The Chronicle News Dump

On this 51st episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and pal Luke Kilgore talk about Kilgore’s love of oversized checks, groundbreaking ceremonies, Pride month, Tenino history, John McCroskey leaning woke, “vaccine segregation,” Mossyrock, and Michael Wagar’s sweet lakeside palace.

On this 50th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and pal Luke Kilgore talk about Jim Walsh’s Hunger Games take, Sean Swope’s soundbite, high drama at the Winlock senior center, and Brandon Svenson’s protest at the mayor’s meeting he declined to attend. With Facebook Comments of the Week, Tales From the Takes Page, Sirens Banger of the Week and a People’...

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and special guest Luke Kilgore draft their own NIMBY letter, help the county decide how to spend $15 million, and the High Rock fire lookout.

News Dump Ep. 48: Quarantine Facilities, NIMBY Letters and One More Look at Old Man TransAlta’s Land On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and VP Franklin Taylor cover Centralia’s quarantine facility, the TransAlta land saga, Tenino’s rolling coal carts, filing week, and two special Tales From the Takes Page.

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier talk about sanctuary cities, rat problems, Blippi, running for office, mascots, museums, Tenino, and the great Jeff Goldblum. Sponsored by Summit Funding and Goebel Septic.

News Dump Ep. 46: “We Don’t Want … Your Quarantine Facility” On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Regional Editor Justyna Tomtas discuss a quarantine site in Centralia, Blippi coming to Tenino again, Winlock’s mayor forgoing a mask at a meeting that was then cancelled, Lewis County dropping its proposed drug ordinance, and one columnist’s ret...

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and reporter Eric Rosane hold a mock draft of local festivals, talk about the 19th and 20th districts’ respective budget hauls, cover the Centralia school levy passing narrowly, and enjoy sponsorship from GOEBEL SEPTIC. Segments include Tales From the Takes Page, Sirens Banger of the Week and (brief) Facebook...

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and cover the whistleblower complaint at the animal shelter, Toledo’s options for a new mascot, JHB joining the anti-WDFW-acquiring-TransAlta’s-land party, police business, an intriguing bit of failed extortion, and Comments of the Week.

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Reporter Claudia Yaw cover: Medals of Merit and/or Valor Rental Assistance Coming to Lewis County Jaime Herrera Beutler in Onalaska JHB’s Challengers Three Walsh Votes No Toledo Loses a Beloved City Councilor Breaking Down a Wall into the Sirens Banger of the Week

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Reporter Claudia Yaw cover: SPACE Jim Walsh and the option to not vote Kids finding school awkward Mittge’s heater of a column Insert Coin, a new barcade Rep. Ann Rivers’ bad choice of words Bruce Kimsey riding into the sunset A memorable letter to the editor

On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Reporter Claudia Yaw cover: A guy with COVID symptoms walking right into court Morton police not wearing masks when judges ask them to Sports (briefly) Vaccine numbers in Lewis County going up Is Mittge eating Michael’s opinion page lunch?! Experimental Aircraft scholarships Facebook comments

On this episode, Aaron, Eric and Claudia cover: A local name in the NCAA basketball tournament The internet being out Abbarno wanting you to rank the issues Lewis County vs. drug laws Tenino mayor vs. a recall Winlock getting big Toledo not getting an airport Port of Chehalis not getting Costco Mittge and Michael’s takes A city clerk for People Champion of the Week Business features A fake animal...

The Chronicle newsroom in the late 2000s-early 2010s was a gritty holding cell of hard-reporting, hard-partying rapscallions. Out of that famed Dirty Man Newsroom emerged one Andy Campbell, who used a video of himself being tasered by the Lewis County Sheriff as evidence he was willing to ANYTHING for a weird story. He took his talents to New York where he worked for the Brooklyn Paper and the New...

On this episode of News Dump, Aaron, Eric and Claudia cover the Swamp Cup (briefly!), Lewis County’s new approach to the devil’s lettuce, broadband internet, the Lollipop Guild’s sign, two Sirens Bangers of the Week, and too many Facebook Comments of the Week.

Eric and Franklin sit down with brand-new Chehalis city councilman Mike Bannan to talk about why he applied to join the council, his expectations for his first year and what got him to this point. 

On this episode of News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz are appalled at Claudia Yaw’s take on outer space. Topics include Lewis County moving up in the vaccine rankings, Jaime Herrera Beutler dominating the news scene and getting herself some challengers, and Tales From The Takes Page.

Chronversations is a Chronicle interview podcast, featuring a ranging discussion with a local newsmaker. On the first installment, Chronicle VP Franklin Taylor and Editor Eric Schwartz sit down with state Rep. Peter Abbarno (R-Centralia) to talk about what he's doing for the 20th District.

On this episode of News Dump, VP Franklin Taylor joins Aaron and Eric to discuss Lewis County’s low vaccination rate, the cancellation of the spring youth fair, the ongoing TransAlta land grab situation, and one extra-special Sirens Banger of the Week. The crew also previews the new addition to the Chronicle Podcast Extended Universe, Chronversations, which drops later this week.

On this special Valentin'e Day SNOWMAGGEDON episode Aaron, Eric and Claudia discuss TransAlta's land and who has the Golden Ticket to decide what to do with it, what to do with the snow and ChronAir's role in Nightcrawler's cutline, Claudia making national news (briefly) for reporting a story a while ago, and why no one wants to drive a schoolbus.

Aaron and Eric are joined by Nightcrawler to talk about The Big Game (kind of), People of the Year, Vader, Toledo airport stuff, and the Eckerson Road encampment. Eric Trent joins to talk about local sports coming back and we laud one fantastic obituary and one jive turkey commenter.

Claudia, Aaron and Eric discuss older folks trying to get vaccines, whether or not the PUD giving out internet is socialism, a bunch of kids maybe naming a dinosaur, a look at the opinion page, and comments of the week. 

Claudia is back on the podcast with Aaron and Eric to talk about BIG CENSORSHIP, Spiffy's, vaccines at the fair, Pride signs, Morton stuff, Twin Transit's Dial-a-Ride, cool dips and more.

New Chronicle/CT Publishing VP Franklin Taylor drops in to discuss a letter to the governor, flood damage, a K9 hero, extortion over illicit video chats and more.

In this episode we cover The Chronicle's new owners, legislature coming back, Abbarno getting sworn in, the coal unit shutting down, Tenino getting scammed and more (with Aaron, Eric and Claudia).

In this episode Aaron, Eric and Claudia discuss Sheriff Snaza's support of Spiffy's, Lewis County's new heat-sensing drone system, and the Oakvillian of the Year.