North Thurston Public Schools announced they will begin to phase in small groups of students for in-person classes beginning next week, after starting the school year with entirely remote … more

Olympia Police Department   At 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Fourth Avenue East, police arrested Lacey A. Perfors, 29, … more

While the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed incarcerated peoples’ right to a trial for several months, it has also brought to Thurston County new reform that has significantly dropped the average … more

The Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County is actively seeking volunteers to help resolve conflict, promote civility and create peace in our community.  The DRC is a … more

Hello Thurston County! Earlier today, I released a letter to Thurston County Superintendents and K-12 Educators with my recommendation for K-12 schools in our county to take a slow, careful, … more

OLYMPIA - Garden-Raised Bounty (also known as “GRuB”) was one of four Washington state organizations to be awarded AARP’s Community Challenge Grant on August 20. This grant program … more

Olympia Police Department   At 3:46 a.m. Tuesday in the 4500 block of Martin Way East, police arrested Matthew C. Hickerson, 25, on suspicion of pedestrian interference.   At … more

Linda Villegas Bremer grew up speaking Spanish in Mission, TX.  The first member of her family to earn a college degree, she worked in a series of progressively more challenging consulting and management roles in business and government, eventually serving as a Cabinet member under Governor Christine Gregoire as Director of General Administration (now the Department of Enterprise Services).  She lives in Thurston County. more

Makieda Hart is founder and co-owner of Strong Family Bonds LLC in Lacey, producer of SGT. HART’s BBQ Sauce. She married (the future SGT) Reno Hart when she was 18, becoming a military dependent spouse shortly after. She performed a variety of jobs around the world, including childcare, medical clerk and administrative assistant. When transferred in 2001 for an assignment at Joint Base Lewis McChord, they and their four children decided to plant roots here.  In April 2020 she co-founded South Sound BIPOC, to raise awareness of minority-owned businesses in the South Sound.  more

Margie Slovan is an award-winning journalist who has worked in radio, print and online. She started her reporting career as a freelancer for NPR, Marketplace, Monitor Radio and several national magazines. She was editor of the muckracking Seattle Star and a reporter for the Daily Journal of Commerce, where she covered transportation, government and environmental issues.  Here in Thurston County Margie reported on state government for the short-lived Olympia Newswire. Margie is a proud graduate of The Evergreen State College. In her other life she directs plays and teaches theatre. more

Thurston Regional Planning Council, Thurston County, and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are working together with the public and key stakeholders, including Intercity Transit, to create a … more

OLYMPIA - Thurston County is accepting applications for historic preservation projects in the county from Friday, September 18, 2020 to Monday, November 2, 2020. Organizations can submit … more

Olympia ─ Thurston Community Television (TCMedia) won two 2020 Hometown Media Awards from the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Foundation on July 9 of this year. TCMedia helps produce television … more

Olympia Police Department   At 12:40 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of Lilly Road Northeast, police arrested Joseph W. Johnson, 25, on suspicion of possession of a stolen … more

Thurston County — Starting this fall, Thurston County will have a new program that trains anyone — from frontline hotel staff, museum workers, and restaurant servers — to answer … more

A Thurston County man was charged with vehicular homicide after state troopers said he caused a fatal car accident and then ran from the scene. Erik A Scott, 37, was charged with vehicular … more

  Olympia Police Department At 12:01 a.m. Friday in the 4200 block of Martin Way East, police arrested Mathew P. O’Hare, 42, on suspicion of driving with a suspended … more

LACEY — Michael Reinoehl pointed a gun at members of a federal task force before being gunned down, investigators said Thursday. Reinoehl’s death near Lacey on Sept. 3 has drawn … more

Thurston County has more than 20 job openings. There are  positions with the Sheriff's Office, Public Works, Community Planning Economic and Development, Public Health and Social Services, and … more

  Olympia Police Department   At 12:13 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Lilly Road Northeast, police arrested Bruce J. Weichmann, 50, on suspicion of driving with a suspended … more