The Chronicle News Dump

Chronicle News Dump 146: The Nuisance Was Just Too Damn Attractive June 6, 2023: On the 146th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss fires, the closure of a beloved-ish pool, Centralia’s water quality report, unwanted parade guests and more.

Chronicle News Dump 145: All I Need Is a Miracle Mile June 6, 2023: On the 145th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss Yard Birds’ new owners and the commenters’ opinions, the Lewis County Mall’s upcoming development (maybe), Roger Morningstar’s resignation, Beaks of the Week and some other stuff.

The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the end of the spring sports season — the wild finish for W.F. West, Josh’s writing adventures in Yakima, a lot of track stuff, state golf, and more. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

Chronicle News Dump 144: This Seems Like an Unusually High Number of Lawsuits May 23, 2023: On the 144th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the latest lawsuit filed against Lewis County, the autobiography Tenino wrote, every single one of the 166 candidates who filed for office, and a wild journe...

Sports Dump Ep. 62: We’re In The Endgame Now The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the penultimate weekend of the prep sports year, from an upset in the 2B district softball finals to W.F. West and Tumwater’s next meeting in the state baseball playoffs, and from Centralia softball making state to the seeding committees’ work on the brackets. Track is coming. Golf is coming. The end is nig...

The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the state/regional baseball brackets and W.F. West’s district title, as well as the aftershocks from the EvCo softball tiebreaker. The 2B softball tournaments started and then stopped. The podcast studio is hot. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

Chronicle News Dump 143: Tipping Our Hat to Randy Tirepile May 15, 2023: On the 143rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss our newest tire pile and speedrun through the news because it is too darn hot.

Sports Dump Ep. 60: Bamboozled by the EvCo Softball’s Chicanery and Subterfuge The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss a wacky, wild, weird and frustrating final day of EvCo softball and Alec details the breakdown in communication and reaction from interested parties. Also, W.F. West and Tumwater are playing for a district baseball title. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic,...

Chronicle News Dump 142: Vaping! In The Dairy Department May 8, 2023: On the 142nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss how to speak without pronouns, the latest curiosities in the Aron Christensen case, a fishing scam, interviewing a new city council candidate and more.

Sports Dump Ep. 59: Anything Can Happen in Evco Softball The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the now-set (mostly) district baseball brackets and marvel at the parity in the EvCo softball standings. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

Chronicle News Dump 141: I Got $5 on (a Public-Private Partnership)  May 2, 2023: On the 141st episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss a Revolutionary War re-enactment, Bill Moeller’s 95th birthday, Tenino’s sick ag park, the governor’s race, and Winlock finally acquiring the World Wide Web.

Sports Dump Ep. 58: Why Can’t League Games Just Be League Games? The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the discrepancy between league games and non-league games against league opponents and how to potentially fix it. They also run through each of the baseball and softball league standings. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

Chronicle News Dump 140: Fish Week (and You Don’t Make Enough to Be Worth Firing) April 24, 2023: On the 140th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the ongoing revelations (and protests) in the Aron Christensen case, the death of a beloved former editor, fish vs sea lions vs elk vs MAN, where to catch your ow...

Sports Dump Ep. 57: Journeying Through the Rain to Find a Sporting Event The Sports Guys (Alec, Josh and Aaron) discuss the short local prep sports schedule, examine league standings, and discuss Centralia’s levy impacts from a sports perspective. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

News Dump Ep. 139: Classless Pundits Cheer New Tire Pile On the 139th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the most recent interviews on the Aron Christensen case, a tragic letter to the editor, Hammock Head, a new and more eastern Tire Pile, and more.

Sports Dump Ep. 56: A Joshtile Takeover  The Sports Guys jump on the mics to discuss the C2BL’s interesting baseball race and the EvCo’s topsy-turvy softball race. Meanwhile, W.F. West and Tumwater baseball are on a collision course, and Adna’s softball team is the best team in the state not to play a team in its own classification yet. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Amer...

News Dump Ep. 138: The Podcast Committee Has Suggested We Receive an 11% Raise On the 138h episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, editor in chief Eric Schwartz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the county commissioners’ pending raises, the Aron Christensen death not getting any felony charges somehow, a kid with wild hair, Winlock taking its case to court, and more.

News/Sports Dump Ep. 137: What Is This, a Crossover Episode? On the 137th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, sports editor Alec Dietz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss both The News and The Sports, including (but not limited to) the Mountain View Cemetery, Derek Sanders, fish in Onalaska, the Centralia softball team and what an enterprising young boy could find in the w...

News Dump Ep. 136: Breaking Down the Aron Christensen Info Dump On the 136th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, Eric Schwartz and Isabel Vander Stoep discuss the Aron Christensen case (please read the story before you listen!), the Centralia city council’s debate over what constitutes a white supremacy problem, and Erik Martin’s farewell to Lewis County. Plus, the Dirt Bike Bandit.

Sports Dump Ep. 55: Baseball is BACK (weather permitting) The Sports Guys jump on the mics to discuss the opening of the spring sports season, guess the number of rainouts for the year, and break down the EvCo and C2BL seasons thus far. Also: The first leg of The Chronicle Cup! Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

News Dump Ep. 135: Bury Me in Blue Jeans (in the Front Yard) On the 135th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, Eric Schwartz and Isabel Vander Stoep cover a liquor license application denied in Chehalis, Toledo’s BIG MEETING, Jim Walsh’s burial legislation, and a Hub City annexation (among other things).

News Dump Ep. 134: Your Replacement Podcast Is Abysmal On the 134th episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron, Eric Schwartz and Isabel VanderStoep cover a business with suspect ties, the new Miss Lewis County, an investigation into a former Lewis County corrections employee, a suspicious background for a Tenino cop, and one lovely Miss Lewis County winner from the good ol’ days.

News Dump Ep. 133: Oh You Love Papa Pete’s? Name Five of Their Pizzas On the 133rd (?) episode of The Chronicle News Dump, one host has a modest proposal to save the tire pile and the pool at the same time. Additional topics include the fire at the old Shari’s building, an interrupted meeting about school funding, curbside compost, getting loud in Chehalis and the latest on Yard Birds.

Sports Dump Ep. 54: And On Sunday, the Sports Guys Rested The Sports Guys gather ‘round to discuss the state basketball tournaments in Yakima and Spokane and whether or not the brackets were GOOD or BAD. Sponsored by Elam’s Home Furnishings, Goebel Septic, and Americool Heating and Cooling.

News Dump Ep. 132: Take the Mail and Run On the 132nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, you can hang out with all the boys as Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz get back to their roots and argue about Jim Walsh’s legislation and takes. Topics include the mail thief’s court summons getting lost in the mail, Tenino putting out the fine china for MGP, the disturbing gr...