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As of December 17, Olympia Schools are at Level 2 in the five-stage plan to resume in-person education.
Olympia School Board Talks In-Person Learning and Racial Equity
The Olympia School Board met yesterday evening at 6:00 p.m. to reflect on the latest in-person learning guidance issued by Gov. Jay Inslee and the Wash. Department of Health. Since September 21, … more
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The now-empty Olympian building, where The Olympian set up shop after its owners sold their iconic building to Olympia School District for its new headquarters. In early 2020 the staff at the local daily moved operations again, to smaller offices a few blocks away in Olympia.
The Olympian's newsroom staff have voted to unionize
Journalists at The Olympian, The News Tribune in Tacoma, The Bellingham Herald, and the Tri-City Herald are unionizing, according to an announcement yesterday.  Nearly 90 percent of eligible … more
Heather Frey outside of her Seattle home on Dec. 15, 2020. Frey has been filing for pandemic unemployment assistance since March and, as of earlier this week, hadn’t received a single payment yet.
WA unemployment problems persist, with some going unpaid for months
Heather Frey filed for unemployment in March, when the pandemic disrupted her business selling used books online.  Nine months later, the Seattle resident was still waiting on her first … more
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The first trial to take place in Thurston County’s off-site courtroom is that of Tim Eyman.
Eyman — a conservative activist well-known for filing anti-tax initiatives — was accused by the state of violating campaign finance law and soliciting kickbacks. His non-jury trial … more
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This Cessna Grand Caravan 208B was successfully test-flown on May 28, 2020 at Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington, according to AeroTEC, an independent aviation testing company.
Olympia Regional Airport designated as electric aircraft beta test site
The Washington State Department of Transportation has designated the Olympia Regional Airport as a beta test site for electric aircraft. The Olympia Regional Airport was identified as one of six … more
Olympia School Board approves 2020-2022 collective bargaining agreement, elects officers
The Olympia School Board of Directors met on Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. to approve the amended 2020-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Olympia School District and the Olympia … more
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Sources of Thurston County inventoried greenhouse gas emissions in 2018.
Years of research went into Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan
“It is no longer enough just to change our lifestyles. We need to be changing our communities,” reads a quote from Kaylee Shen, an Olympia High School student. The quote kicks off the … more
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Accessory dwelling units up to 850 square feet are allowed to be permitted and built on single-family properties in Olympia as of the city council's decision on Dec. 8, 2020. The above rendering is for a one-bedroom cottage.
Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes - Oh my!
The Olympia City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a group of amendments to city housing code, loosening restrictions on accessary dwelling units and allowing duplexes, triplexes and other dense … more
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Why is it taking so long to improve sewage treatment?
Commenting on "Outdated Sewage Treatment is Suffocating Fish in Puget Sound," published Dec. 8, 2020, Harry Branch writes:  The article on the "pressing state of environmental decay in Puget … more
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Cheryl Richmond near her home on Vashon Island on Dec. 7, 2020. Richmond saw her car insurance nearly double recently due to a drop in her credit score after missing two mortgage payments. She lost her job in February and, like most people, has been struggling to pay her bills during the pandemic. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is proposing legislation that would cut the tie between credit scores and insurance rates, which would help ensure people like Richmond, who are struggling financially during the COVID-19 crisis, won’t owe more money on their insurance.
Bad credit shouldn't mean higher insurance rates, WA official says
Like many people, Cheryl Richmond has struggled to pay her bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. After losing her job in February, she missed two mortgage payments before she worked out a new … more
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Massive smacks of moon jellyfish are seen below a floatplane pontoon in Puget Sound.
Outdated Sewage Treatment Is Suffocating Fish In Puget Sound
After four decades of fishing for salmon in Puget Sound, Joseph Peters increasingly finds a nuisance in his nets: wads of cream-colored moon jellyfish. Occasionally the jellyfish get so heavy that … more
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Tumwater School District's offices are located at 621 Linwood Ave SW, Tumwater, WA 98512.
Tumwater School Board Discusses New Operating Protocols
During the Tumwater School Board work session on Thursday, December 3, new operating protocols were discussed. The purpose of operating protocols is to foster the success of the school district … more
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Washington misses its deadline to bring foster kids home from troubled out-of-state group facilities
Valery Roseus remembers the day when a staff member called a meeting at Capital Academy, a residential youth institution in New Jersey where he had lived for a time as a foster child under the care … more
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Jesus Lopez
Washington foster kids detail abuse at Sequel group homes
For more than two hours, a foster youth who had just been shipped by Washington state officials to a privately run Iowa group home was held down by three staffers, his wrists and heels painfully … more
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This building on Capitol Way N in downtown Olympia has been the location of Rhythm & Rye since 2014.
Rhythm & Rye in downtown Oly searching for new location
Rhythm & Rye, a popular music venue and bar in downtown Olympia, has been temporarily closed since March. Now, its owner is on the hunt for a new location. Owner Andy Geertsen, in an email to … more
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The grinch who stole the shellfish -- an artist's interpretation of the marine biotoxin that causes diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP), now detected at unsafe levels in shellfish within Budd Inlet in Thurston County.
Biotoxin shuts down shellfish harvesting in Budd Inlet
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Department have closed Budd Inlet to recreational shellfishing, from … more
North Thurston High School's block-and-mortar front entrance. Most students now are entering via Zoom.
Local and state resources help families with remote learning
Ups and downs of reported COVID-19 cases in Thurston County has largely determined whether students would learn in classrooms or remotely, using home internet or WiFi connections to access … more
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Olivia Alvord poses on the steps outside Old Main at Saint Martin's University just weeks away from completing her undergraduate degree there.
What it’s like to be a student teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic
As a student teacher during this crazy time, I can tell you that “stressful” is an understatement. This year I am student-teaching 9th-grade World Studies and 11th-grade U.S. History … more
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Public invited to comment tomorrow on long-term vision for Thurston County
The Thurston County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 24, at 5:30 p.m. to receive public testimony on proposed amendments to the Thurston County Comprehensive … more
Climate plan designed to curb Thurston County’s greenhouse gas emissions
As more attention than ever before is focused on the climate and how greenhouse gas emissions are predicated to have lasting, devastating effects, emissions in Thurston County are still … more
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