Friday, October 2, 2026
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The Port of Olympia commission amended a service agreement with federal lobbying firm Crossroads Strategies during a meeting on Monday, January 23, extending the contract’s term until the end …
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A family of five, including three children, died in a house fire in rural Thurston County early Saturday morning. To view video coverage from King 5 News, to read and watch more, click …
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By Julia Ornedo
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1/23/23
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A trail connecting Tumwater Hill Park and Crosby Boulevard has been completed, according to the city’s public works committee on Thursday, January 19.
The trail is around 1,200 feet long and …
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Bayan Trails Timberlane project was back on Olympia Site Plan Committee table for review on Wednesday, January 18. The proposal was previously to develop 243 multifamily units on a more than 13-acre …
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On its first reading, the Olympia City Council approved the property protection standards code amendment allowing flexibility in installing and using electric security fences in commercial and …
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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 Parks, Arts & Recreation Director Paul Simmons informed the Olympia Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) that the aquatic facility construction is still in its early stages …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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1/20/23
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Parents and guardians can now track their children’s reading journey with an activity log that includes artwork from local artist and children’s author Nikki McClure, available at all 29 …
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By Taniah Najih | Timberland Regional Library
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1/20/23
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe proposed building a facility on a 53,660-square-foot parcel at 3663 Pacific Avenue SE during apresubmission conference with the the Olympia Site Plan Review Committee …
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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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Thurston County’s Regional Housing Council (RHC) announced that its application deadline for membership in two of its advisory boards would close on Monday, January 23.
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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1/19/23
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More than 30 residents aired their opposition to a planned housing project for sex offenders in Tenino during the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, January 17.
Residents, composed …
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The Olympia City Council, on Tuesday, January 17, unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Olympia Tumwater Fire Authority ballot proposition No. 1 concerning the formation of a regional fire …
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Tumwater City Council passed an ordinance supporting the addition of the Tumwater segment of the Cowlitz Trail to the Oregon National Historic Trail during a meeting held on Tuesday, January …
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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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Tumwater’s general government committee endorsed to the city council an ordinance establishing a property rental registration program during its meeting on Wednesday, January 11.
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The Olympia School Board District (OSD) held its regular board meeting last Thursday, January 12, to discuss a potential decline in enrollment in the district.
Jennifer Priddy, assistant …
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Olympia’s Site Plan Review Committee heard a proposal for a mixed-use building with commercial units and six apartment units at 2309 Harrison Avenue NW on Wednesday, January 11.
The project …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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1/16/23
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