Saturday, October 3, 2026
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Thurston County will soon train local authorities on how to manage active shooter incidents and active mobile threat events.
The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved on …
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By JC Medina
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6/1/22
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Olympia Schools District Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Jennifer Priddy reported that student enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels of 9,678 in School Year (SY) …
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An Olympia man was booked on two felonies after allegedly hitting two other males with a metal pipe because he was upset over his missing bag.
Travis W. Benson, 40, was arrested last Thursday, …
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By Julia Ornedo
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6/1/22
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe is working to install affordable fiber-optic internet connections to tribal and non-tribal communities in South Puget Sound to address what they identified as …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/1/22
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The other day my soon-to-be four-year-old great-grandchild announced she was not proud to be an American. Not old enough to understand what she was saying, of course, but parroting words she …
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 5/31/22 at 7:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of Brianna Ct SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ashley Nicole Allen, 28, on suspicion of assault in the …
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6/1/22
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At the Port of Olympia's third open house for the Olympia Regional Airport Master Plan Update yesterday, port consultant project manager Leah Whitfield reiterated that Olympia Regional Airport is not …
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The Olympia City Council temporarily deferred taking action on a city-commissioned study that recommended the creation of its Basic Life Services (BLS) program.
In his presentation at the city …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/31/22
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Lacey Board of Park Commissioner Sarah Daniels announced Monday her resignation from the board as a protest against the City's process of hearing public comments on the controversial Meridian Market …
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By JC Medina
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5/31/22
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To the Editor of the JOLT:
The JOLT’s May 20th article, “Olympia committee seeks to legislate rent-increase notices, limit move-in costs” describes how the Olympia City Council …
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If you missed my special column last Friday, I offered some ways for you to support the families in Uvalde, Texas. (Read the column and get the list here!)
Nonprofit Designations
You might …
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Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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5/31/22
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An Olympia man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill a bank teller whom he allegedly called a homophobic slur after becoming upset with his transaction.
Steven Dennis Olive, 39, was …
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By Julia Ornedo
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5/31/22
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An Oakville man was arrested on suspicion of stealing $30 worth of clothing from a Goodwill store in Olympia.
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested on May 22 after a reported theft at a Goodwill on …
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By Julia Ornedo
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5/31/22
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Thurston County Sheriff's Office
Lacey Police Department
On 5/30/22 at 1:29 a.m. in the 700 block of Sleater Kinney Rd SE, police arrested Jon C Reeves, 36, on suspicion of …
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5/31/22
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Recently giving Washington state places new names has been getting attention. For example, the federal Department of the Interior is proposing renaming geographical sites in Washington that currently …
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Dear Lexis:
I started a new job as a delivery driver recently and on my first day, I noticed some words and images rubbed into the dirt on the side of the delivery vehicle. While seemingly …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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5/30/22
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Food Prosperity Central (FPC), a farmers’ organization based in Lewis County and Yelm, is offering lectures on neighborhood gardening Wednesday, June 1, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yelm Community …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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5/30/22
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Capitol Lake is the city’s highest risk for downtown flooding.
Olympia Water Resources Director Eric Christensen said this during the Olympia Sea Level Response Collaborative …
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Pacific Northwest Theater (PNT)is offering summer camps for kids ages 5 to 18 culminating in three productions to be performed over the weekends from July 15 to 30.
Starting June 27 at the Good …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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5/30/22
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Olympia Police Department
On 5/29/22 at 1:27 a.m. in the 300 block of Division St NW, police arrested Jessica D Alf, 30, on suspicion of criminal trespassing.
On 5/29/22 at 7:33 a.m. …
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5/30/22
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