Thursday, October 1, 2026
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After a steep drop in 2020, Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) assistant planner Casey Mauck said they saw a 4% increase in greenhouse gas emissions as the community rebounded after …
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The Port of Olympia Commission authorized Executive Director Sam Gibboney to sign an agreement with the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) to provide the Port with project management and support …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/28/23
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Olympia is accepting applications for a Poet Laureate in its efforts to engage the community in the literary arts.
“Olympia’s take on the position of Poet Laureate is less an honorary …
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Tumwater is deliberating abolishing its street tree permitting process to streamline costs.
“The city does not necessarily need to implement a street tree permitting process. We did receive …
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Tumwater is looking to purchase 111 mitigation credits from Puget Western as part of the Brush Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), which requires the city to mitigate the effect of its …
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Five youth activists staged a die-in protest in front of the Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to call out its lack of action on the climate crisis.
Elsie Sable, a resident of …
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Joint Base Lewis McChord sent out a statement reminding the public that it is illegal to charge electric vehicles (EVs) in federal buildings.
In a Facebook post, the base noted that the number of …
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The LOTT Clean Water Alliance Board of Directors approved a pilot program to provide partial rebates of sewer connection fees to low-income and permanent supportive housing units during a meeting on …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/10/23
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Participants of an Olympia-sponsored focus group are divided on the city’s goals to convert every home to have electric vehicle (EV) facilities.
During the city’s Planning Commission …
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Thurston County Commissioner Gary Edwards expressed concerns that a potentially detrimental impact will continue on Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary as long as there are logging activities near …
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Olympia’s Utility Advisory Committee acknowledged last week that the city did not meet its waste prevention and recovery targets.
During the meeting on during a meeting on Thursday, February …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/6/23
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The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the contract award for solid waste facilities, pumps, systems upgrades and improvements amounting to $1,015,397 to Rognlin's, Inc.
Susan …
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By JC Medina
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2/1/23
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance requiring the purchase and use of compost material for county projects involving landscaping and construction during a meeting …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/1/23
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Olympia is calling on community members to attend an open house on the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan on Thursday, February 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The meeting, which will also discuss the …
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1/31/23
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Lacey City Council discussed adopting an ordinance on using compost products in planning government-funded projects or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects.
Public Works Management …
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By JC Medina
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1/27/23
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Members of Thurston Youth Climate Coalition held a protest against plans to lease an airport property in Tumwater to Swire, a Coca-Cola bottler, during The Tumwater City Council meeting on Tuesday, …
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An Olympia-based organization is calling on community members to celebrate a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
The Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (OCANW) is inviting the public to …
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Olympia Regional Airport Senior Manager Warren Hendrickson answered questions raised by the public during a public meeting yesterday.
The Port of Olympia is completing its Airport Master Plan …
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Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan to sign a grant agreement with the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to fund a septic-to-sewer conversion program at Velkommen Mobile Home Park …
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In an annual tribute for Martin Luther King Day, students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades volunteered throughout Olympia on Friday, January 13 to plant …
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