Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Thurston County will award the $150,000 lodging tax revenue to 16 chosen applicants this year.
The Lodging Tax is an excise tax paid by people who stay overnight in lodging …
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Thurston County's Joint Animal Services is addressing an increase in animal intakes by developing an innovative volunteer program and ...
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Local residents are encouraged to visit the annual Olympia Wooden Boat Festival on May 10-11 to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend.
The festival opens on Saturday, May 10, and runs from …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/23/25
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Thurston County is now setting the table for homegrown artists to contribute to its newest exhibition, “Homegrown and Handmade.”
The countywide contest will accept entries of any …
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By Kameko Marquez
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4/23/25
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Nonprofit organizations throughout Thurston County have prepared activities for May, including events related to housing and nature.
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , a …
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Intercity Transit is set to acquire new vehicles for its Dial-A-Lift program, which provides door-to-door, shared transportation for people ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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4/22/25
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On Saturday, April 19, Olympia remembered the Boldt ruling with a screening of "Fish War’" at the historic Capitol Theatre.
The 80-minute documentary retraces the battle lines of the fish …
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Thurston County announced in a news release that the Auditor's Office has scheduled a Passport Fair on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/22/25
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Olympia Municipal Court may soon no longer exist, as plans come together for Thurston County District Court to take over its ...
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Thurston County is in the national spotlight for its award-winning video series that builds voter trust through an unfiltered storytelling of ...
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Early one recent Friday morning, six senior citizens sat in lawn chairs in front of the Thurston County Food Bank’s (TCFB) Food Pantry at 220 Thurston Ave. NE in ...
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Intercity Transit and the union representing its bus operators have reached a tentative agreement on a ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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4/18/25
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Thurston County will celebrate Earth Day with recycling stations, park cleanups and student-led service projects on ...
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One of the county’s most relentless workforce — the search and rescue teams with worn out boots, stream monitors with bug samples, and builders with ...
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Volunteer at one of the parks in Thurston County for Earth Day or take the kids to collect some eggs at Tumwater’s Easter Egg Dash ...
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4/17/25
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The remains of a Tenino woman were found partially encased in concrete on a property in Olympia by local authorities less than two weeks after she was ...
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The Port of Olympia is weeks away from finalizing a lease agreement with Panattoni Development Company to develop the first parcel of a 200-acre property in the ...
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The Thurston County Planning Commission is hosting public hearings to get the public to weigh in on proposed changes to the county's Comprehensive Plan ...
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Ahead of the May filing week, residents interested in public office can join a virtual crash course hosted by Thurston County’s Auditor Office.
The event goes live on Zoom on Wednesday, …
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By Kameko Marquez
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4/16/25
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The Port of Olympia hired a Tacoma-based construction company to rehabilitate one of the runways at ...
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By Jerome Tuaño
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4/15/25
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