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Olympia School District (OSD) board discussed current equity policy and racial equity training during its work session on Thursday, November 19, held online.
The focal point of the meeting was the …
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By Olivia Alvord
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11/20/20
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ONALASKA, WA -- An earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter Scale hit near the town of Onalaska, today at 1:01 pm.
The quake's epicenter near Onalaska is located 33.2 miles south southeast of …
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By Danny Stusser
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11/18/20
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Are you a veteran in need of help? Having trouble finding the information or services you need?
Thanks to the vision of the City of Lacey and support from Thurston County, the South Puget Sound …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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11/17/20
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OLYMPIA – When Olympia Police Officer Tiffany Coates’ cruiser rolled into a gun shop parking lot, she knew dozens of armed men were waiting for her. She wasn’t …
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By Katie Hayes | InvestigateWest
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11/16/20
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Healthcare providers at MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care clinics are planning to strike on Mon. and Tue., Nov. 23-24 if MultiCare doesn’t come to an agreement over working conditions by then, …
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By Danny Stusser
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11/16/20
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The internet is fraught with remote-learning forums, Facebook posts, and homeschool tips. Across the nation, classrooms are empty, and teachers are anxious. Parents are having sleepless nights …
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By Nikki McCoy
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11/16/20
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Olympia School District Board learned that it spent $3.2 million less than planned in 2019-20, during its regular meeting last Thursday, November 12.
The highlight of the meeting was the …
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A new off-site facility for Thurston County Superior Court that has been in the works for months is expected to be up and running by Nov. 30.
Located at 2404 Chandler Court SW, just a few blocks …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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11/11/20
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Serial entrepreneur Leland Harmell and his wife, Sydney, have launched Rainbow Cloud Café, in west Olympia. And their grand opening is this Saturday.
If the business’ name sounds …
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The Port of Olympia will hold a public hearing Monday, Nov. 9 on its draft budget and operating plan for 2021. The hearing will be held during the port commission’s Monday night meeting, which …
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by JOLT staff
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11/4/20
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The Olympia School District wants to open up Ingersoll Stadium at Olympia High School to groups who are not affiliated with the district.
“The District’s consideration of this …
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by JOLT staff
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11/4/20
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OLYMPIA – The Thurston County Board of Commissioners postponed the 2021 application process for those seeking Lodging Tax (LTAC) funding for projects occurring in incorporated Thurston County …
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11/3/20
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The Thurston County hearings examiner is inviting the public to weigh in on three development projects at a public hearing next Tuesday, Nov. 10.
At 10 a.m., there will be a public hearing on a …
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by JOLT staff
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11/3/20
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Thurston County is hiring temporary contact tracers to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as several other positions in Public Health, including epidemiologists, a data analyst and a …
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10/30/20
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OLYMPIA – The Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 10, at 3:00 p.m. or soon thereafter, to accept public comment on development code …
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10/30/20
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OLYMPIA – Warning to health care professionals with Washington licenses: Beware of scammers falsely claiming to represent the Washington State Department of Health – and …
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10/29/20
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It’s been a wild year for the folks at Orca Books.
The long-standing downtown Olympia-based bookstore packed up and moved from their Fourth Avenue storefront to a new …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/26/20
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The Olympia City Council began talks of forming a Social Justice and Equity Advisory Commission shortly after the death of George Floyd in May.
Once the council decided to form a …
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Linda Myers is the great grandmother of a kindergartner in a Thurston County grade school. When the child’s mother had to be hospitalized recently, Myers became this child's "at-home …
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by Kathleen Anderson
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10/22/20
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OLYMPIA – The State Auditor’s Office completed the last portion of their annual review of Thurston County’s finances. State auditors found the …
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10/21/20
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