Saturday, October 3, 2026
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Tumwater Rotary Club awarded Khurshida Begum its 2022 Business Person of the Year in appreciation for her meal donation program launched during the pandemic.
“Her 'buy one, give one' program …
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By Danny Stusser and Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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7/1/22
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Motorists are advised to find alternate routes when passing through Tumwater on Monday as the city celebrates Independence Day with a parade from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In a press statement issued by …
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By The JOLT Staff
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7/1/22
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On June 22, Governor Jay Inslee introduced a new pollinator garden on the East Capitol Campus, which he said is “the first pollinator garden on a capitol campus in our nation’s …
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An Olympia woman was charged with a felony and a gross misdemeanor after allegedly damaging a restaurant window and later assaulting an officer who responded to the initial incident.
Elizabeth Mae …
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By Julia Ornedo
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7/1/22
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Tumwater High School held its graduation on June 9 with the graduates' family and friends despite heavy rains that moved their ceremony from Tumwater District Stadium to their school …
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7/1/22
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Thurston County Sheriff's Office
Olympia Police Department
On 6/29/22 at 1:12 a.m. in the 500 block of Capitol Way S, police arrested Bradly C Perry, 36, on suspicion of criminal …
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6/30/22
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The “Missing Middle” efforts that started in 2016 to expand the variety and density of housing in Olympia have been the subject of legal battles that some hoped would have ended …
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Most people know more about birds than they realize. That is true about the woodpeckers, even if all you can bring to mind are old Woody Woodpecker cartoons. The first thing, of course, is that these …
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By George Walter
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6/30/22
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Olympia School District’s Transition Academy and Project Search held a joint graduation ceremony June 10 at Capital High School Performing Arts Center with their Class of 2022 graduates and …
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6/30/22
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Olympia’s Site Plan Committee held a presubmission hearing yesterday involving a proposed plan for one or two new commercial buildings in Briggs Village at 4510 Maple Lane SE.
The one-acre …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/30/22
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A man was arrested for pretending to be a realtor to enter a house for sale and stealing multiple credit cards, Lacey police said Thursday.
The Lacey Police Department said on Twitter that last …
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Unaffordable housing threatens the Olympia economy, Strategic Projects manager Amy Buckler told Olympia planning commissioners.
"Although the housing market is cooling due to inflation and …
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A Puyallup man was charged with a felony after allegedly stealing a $1,700 laptop from an Olympia store.
Kalid Michael Juma, 45, was charged with second-degree theft by the Thurston County …
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By Julia Ornedo
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6/29/22
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Olympia police officers will start wearing body-worn cameras in August and launch in-car video systems in mid-2023, Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen said at the virtual Town Hall last night.
During …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/29/22
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Thurston County’s hazard mitigation plan was brought to the Tumwater City Council work session yesterday. Planning Manager Brad Medrud laid out the details, explaining “this is our …
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By Sage Hamilton
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6/29/22
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The Lacey City Council is set to decide on August 4 whether to approve or not the application of Prime Development Group to rezone five acres of primarily forested land from Low-Density Residential …
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To further champion diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the Lacey Commission on Equity contracted with The Athena Group to draft its DEI Strategic Plan.
The Athena Group’s Ronald …
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By JC Medina
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6/29/22
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By Kathleen Anderson
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6/29/22
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Thurston County Sheriff's Office
On 6/28/22 at 12:58 a.m. in the 17200 block of Crowder Rd SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Michelle Denise Denny, 45, on suspicion of assault in the second …
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6/29/22
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Thurston County government offices will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. All offices will reopen for regular business Tuesday, July 5.
The county’s …
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6/28/22
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