The Chronicle News Dump

On this 60th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Franklin Taylor discuss Monday’s “Save the Fair” meeting, the new Little Miss Friendly, a wild candidate forum, stealing $1,000 worth of horny pills, and the false hearsay from another publication that brought on Thursday’s fiery editorial.

On this 59th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Franklin Taylor discuss World War 2 veterans, Starbucks coming to town kind of, masks in Onalaska, the fair, and the Best of Lewis County voting.

On this 58th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and ya boy Luke Kilgore cover the latest in elections, and Camo, and Spiffy’s, and a poplar farm, and an old elementary school, and a lot of other stuff.

On this 57th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and special guest Pete Caster talk about the Chehalis School District’s new policy, changes in Packwood, a city council candidate forum, the auditor’s test of ballot systems, and a tight-lipped editor’s take on the sale of two Chehalis school buildings.

On this 56th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and the Hoquiam hustler himself Luke Kilgore talk about living in a pro-proclamation county, Kilgore’s sick new gig, the Best of Lewis County nominations, and dangerous dogs in Winlock. The hosts also have a big announcement about being invited to MC the Tenino Oregon Trail Days parade on Saturday.

On this 55th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Number One Boy Luke Kilgore talk about county proclamations, Larry Miner, Steve Ward, yet another election, music at the SWW Fair and Bill Nye being here.

On this 54th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Number One Boy Luke Kilgore talk about FESTIVAL WEEKEND in Lewis County, dunk on Jim Walsh for his recent offensive comments, the big ballin’ commissioners buying up more property, traffic updates along I-5, and solving the mystery of the missing statue outside the Chehalis Timberland Library.

On this 53rd episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Number One Boy Luke Kilgore talk about a malnourished editor in chief, horses in Winlock, the county pinching pennies on parks but not parking lots, Centralia’s splash pad soap issue, and Randy Mueller taking the gun show on the road.

On this 52st episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and pal Luke Kilgore talk about the Packwood sewer system, an interesting Chehalis School Board meeting, Michael Wagar’s latest lakeside name drop, and Brian Mittge’s fishing trip.

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.