Friday, October 2, 2026
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You see them everywhere. Squirrels. For the most part everyone loves them, although sometimes they can, like any other member of the rodent family ...
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The Puget Sound Estuarium is inviting the public to jive with live bands and enjoy a drag show at its annual "Jellyfish Jam" fundraiser. This high-energy event on …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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9/2/25
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 9/01/25 at 12:03 a.m. in the area of 78th Avenue / New Market Street, sheriff’s deputies arrested Isaac Paul Pantega, 48, on suspicion of driving …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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9/2/25
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The Yelm City Council set in motion the creation of a veterans memorial park by authorizing work to begin on its ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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9/1/25
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Indigenous leaders from Se’Si’Le and Lummi Nation’s House of Tears Carvers are launching a two-week campaign across the Pacific Northwest in ...
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information related to the disappearance of Donald Myrel Nelson, following the identification ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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9/1/25
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Back-to-school planning turned into a supply drive in the City of Lacey, as the Travis Manion Foundation and the Lacey Veterans Services Hub ...
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By Kameko Marquez
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9/1/25
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A 34-year-old man was arrested following a disturbance at an apartment complex on Israel Road SW in ...
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The Pope John Paul II High School cross-country boys and girls teams head into the fall season as the number one ranked squads in the Washington ...
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By The JOLT News Staff
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9/1/25
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Five years ago, during a layover in SeaTac airport, I met a woman we’ll call May. We struck up a conversation, the kind you don’t expect to change ...
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Thousands of people descended upon the waterfront of the Port of Olympia over Labor Day weekend for a maritime celebration that featured ...
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 8/31/25 at 12:33 a.m. in the 10200 block of Martin Way E, sheriff’s deputies arrested Luiz Angel Hernandez Ruiz, 25, on suspicion of driving under …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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9/1/25
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 8/30/25 at 1:59 a.m. in the 400 block of 368th Federal Way SW, sheriff’s deputies arrested Andrey Petr Lupulyak, 33, on suspicion of 1) …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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8/31/25
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 8/29/25 at 12:24 p.m. in the 2100 block of Pearl Beach Road NW, sheriff’s deputies arrested Devon Nalani Schmidt, 35, on suspicion of 1) …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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8/31/25
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The City of Olympia’s Land Use and Environment Committee is recommending no immediate changes to the city’s rental housing code, even as a new state ...
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A 10-year contract with Omnicare Pharmaceutical, which supplies medications to the Thurston County Correctional Facility, is going ...
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By Kameko Marquez
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8/29/25
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The Lacey Historical Commission approved new museum archives and adopted a full calendar of hours and closures through 2026, as it prepares for ...
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By Kameko Marquez
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8/29/25
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Peter Nicholas Fluetsch, the mayor of Tumwater from 1990 to 1993, died on Aug. 16, 2025. He was 88. Fluetsch was born on ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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8/29/25
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The first full month of the summer home buying season was a mixed bag in Thurston County, as the median price for a residence inched higher while ...
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By Wyatt Haupt Jr.
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8/29/25
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As we approach Halloween, I'd like to focus on parts of Thurston County's history (past events, including political, military and others) and folklore (stories of hauntings, mysteries and others …
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By Ira Wesley Kitmacher
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8/29/25
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