Bearcats Rally to Win Centralia W.F. West Bests Centralia in First Meeting of the Year / Sports 1 Pilots New 24/7 Sobriety Program / Main 4 $1 Weekend Edition Saturday, Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com April 5, 2014 Chehalis, Motherly Royalty RFA React Toledo Mother, Wife Earns Mrs. Lewis County Crown to Chief’s Departure PLAN: Possible Consolidation in Question After Unexpected Resignation of Jim Walkowski By Kyle Spurr
[email protected] Following the resignation of Chief Jim Walkowski Wednesday, the Riv- erside Fire Authority and the Chehalis Fire Department are pur- suing different ave- nues in finding a lead- er for their respective departments. The Riverside Fire Authority, which is al- ready planning to lay Jim Walkowski off six employees by resigned as chief August, had discussed Wednesday eliminating an administrative position prior to Walkowski’s departure. Now, the fire authority will instead leave Walkowski’s position unfilled. Instead, the authority will be led by assistant chiefs Mike Kytta and Rick Mack. please see DEPARTURE, page Main 16 INSIDE: • Contract: RFA chief would have been paid lump sum of at least $70,000 if layoff request was honored. County, Port at Odds on Centralia Station Study DECISION DUE APRIL 14: Hearings Examiner Listens to Both Sides in Three-Day Case; Competing Traffic Analyses at Center of Issue By Christopher Brewer
[email protected] A small portion of Centralia road- way is at the center of a disagreement between Lewis County leaders and the Port of Centralia when it comes to the Pete Caster /
[email protected] pursuit of one of the area’s largest devel- Taryn Ockerman holds her youngest daughter, Bristol, 1, as her daughters, Madison, 5, left, and Elizabeth, 6, strike a pose on Friday afternoon.