The Chronicle News Dump

On the 175th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, host Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier to discuss his bigger political office. News items pick up at the 24:00 mark, including Tenino’s park, unsolved-solved murders, a robbery/extortion case, and more. Email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com .

On the 174th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, area man Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle executive editor Eric Schwartz welcome on Centralia police chief Stacy Denham (9:46) to talk about good cop/bad cop, the camera wagon, Flock cameras, the Chehalis Tribal Jail and more Hub City issues. Also covered: the hydrogen take-off (44:03), the glut of town hall events, hotel monopoly, the hosts giving a dam...

The sports crew (Dylan, Kody and Aaron) welcome on guests Chris Bannish (Adna basketball) and Chad Cramer (former MWP basketball) to break down the District 4 2B tournaments. The crew discusses the C2BL MVP awards (2:10), the District 4 2B boys bracket (7:00), the District 4 2B girls bracket (30:10), whether the D4 2B title games at WF West are the best atmosphere in Lewis County sports (46:42), t...

On the 173rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, host Aaron VanTuyl welcomes guest Eric Schwartz to talk about The News and what has transpired in Centralia and the rest of Lewis County while our guest has been absent. 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: https://apple.co/3s...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Aaron) run through last week’s sporting event and turn off their computers in case James Gross’ Y2K scare comes to light. Josh is off to greener pastures and has final thoughts. The C2BL girls and the EvCo boys are interesting, while their counterparts are largely decided. Kody has mic trouble.

On the 172nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, host Aaron VanTuyl welcomes on a slew of guests to discuss local news and events. Local comedy promoter Gabe Botten and Centralia city councilor Cameron McGee discuss the upcoming Adam Ray show to benefit the Washington Association of Culture and Art, Centralia’s potential district change, and a new Chehalis city councilor. Then (at the 19:34 mark)...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Aaron) review the list of postponed-but-then-played local basketball games and discuss the leaders in the clubhouse for each of the local league MVP awards. Kody is absent. The standings are largely confusing.

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh, Kody and Aaron) discuss where we stand in relation to the midseason report cards we issued next week. Josh has little to say on Monday night’s college football events. Julia Dalan has scored 1,000 points for W.F. West. James Grose has scored (nearly) 2,000 points for Napavine. The top of the standings in most of the leagues is something of a mess. Kody was late.

On the 171st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the first “Meet the Manager” meeting at the PUD, Patty Murray paying a visit to Old Man TransAlta, and family squabbles.  You can now email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or subscribe here: https://apple.c...

On the 170th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the latest in the YMCA vs. Mineral saga, welcome reporter Mitchell Roland on as a guest co-host, talk politics, and establish some new traditions. You can now email us at chroniclenewsdump@gmail.com . Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or subscr...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh, Kody and Aaron) discuss where we’re at in the middle of the prep basketball season with the holidays behind us. Josh (UW) and Dylan (ASU) are both happy for the Huskies. Kody has a new job and new responsibilities. Napavine, Adna and Rainier are the conversational frontrunners. WF West could be contending for twin EvCo titles. The crew sets the over/under line for sta...

On the 169th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss Crawler and Isabel’s final show, Jeff Wilson’s last hurrah, the YMCA’s rumored win over Lewis County, a wedding for seasoned citizens, and getting frosty in Mayfield Lake. Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Aaron) discuss the current state of basketball in Lewis County and beyond, the ascension of Rainier basketball, and the similarities in boys and girls seasons.

On the 168th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss the pros and cons of Mrs. Doubtfiring your (ex)spouse, the county budget, a former Morton officer, and the veracity of Santa Clause. Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episodes or sub...

On the 167th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss Smart Ax in Onalaska, Jim Walsh’s preseason “gonna make some noise” preview, the PUD keeping its rates promise, and UPS Kevin Day in Pe Ell.  Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF DOCTOR ! Listen to past episod...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh, Kody and Aaron) discuss the state football championship games from Saturday at The Greatest Setting in College Football, the underperformance of the top seeds, the college football playoff deal, the size of those dudes on Okanogan, the speed of those dudes on Anacortes, and a preview of the prep basketball season.

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Aaron) discuss the Vibe King who fathered Dylan, local teams’ streak of appearances in the state finals, a little 2B history, and of course all the pertinent faces of the state football championship series at Husky Stadium.

  On the 166th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss whether or not their collective wives have become stuck in the bathtub, letters to the editor about comic strips, balanced budgets, and agreeing with columnists. Brought to you by SUMMIT FUNDING and THE ROOF DOCTOR !...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Aaron) discuss Onalaska’s win over Kalama in the state quarterfinals and Kayden Mozingo’s record setting performance. Maz’s Costner-esque postgame monologue is revisited. Napavine remains Pretty Good. Toledo’s season has come to a close. Mossyrock looks sharp and ready for more. Tumwater is still No. 1. The championship games will be played in the best setting in c...

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Kody and also Aaron) cover the lack of surprises from last week’s playoff football games. Aaron is back from the desert. Production is at an all-time high. Onalaska and Kalama have strong feelings for one another. The WIAA’s Instagram account is killer.

On the 165th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep and photo editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss the county’s upcoming budget issues, a fat marmot, quilts, fraud, Star Wars, bison, and more.

On the 164th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz enjoy a Gentlemens' Club discuss John Braun’s demand for an investigation into Green Hill, the not-really-a-drive-by shooting at the shelter, tonight’s election, which dead animals are acceptable for football fields, and honeymoons.

The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Kody) are mostly alive after working six district tournaments and 11 football crossovers, and trying to figure out how to do this podcast thing while Aaron pets goats in the desert. Brackets are out, and not a single person has any complaints about any of them.

In the crossover/play-in football preview, Kody, Josh, Dylan and Aaron decline to discuss the final week of the regular football season and what that all means. Kody is once again disrespected. Josh hates Saturdays more than Garfield hates Mondays. Dylan is uncomfortable.

On the 163rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz, Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger discuss tire piles, guns in Hong Kong and dog bites.