Sunday, October 4, 2026
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Tumwater city council agreed to allocate $275,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to a permanent supportive housing project located along Franz Anderson Road in Olympia during a …
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Tumwater Tree Board endorses two American chestnut trees for heritage tree status
By Jerome Tuaño
Tumwater’s Tree Board endorsed to the city council the nomination of two chestnut …
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In what could have been an easy routine win, the Oly Town Artesians FC settled for a point as they drew with a resolute Bellingham United FC, 6-6, as WISL action continued Saturday at the Bellingham …
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By Vince Zafra
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12/15/22
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A friend telephoned me earlier this week. “They’re hooting!” he reported. He lives near one of the city’s wooded parks, and each year about this time he hears Great Horned …
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Motorists passing through Tumwater’s Capitol Boulevard SW and Lee Street SW intersection are advised to take care and note that traffic lights at the crossing will be turned off from 8 a.m. to …
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12/15/22
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Lacey Police Department
On 12/14/22 at 11:05 p.m. in the 6600 block of Millstone Ln SE, police arrested Clarsonelle C Garcia, 28, on suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief.
On …
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12/15/22
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The Port of Olympia commission unanimously approved a 75-year lease contract with Swire, a Coca-Cola bottler, despite appeals from the public to postpone the vote during a meeting held on Monday, …
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The Olympia City Council passed a resolution creating and implementing a gun buy-back program, compensating community members who will surrender their firearms to the Olympia Police …
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The Port of Olympia commission adopted a resolution establishing the boundaries of the five newly formed districts during a meeting held on Monday, December 22.
The public had voted in favor of …
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The Port of Olympia appointed 10 new members for the Port’s Citizen Advisory Committee during a meeting held on Monday, December 12.
The new members are:
Harry Branch
Bob …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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12/14/22
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Starting December 27, David Bayne will hold the helm of Thurston County's Public Health and Social Services.
As the new director, Bayne will work on "developing new community partnerships on the …
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By JC Medina
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12/14/22
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Port of Olympia projects costing more than $1 million will now require the use of apprentices.
The Port commission approved a resolution creating requirements for the utilization of apprentices as …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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12/14/22
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The Lacey Police Department has apprehended one of the fraternal twins who are wanted for the murder of a Kenmore man in August.
Alexander VanDuren, 32, is now in police custody while his twin …
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By Julia Ornedo
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12/14/22
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 12/13/22 at 3:00 p.m. in the 17900 block of Scatter Ln SW, Sheriff's deputies arrested Brandy Nicole Oleachea, 36, on suspicion of violation of a …
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12/14/22
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The Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee is slated to hold a public hearing focusing on the Fire Benefit Charge (RFA) on January 9.
All committee members preferred holding the public …
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Four years of scant rain in Northern Kenya has brought the region to a dry spell. Without sufficient irrigation, crop yield has been slashed to inadequacy, driving a surge in food prices. The …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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12/13/22
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The Olympia Arts Commission approved local artists selected by the art jury to be featured in the 2023 Arts Walk Cover.
At an Arts Commission meeting held Thursday, December 8, Arts Program …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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12/13/22
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The Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan on December 6 to sign a memorandum of agreement with Lacey and Olympia, paving the way for Tumwater’s takeover of Lacey’s …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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12/13/22
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The Olympia Cultural Access Program Ad Hoc Committee convened last Tuesday, December 6, for its third meeting labeled as a “vision exercise meeting.”
According to the city’s …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/13/22
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Lacey Police Department
On 12/12/22 at 10:44 p.m. in the 500 block of Sleater Kinney Rd SE, police arrested Jesse Allan Pogue, 21, on an out-of-town warrant.
On 12/12/22 at 3:42 …
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12/13/22
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