The City of Lacey invites the South Sound community to its 2021 Mayor’s Gala on Friday, June 4, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
The free, virtual event will help support programming and operations at …
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5/28/21
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Readers can earn a free book by participating in the upcoming Online Summer Library Program hosted by the Timberland Regional Library.
The program runs from June 1 to August 31, and residents of …
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By The JOLT Staff
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5/26/21
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Movies at the Marina will return for its second summer, according to Port of Olympia Executive Director Sam Gibboney yesterday.
Just like last year, the Port plans to hold the outdoor event on …
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By The JOLT Staff
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5/25/21
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The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously in support of canceling the 2021 Thurston County Fair this year. The recommendation to cancel the fair came from the Thurston County Fair …
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Two bald eagles who lived in or near a recently clear-cut urban forest in Olympia did battle in the air last week. One needed a brief stay at a local rehabilitation center and was released yesterday …
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By Danny Stusser
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5/24/21
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Here are a few events in the Thurston County area that will keep you entertained in the coming week!
Endangered Species Day at Puget Sound Estuarium: Sat, May 22, 11:00 am – 4:00 …
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By Prachi Gohil
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5/21/21
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A black bear roaming the 13th fairway of the Capital City Golf Course was shot by Lacey Police this morning.
Lacey Police received multiple calls regarding the bear starting at 7:37 a.m. on May 8, …
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This weekly report covers single-family home sales in Thurston County over the past week.
There were 76 sales completed from Sunday, April 18 through Saturday, April 24, 2021. The …
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4/26/21
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This weekly report covers single-family home sales in Thurston County over the past week.
There were 86 sales completed from Sunday, April 11 through Saturday, April 17, 2021. The …
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4/19/21
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The great spring surge of growth is gathering momentum. Buds are opening, the grass is taller with every passing day, and every unpaved inch of earth – even the cracks in the pavement – …
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By Jill Severn
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4/16/21
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Whenever I help a new client list a home, I present them with a suggested sale price for the property as-is and a second, higher suggested sale price. The higher suggested price reflects the value …
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By Kristy Woodford | Holistic Home Group
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4/15/21
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This weekly report covers single-family home sales in Thurston County over the past week.
There were 77 sales completed from Sunday, April 4 through Saturday, April 10, 2021. The median sales price of these properties was $434,950 or $245.77 per square foot.
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4/12/21
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Sometime in the next few weeks an ensemble of three to five people ages 18-25 will be picked to star together in a new feature film.
They might be you, or your neighbor or your neighbor's kids -- …
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By Danny Stusser
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4/9/21
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Thurston County ranks eighth healthiest among Washington’s 39 counties, according to County Health Rankings data released last week.
The county moved up from a rank of ninth place from 2020. …
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4/8/21
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Day One of the cleanup project at the Deschutes Parkway homeless encampment started at 9 am today.
Workers from Advance Environmental
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By Danny Stusser
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4/7/21
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In a couple days, Advance Environmental will begin to clean the sprawling homeless encampments along Deschutes Parkway as a response to waste accumulation and environmental impacts at the camps on …
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Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls re-opened to the public yesterday, with some new amenities and a new name -- but without new signs yet.
The Olympia Tumwater Foundation closed the park last year so it …
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By Danny Stusser
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4/2/21
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Scene in Thurston County: If you see something amazing or especially beautiful in Tumwater, Lacey or Olympia, and capture a reasonably decent photo, please send it to us. We're not yet …
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3/26/21
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May 7, 2020, wasn’t the ideal date to open a new restaurant, but sometimes you have to work with the hand you’re dealt.
Nicole Andres has worked as a bartender in the Thurston County …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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3/26/21
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I met Kevin and Julia on Saturday morning, March 13, at 8:15. We sat at a picnic table near the playground the Southwest section of Priest Point Park.
I would call them local heroes. Kind, caring …
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