Friday, October 2, 2026
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The Olympia School District Board of Directors discussed a resolution that would authorize the district to collect a new Technology, Safety, and ...
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The Tumwater Police Department is going to select a vendor for its body camera program this week, according to an update by police ...
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An inmate at Thurston County Corrections Facility is in more trouble after allegedly assaulting a fellow inmate and corrections deputies ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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10/15/25
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Fire safety restrictions have been lifted in Thurston County after the Washington State Department of Natural Resources lowered the regional fire danger ...
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By Kameko Marquez
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10/15/25
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Madeline L’Engle, author of “A Wrinkle in Time,” once wrote, “We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that ...
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By Rachel Benton
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10/15/25
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 10/14/25 at 2:45 p.m. in the 3400 block of Ferguson Street SW, sheriff’s deputies arrested Elias Francisco Vargas, 35, on suspicion of possession …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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10/15/25
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The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to review and make recommendations for naming three park properties — the Olympia Armory ...
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A 34-year-old man was arrested after a traffic collision involving a motorcycle at the intersection of 113th Avenue SW and Crockett Street SW in Olympia on ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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10/14/25
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Olympia’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is set to review nearly $1.8 million in funding requests from local organizations seeking support for ...
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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10/14/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners approved preliminary 2026–27 budget targets in a 3–2 vote to narrow an estimated $36 million general fund deficit ...
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The Tumwater Fire Department launched a new Mobile Outreach Team to provide 24-hour crisis response services, the city announced on Friday ...
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The Thurston County Auditor's Office Elections Division is offering observer training ahead of the Nov. 4 General ...
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The JOLT News Staff
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10/14/25
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Before getting into the column, we want to remind everyone about the 19th annual Concern for Animals “Toast for Tails” ...
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By Trish Lynn and Thom Donitz
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10/14/25
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John Webster died on September 9, 2025, in Lacey from complications following a bladder rupture. He was born on August 7, 1945, in Luton, England, and came to the United States at 9 months of …
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10/14/25
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
On 10/13/25 at 1:03 a.m. in the area of 83rd and Von, sheriff’s deputies arrested Mark Edwin Rhoton, 40, on suspicion of 1) first-degree criminal …
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By Vanessa Casabuena
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10/14/25
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To address rising traffic fatalities across the region, the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) has issued a request for proposals to develop ...
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A 47-year-old man was arrested following an encounter at an apartment ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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10/13/25
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Thurston County’s fall 2025 lecture series on sustainability and enterprise opened Friday, Oct. 10, with The Evergreen State College alumni and ...
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By Kameko Marquez
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10/13/25
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The Tumwater City Council approved a contract with SCJ Alliance to design the remaining segments of the long-envisioned Deschutes Valley ...
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The Tumwater City Council declared October as "Walk to School Month" at a meeting on ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/13/25
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