The Chronicle News Dump

On the 223rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome back Kody Christen and welcome on recurring guest Wayne Fourner (Thurston County Commissioner, former Tenino mayor, occasional firefighter) to discuss the Super Bowl, local volcanoes, laundromat chihuahuas, mermaids, Thurston County’s jail situation, the people of the year and m...

On the 222nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the waterproofing of horses, a chicken showdown, the re-opening of The Hub in downtown Centralia, Call of Duty recording in Packwood and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past ep...

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach and Aaron) break down Zach’s big trip to Pe Ell, Dylan’s big trip to the restroom, the final (or almost final) C2BL basketball standings, the district brackets, the wrestling tournaments coming this way and more.  Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

On the 221st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz are joined by guest Kody Christen to discuss some awful crime, the latest in politics, Awards of the Year season, and a lounge for gamers. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or su...

The sports crew (Dylan, Kody, Zach and Aaron) break down the latest in prep basketball. Tenino boys are making a bit of a run, Pe Ell girls remain A Contender, Zach makes a big wager and Dylan reports on the cuisine in Kansas City after his brief vacation.  Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

On the 220th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz are joined by reporter Owen Sexton discuss the latest goings-on at Green Hill, a wrestler from Toledo, the hottest books at the library and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episode...

The sports crew (Dylan, Kody, Zach and Aaron) break down the latest prep basketball standings and debate who’s going to win each league title. The midseason is here and playoffs are but six games away.

On the 219th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome on Kelli Erb of Chehalis Outfitters to discuss the specifics of becoming estranged, a black eye for the Sheriff’s Office, a settlement in the Christensen murder and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROO...

The sports crew (Dylan, Kody, Zach and Aaron) break down Zach’s paternity leave, the current state of prep basketball, the Pe Ell girls’ so-far-undefeated season, a bunch of career scoring (and other) milestones, and the C2BL. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

On the 218th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss Roger Morningstar’s first day in court and recap everything that led up to his legal issues, a Thurston County Commissioner’s settlement, a few state-level budget questions, and Kody’s absence from the honor roll. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMI...

On the 217th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz (with Kody Christen, star photographer) discuss reducing the county budget, new local party chairs you CAN’t sit on, and who can throw a drug-filled football the farthest. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTO...

On the 216th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz (with Kody Christen, star photographer) discuss nitrates in the water, whooping cough, and the great Lighted Tractor Parade of 2024. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or subscrib...

The sports crew (Dylan, Kody, and Aaron) break down the final games of the prep football season and welcome basketball into the mix. There has been a tie on the final grid picks board. Kody is a Bears expert and Zach is a father.  Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

On the 215th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz (with Kody Christen, star photographer) discuss their adventures with longtime Chehalis politician and presence Daryl Lund. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or subscribe here: h...

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, and Aaron) break down the state football semifinals. Dylan missed the boat. Kody has (nearly) won Grid Picks. Napavine and Tumwater are headed for UW to play for THE BIG ONE. Basketball has begun also.

On the 214th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz (with Kody Christen, star photographer) discuss the biggest news in Lewis County: An attempted bribe! There’s really nothing else to talk about, except a few budget slip ups and whatnot.  Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALIS OUTFITTERS an...

On the 213th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome on Mackenzie McGee and Hallie Ralls from the Centralia Downtown Association to preview this weekend’s Christmas tree lighting and the Dec. 14 lighted tractor parade. The grand marshall of this year’s parade is announced, judges for the parade are revealed, and a full calendar of...

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, and Aaron) break down the quarterfinals of the state football playoffs. Zach takes a victory lap. The crew breaks down the full semifinal slate of games. Things are good. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, Kody and Aaron) break down the first round of the state football playoffs and ask if the seeding committees got it right. Adna vs. Napavine is the most intriguing game on the schedule. Franklin Pierce scores a lot of points but one panelist is convinced it won’t be enough. Kody has taken the Grid Picks lead and will not relinquish it. We hope you all survived the stor...

On the 212th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss what they would have done if their parents had announced to the whole town that they couldn’t be trusted to read a book featuring a vague description of m***********. Kody returns from cyclone chasing to opine about weather. The county budget cuts are looming but Director of Flu...

On the 210th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the Big Events of Last Week, as well as recent budget issues with the county and Tenino. The reviewers know all about a local restaurant, ‘Rabbit Lady’ knows all about breeding bunnies, and Derek Sanders knows ball. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUM...

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, and Aaron) break down District Championship weekend for soccer and volleyball and dive into the state football seeding committees’ work on the 2A, 1A and 2B brackets. Who got a tough break? Who’s got a line to the finals? Who’s got a long road trip in their future? And more importantly, did Zach’s Lead Pipe Locks of the Week for Cross Country hit? It’s playoff season....

The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, Kody and Aaron) discuss the playoff slate for the prep football season and break down local all-league teams. The Grid Picks board has a (pair of) champion(s). State brackets or crossovers or whatever are scheduled. Sponsored by:  Elam’s Home Furnishing and Mattress Gallery Goebel Septic Americool Heating and Cooling

On the 209th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz lament the end of another enjoyable, peaceful election season and all the content (and curious text messages) it’s produced in Washington. Centralia is once again embroiled in controversy over a downtown business. Fake money is stolen from a real business and Kody is nowhere to be found...

On the 208th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz are joined by award-winning photographer Kody Christen to shout amongst themselves about theoretical fiscal issues, airplane hangars and why they’re being foreclosed upon, burning ballot boxes and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING , CHEHALI...