Thurston County has more than 20 job openings. There are positions with the Sheriff's Office, Public Works, Community Planning Economic and Development, Public Health and Social Services, and …
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9/18/20
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Olympia’s Land Use and Environment committee meets today and will consider adding new protection for renters to the Olympia Municipal Code.
The proposed renter protection ordinance …
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by JOLT staff
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9/17/20
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In last week’s letter, I asked the community to submit questions for me to answer. I have selected three questions to answer this week.
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8/26/20
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OLYMPIA –– City officials will talk on Thursday night about how best to meet the needs of the city’s residents, with plans to discuss installing outdoor exercise equipment in public parks for visitors to use while COVID-19 restrictions are in effect.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/20/20
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LACEY –– Much like other public school districts in Thurston County, The North Thurston School Board is expected to approve a Fall 2020 reopening plan in a Tuesday meeting this week at 6 p.m.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/17/20
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LACEY –– The Lacey Parks and Recreation staff has worked hard to provide entertainment and recreational opportunities amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Fridays in …
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8/17/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Local business leaders gathered remotely Thursday afternoon to talk about how employers reopen their businesses and how the coronavirus crisis affected communication for many local employees.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/13/20
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OLYMPIA –– The state Supreme Court’s order to suspend all Superior Court jury trials in the state until at least July 6 has come and gone but — citing an abundance of caution in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — local health and court officials continue to delay the commencement of jury trials.
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By Cody Neuenschwander for JOLT
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8/12/20
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This week, the Thurston County Public Health and Social Services Department received many questions. In my letter this week, I am going to address some of the questions that have come in.
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8/11/20
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia Board decided Monday night in a four-hour-long meeting to move to a fully remote fall semester.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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8/4/20
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Hello Thurston County! Yesterday I made the difficult decision to recommend distance learning for both public and private K-12 schools. I made this decision in response to the rise in our case counts over the past month, with more than one hundred people a week becoming infected with COVID-19 over the past two weeks.
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Thurston County Department of Health
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8/3/20
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia School Board, the governing body of the Olympia School District, is meeting Monday, Aug. 3 to discuss the district’s fall reopening plan.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/30/20
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OLYMPIA –– I have only lived in Olympia for a few months. Most of that time has been during social distancing, face masks and hand washing in the COVID era.
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Hello Thurston County! We are definitely seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in Thurston County. The most common ways people are becoming infected is through travel, social gatherings, and from other people within their household. Now is the time to be physically distant, but socially connected.
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Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
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7/24/20
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LACEY –– The Lacey City Council approved the use of the remaining $408,100 in CARES Act funding to be divided equally between Economic Recovery and Social Services on Thursday night.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/24/20
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TUMWATER –– Issues over how the COVID-19 pandemic affects the city’s utility billing and keeping up the Tumwater Valley Golf Course came up during a discussion at the Tumwater Budget & Finance Committee.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/16/20
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OLYMPIA - The Olympia City Council voted Tuesday night to distribute $1 million of economic development reserves to support community economic recovery efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/15/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is taking an educational approach to Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thursday mandatory mask order, saying they’re working with people in the community rather than taking a heavy-handed approach to enforcement.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/8/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The county’s acting public health officer, Dr. Diana Yu, stepped down from her role yesterday to resume retirement, beginning the transition to a new role for the county’s newest public health officer, Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/3/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– County Public Health Director Schelli Slaughter and business figures from the community gathered in a virtual meeting Thursday to discuss the resources available to local businesses responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resources available to local businesses if the pandemic continues to worsen in the greater Olympia metro area.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/2/20
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