The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)
Newspaper based in Centralia, Washington
The Chronicle, formerly the Daily Chronicle, is a local newspaper in Centralia, Washington, US. Its newsroom covers happenings in all of Lewis County and parts of neighboring Thurston, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pierce, Pacific, Wahkiakum and Yakima counties.
The newspaper is owned by CT Publishing and publishes three print editions per week and daily online, where it maintains the "Daily Chronicle" moniker. The Chronicle shares local, statewide and regional news, wire stories and sports, including high school sports out of 17 nearby school districts.
History
The Weekly Chronicle was founded in July 1889 by Thomas Scammons and J. E. Whinnery. It switched to daily publication the following year, renaming itself The Daily Chronicle. Also known as the Centralia News, the newspaper resided in the city's historic district beginning in 1920 on Tower Avenue, moving to a location on Pearl Street in 1947 where it remained into August 2025.
The Chronicle was purchased by Jeraldine and Richard Lafromboise in 1968. Richard died months after the sale and Jeraldine, known as "Jeri", oversaw operations until 2012.
In 2011, The Chronicle switched to publishing three editions per week due to declines in revenue, instead publishing digital editions on the remaining days. Lafromboise Communications, under Jenifer Lafromboise Falcon, sold The Chronicle to the Taylor family, owner of The Silver Agency in Chehalis, in January 2021.
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