[6] The organization was served a legal notice in September 2023 from Joe Kent, a runner-up in the 2022 election for Washington's 3rd congressional district, that requested a retraction of The Chronicle's reporting of a March 2022 town hall meeting.
Kent stated that the reporting included defamatory statements regarding whether or not he agreed with viewpoints brought forth by members of the audience that promoted white nationalism.
[9] The printing process in the early years of the newspaper required the type be set by hand and the press was manually operated by two men.
Soon after, the Chronicle began using a cylinder press, requiring one employee; the company upgraded to a Pelton wheel which turned the system by water pressure.
The articles were often based on Moeller's observations, experiences, and opinions living in the Hub City and Lewis County, as well as personal anecdotes and history.
[13] The Chronicle's journalists have earned several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists' Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contests in recent years, including first place for comprehensive coverage from 2018,[14] first place for spot news photography from 2019[15] and 2022,[16] runner-up for environmental and natural disaster reporting in 2019 [17] and 2022,[18] and runner-up for breaking news in 2022.