Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) officially declared June 2024 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, emphasizing the importance of equality, liberty, and justice for all residents.
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It wasn’t immediately clear who challenged whom to a push-up contest at the Lewis County Pride festival in Centralia last June — the white supremacist or the Pride celebrant. It was a …
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Olympia police officers and Thurston County Sheriff's deputies once again teamed up for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics today.
It's a fundraising event for Special Olympics …
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Submitted by Lucy Hannigan-Ewing of Olympia
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6/7/24
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June announced its arrival with a couple of windy, rainy, flower-smashing storms. Big fat peony blossoms, weighted down with water, bowed to the ground. A clump of blooming Jupiter’s Beard was …
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Law enforcement launched a homicide investigation after a fire in a motorhome led to the death of an individual, and the death of another individual after a six-hour standoff with authorities.
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The Board of County Commissioners approved on Tuesday, June 4, a $350,155 service contract with Environmental Science Associates to review the county’s conservation programs.
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By Jerome Tuaño
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6/6/24
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The suspect who rammed a stolen pickup truck into a police vehicle was sentenced to seven years of prison earlier this month, announced TCSO in a release .
The sentence came after the …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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6/5/24
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On May 28, 2024, Washington state’s largest utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced a new plan to disconnect residential customers who have past-due gas and electricity bills, as stated in a …
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The Port of Olympia approved the distribution of its annual small cities and communities program grants to the cities of Bucoda, Rainier, Rochester and Tenino.
The Port Commission …
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We live in an age of information overload. Distinguishing what is credible and what isn’t is no easy task.
When it comes to health, finding reputable information is crucial because the …
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With $9,596,556 secured from the sale of the Commerce Building Center (CBC) in Lacey, the Port of Olympia is now considering how they could use the money to pay off its debts.
Port Finance …
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Director, David Bayne, has resigned after seventeen months in the seat.
County Manager Leonard Hernandez announced Bayne's departure in a …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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6/3/24
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“It’s the day of a million smiles,” Karen Schoessel announced on May 29, 2024, with a big smile of her own. She seemed to be everywhere at once, overseeing an ocean of military, …
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By Shirley Stirling
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6/3/24
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Starting Monday, June 17, Intercity Transit will cease posting rider alerts on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This decision comes in response to changes in the algorithms of …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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5/31/24
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Recently there was an article in the Washington Post about multiple American Flamingoes returning to Florida and reestablishing possible breeding populations. These birds were present in big numbers …
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By George Walter
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5/31/24
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A perennial flower border can be a beautiful sight or a source of frustration. Most of the time, it’s some of each.
Photographers for garden books, websites and magazines show us gorgeous …
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Two community projects from Thurston County are among the fifteen projects in Southwest Washington for funding request by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for fiscal year 2025.
Totaling $35,695,000, …
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On April 24 the Olympia Fire Department responded to a car fire in The Jungle, the homeless encampment located near the 3200 block of Martin Way East.
As KOMO News reported on May 23, …
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It almost seems impossible, but I feel there is more negativity than usual lately, everywhere I look.
The news, both print, online, and broadcast is filled with either misleading or snarky …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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5/29/24
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Tumwater’s reconfiguration project for I-5, Trosper Road, and Capitol Boulevard will cost an additional $1,701,021, said Engineering Services Manager Bill Lindauer to the Public Works Committee …
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