The Chronicle News Dump

The Chronicle sports staff is fully recovered from a wild weekend of district championships and the boys (and Ridley) are here to break it down. Dylan has five words or less from all five teams in the 2B state tournament. Zach has three words on some other things and has sworn to abandon the “F” word if Ilwaco wins two games. Ridley is unimpressed with the boys’ AirBNB choices and the TikTok accou...

On the 277th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome back former host Kody Christen to talk about his year at WSU, his editorship of The Daily Evergreen, and whatever happened since he’s been gone. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR !

The Chronicle sports staff is doing a tag team with all of the district tournaments kicking off in the next few days. The sports crew (Dylan and Zach) make their picks for all the district championship games and state entrants and one host attempts a Reubs impression that goes awry. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Stor...

On the 276th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss a murder in Chehalis, a sheriff requesting a salary freeze, way too many letters to the editor and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR !

On the 275th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the firing of arguably the lead candidate for the Lewis County Sheriff position, the supporting documents and report from Centralia’s chief of police, the unanswered questions about redacted names and the initial complaint, their desire to be invited to more of THOSE parties, what happens...

The Chronicle sports staff is down to one, but Zach joins Aaron to discuss the penultimate week of the regular season and where the EvCo and C2BL races are at. Adna sits in one driver’s seat and shares another and W.F. West is atop both EvCo standings. The Chronicle Cup had the best finish Zach can remember. Sponsored by: Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan and Aaron) discuss another perfect game from W.F. West’s Taylor Tobin, both Bearcats stick-and-ball teams moving into first place, both Adna stick-and-ball teams moving into first place, and where things stand as the district playoffs sneak onto the horizon.  Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooli...

On the 274th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the long saga of the Fox Theater, whether you can eat sea lions, the reiteration of the Chehalis Basin Flood Authority’s dam pitch, and tasing an old man armed with a hose. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan and Aaron) discuss Ilwaco again for some reason, preview the Chehalis Activators track meet, go over whether things have or have not happened, try to name as many Overbays as possible, and break into the RPI vault. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Store!

On the 273rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the escape and return of a chimpanzee to Zenkner Valley in 1976, the Lincoln Day Dinner, a whole mess of sheriff’s candidates takes, a kid on a moped and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR !

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan and Aaron) discuss Taylor Tobin’s perfect game for W.F. West and the latest in the league standings, as well as breaking down which teams are actually in the NCAA Final Four. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Store!

On the 272nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the appointment and subsequent disappointment of a Centralia city councilor, the piles of information around the departure of a mayor, Lewis County getting high on pot revenue (potentially), protests and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com. Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING, CHEH...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan and Aaron) discuss baseball season, softball season, the “Do you really want to win the district title?” debate, and Zach’s track time. Sponsored by: Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Store!

On the 271st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome on Chehalis Outfitters manager Kelli Erb to discuss unnecessary apps, dueling protests, library layoffs and more.  Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR !

On the 270th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the new Miss Lewis County (and Miss Lewis County’s Teen), Joe Kent’s departure from federal office, a new McCroskey letter and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR !

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan and Aaron) discuss the long weekend in Spokane and Yakima, Adna’s run to the 2B finals, Colfax’s fantastic finish, a Tumwater trophy, Hayden Kaut’s big shot and the importance of eating at Chili’s.  Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Store!

On the 269th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss pot taxes, columns about bills and having a little self-awareness about writing them, the closure of a mill and rising gas taxes. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com. Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING, CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR!

On the 268th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the longstanding marijuana moratorium in Lewis County and why it persists. One host finds himself in agreement with Rep. Jim Walsh. Another candidate announces his bid for county sheriff (and the Sheriff’s Combine / Skills Challenge is proposed). A sea lion achieved the rank of sergeant b...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, Dylan and Aaron) preview the state tournaments, discuss the intricacies of the beautiful Yakima SunDome, lay out each of the local teams’ state playoff paths, touch on a tragedy in Colfax, and hear about Dylan’s trip to UW to see Detlef Schrempf have his jersey retired. Sponsored by: Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heatin...

On the 267th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz break down the lockdown at W.F. West from Monday afternoon with some inside info, the Centralia levy passage, one artist’s wild life ride and the history of incredible thief nicknames. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DO...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, and Aaron) welcome on special guests Chris Bannish (Adna GBB) and Chad Cramer (former MWP boys, Lower Columbia men's basketball) for their annual state basketball preview episode (bracket by bracket) with an extended Airing of the Grievances. Sponsored by:  Goebel Septic Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Coo...

On the 266th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz break down the Grand Old Partyboys’ Red White and Blow drug ring accusations, the county shelling out half a million dollars to defend an indefensible ordinance, a drug shooting and standoff, and the resignation of a local mayor. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, and Aaron) discuss the District 4 2B boys and girls basketball tournaments up to the quarterfinals, which have so far gone about as you’d expect. Two hosts have witnessed a salt like in the wild, but one has not. Zach is not ready to commit to bunkbeds. Rochester’s season, sadly, has come to an end, but the future is bright. There are “some things” happenin...

On the 265th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome a third host for the evening in local man, musician and cowboy Forrest VanTuyl. The saga of Charlie the Bear continues (and ends) as our fat mammal is shipped off to Sequim. Coal is pitched as an alternative to gas (for cars) in the 1940s. The Bob Oke Game Farm is still a problem.  Email...

The Chronicle sports staff (Zach, Dylan, and Aaron) discuss the District 4 2B boys and girls basketball tournament brackets, what the 2A brackets will most likely look like, if Rochester can pull off a wild swing and slip into districts with the #3 seed, and more. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling The Farm Store!