Isabel Vander Stoep

In an interview earlier this month, Daryl Lund, Robin Ronnell and Shakara Ryan each spoke of the new Minuteman Press store at the Lewis County Mall the way a wide-eyed, experimental scientist would describe a brand new laboratory.

Jay Gordon’s farm between Porter and Elma has been in his family since the late 1700s. In 1872, Ulysses S. Grant signed a deed for the homestead. In 2023, Gordon is one of just three …

Fitting for a coming of age play, “James and the Giant Peach” will be the Evergreen Playhouse debut for 14-year-old Lane Nixon, who will play James, and the directorial debut for Andrea …

Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a three-part series about Onalaska High School. ‘Smart Ax’ will examine the school’s unique approach to culture, community and …

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a three-part series about Onalaska High School. The first story in ‘Smart Ax’ — named after a pun on the school’s Logger …

Forest Service Road 52, also known as Skate Creek Road, is blocked at milepost 18.5 after an “impassable” landslide on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The road is managed by the Gifford Pinchot …

Glasses with pre-programmed virtual reality displays for a wide array of classic literature. A windshield that never freezes. Bubble gum that replaces vitamins and supplements. These were …

This is the final installment of Beak of the Week. It has been a semi-regular piece in The Chronicle since May. Among others, Beak of the Week has featured sparrows, backyard feeder birds, …

Seven years ago, I was certain I’d never live in Lewis County again. Certainty, I’d learn, is fickle at age 18. On March 15, 2021, 10 days after my 23rd birthday, I entered the …

Type “Morton” and “Wikipedia” into the search bar, and you’ll see Morton Salt, Morton, Illinois, and a steakhouse before you find the hometown of Grammy award-winner …