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An “unprecedented” number of people applied for a spot on the Olympia City Council to replace Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Bateman, who was elected to the State House of Representatives in …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/18/20
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After five years on the Olympia City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Bateman presided over her last council meeting Tuesday evening.
In November, Bateman won the general election to become a state …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/17/20
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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 …
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By Olivia Alvord
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12/14/20
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One person was arrested following a reported shooting at the Capital Campus Saturday afternoon, Washington State Patrol reported.
The afternoon had been filled with clashing protestors — …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/12/20
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That’s the approximate number of lights Whitney and Luke Bowerman have on their home in Olympia for this year’s Oly Lightstravaganza.
Oly Lightstravaganza has been steadily growing for …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/9/20
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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 …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/9/20
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Authorities are still investigating a clash between protestors in downtown Olympia Saturday — a clash which lead to alleged gunfire and one arrest.
Christopher M. Guenzler, 27, was charged …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/7/20
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OLYMPIA - Revisiting the controversial "Missing Middle" disputes last year, the Council is set to vote on Tue., Dec 8 for or against new recommendations of the Olympia Planning …
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By Danny Stusser
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12/4/20
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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 …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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12/2/20
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Quietly last summer, when social justice protests were daily events following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, an anonymous person or group produced an informal public display …
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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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A draft of Olympia’s 2021 operating budget shows a $2 million gap in the general fund, an effect of economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding …
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By Cody Neuenschwander
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11/19/20
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Olympia Police Department
At 12:36 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Columbia Street Northwest, police arrested Thomas S. Brannam, 29, on suspicion of criminal trespass.
At 3:07 a.m. Saturday …
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11/15/20
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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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An Olympia man is being held in the Thurston County Jail on $5 million bail after authorities said he attempted to facilitate the death of a woman set to testify against him.
John W. Fredrickson, …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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11/6/20
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Nearly 10 years after the City of Olympia cut its police auditor position due to recession-caused budget constraints, the city is poised to have auditing services once again. The city has contracted …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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11/5/20
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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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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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Olympia, WA – Intercity Transit will reopen the Olympia Transit Center platform and buses will resume operating from designated transit bays beginning Nov. 1. This change will provide waiting …
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10/29/20
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In 2018, Lisa Gillotti started a nonprofit organization, Build A Bus Home, with the goal of recycling old school buses for homeless people to live in. But in April 2019, she decided to focus on …
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by Prachi Gohil
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10/28/20
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