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Squaxin Island Tribal Council Chairman Kris Peters said they are open to reconsidering the removal of the railroad berm in the water next to West Bay Park.
Olympia city council members and several …
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Repairs for the Brewmaster’s House could take at least eight months, according to Chuck Denney, Tumwater’s Park and Recreation director.
The early 20th-century structure, which was …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/9/23
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Transportation Police Board chair Andy Ryder and member Pete Kmet asked the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program to explore the missing connections within the neighborhoods and identify …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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2/9/23
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Thurston County and Olympia both recognized the Black community by proclaiming February African American History Month and Black History Month, respectively, during the separate county commissioners …
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By JC Medina and Lorilyn Lirio
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2/9/23
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The Olympia School Board held a work session last Thursday, February 2, to learn about the current progress made with the School Improvement Plans (SIP) at the district’s eastside …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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2/9/23
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On Monday, February 6, Olympia Hearing Examiner Mark Scheibmeir held a hearing to deliberate the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for a wireless communication pole designed to resemble a pine …
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Olympia is set to close the decades-old municipal jail facility as it outlived its structural lifespan, Police Chief Rich Allen announced at the city council meeting yesterday.
Allen updated the …
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The Port of Olympia commissioners said they plan to hold on-site meetings at the cities of Tumwater, Tenino, and Yelm.
Commissioners Amy Evans Harding said at an agenda-setting meeting on Monday, …
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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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Western Governors University (WGU) is now opening its admission application to 500 students aged 14-18 for the first cohort of its new academic pathway, with classes starting on March 1.
This …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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2/7/23
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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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Olympia's Community Plan and Development (CP&D) on Thursday, February 2, hosted an open house on the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan, where it asked attendees to share their ideas and inputs …
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Intercity Transit Authority (ITA) authorized General Manager Ann Freeman-Manzanares to enter into a contract with Tapani, Inc. for $1,731,000 to construct improvements for the Martin Way …
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Olympia’s voting for its traffic box art project is now open.
In a press release by the city’s Parks, Arts & Recreation, 72 pieces were submitted by local artists of all ages, …
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Transfer of the first resident into the proposed less restrictive alternative (LRA) residence for sex offenders near Tenino is postponed, for now, according to officials from the Washington State …
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On Friday, February 3, the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Nisqually Markets, managed by Medicine Creek Enterprise Corporation (MCEC), will be holding a grand opening celebration at Camas Plaza with a …
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By PJade Asumbrado
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2/2/23
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Interfaith Works has updated the Olympia City Council on the ongoing project called Sergio Jaramillo, a daytime resource center to provide people hygiene services, on-site medical, mental health, and …
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Intercity Transit is set to start the renovation of the maintenance buildings in its headquarters at Pattison Street this March.
The agency's governing body authorized General Manager Ann …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/2/23
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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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