poll, an (allegedly) unclothed man, a golden ticket to hunt whatever you want, and more.

News Dump Ep. 74: What If They Spent $15M on One Big Phone? On the 74th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss Santa parades, a walkout at Centralia high school, an open school board seat, the closed-door legislative roundtable, a new challenger for JHB, and McCroskey’s take on the budget request.

Sports Dump Ep. 14: It’s the Finals Countdown In the leadup to the state football championships, Aaron, Eric and Alec cover the semifinal results and take a good long look at the Napavine-Kalama matchup for the 2B title. They review the recent 2B championship game history, debate whether Kalama’s big-play offense will have the same success against Napavine, discuss the Tumwater/Lynden 2A title gam...

News Dump Ep. 73: Taking Up Arms Against Flying Pervert Robots On the 73rd episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss the Sheriff’s (successful) request for more deputies, DB Cooper and the money he spent, a for-profit animal shelter, why shooting down potentially voyeuristic drones SHOULD be legal, an exasperated Winlock civil servant, and Christmas tree hunts.

The state football quarterfinals are done and the sports dump crew bids goodbye to a few local teams (Toledo, Winlock, and Tenino) and previews the state quarterfinals — particularly Napavine vs. Okanogan and Kalama vs. Onalaska. Alec Dietz talks about his trip to the state soccer tournament, Aaron VanTuyl discusses his trip to Kalama, and Eric Trent practically watched a game from his living...

Sports Dump Ep. 12: The Palm Springs of State Brackets The first round of the state football playoffs are in the books, and the Chronicle sports staff discusses the hits and misses of the seeding committees brackets. Alec Dietz reports on his experience at Tenino’s wild 80-point playoff game, Eric Trent discusses his trip to Yakima, and the crew looks forward to a pair of state quarterfinal matchu...

News Dump Ep. 72: This Hole Things is a Farst On the 72nd episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss two swole bros lifting a Porsche, a flood in Lewis County, additional holiday-themed train rides, a handsome escaped inmate, a local repeat cookie champion and more.

News Dump Ep. 71: If He Has Something to Drink, He’ll Wet the Podcast On the 71st episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz join forces for the soggiest podcast in recent memory. The hosts cover the county water banking program, a water rights dustup in Onalaska, water rights talk on Mineral Lake, CC’s new play, and a Winlock grand opening. Brought to you by Summit Fun...

Sports Dump Ep. 11: The Seeding Committee Hath Spoken It’s Seeding Sunday and the Chronicle sports crew offers up instant analysis on the WIAA’s brackets for the state football, volleyball and soccer playoffs. Did Onalaska get a good draw? Did Kalama deserve the 1-seed? Why didn’t someone demand Forks and Toledo switch places? How did Tenino’s football team do so well and it’s soccer team do so …...

News Dump Ep. 70: Lee Grose Point Blank & Brewster’s ($15) Millions On the 70th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Franklin Taylor and Eric Schwartz discuss $15 million in federal funding, Lee Grose joining the county commission (again), Halloween foibles, ELECTION NIGHT in LEWIS COUNTY, and more.

Sports Dump Ep. 10: The Regular Season Ends With a Bunch of Blowouts The regular season concluded with a bunch of lopsided games, but the playoffs are upon us! The Sports Dump hosts break down the crossover playoff slate, look at district soccer and volleyball brackets, and make predictions on who will advance to the state football playoffs and put themselves at the mercy of the seeding committee.

Sports Dump: Playoff Scenarios for Everyone and the Tale of Onalaska's Weird Record This week’s Sports Dump covers Week 8 of the prep football season and all the usual sports stuff. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings and Goebel Septic! 0:25 - Trent Went to DUNE 0:48 - Week 8 Recap 11:40 - Other Sports Are Happening 20:00 - The Perfect Report 20:45 - Football Playoff Picture 35:20 - RPI Rankings...

News Dump Ep. 69: This Headline Was Written in a Day On the 69th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Isabel Vander Stoep and Eric Schwartz discuss a local cookie champion returning the Food Network, a bridge that may not have actually been built in a day, the Nov. 2 election, a legislator being locked out of work and capturing the moment on camera, and Ryderwood’s quest to rebuild a pond.