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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Food inspection results in Thurston County — Oct. 21, 2026

Restaurant inspection reports focus on two types of violations: red and ...

Local residents sound off at public hearing on proposed closure of LP Brown

A proposal to shutter LP Brown Elementary School in Olympia was questioned by a number of people who attended a recent public hearing on the ...

Washington Center reports on finances, outlines priorities for coming year 

The Washington Center for the Performing Arts reported a clean audit, and outlined plans for facility improvements and community programming ...

Four Thurston County areas under consideration for federal economic program

From the Capital Mall area in Olympia to central Tumwater and Midtown Lacey, four Thurston County areas have been nominated for designations as ...

Residents encouraged to prepare for flood season in Thurston County

Thurston County Emergency Management is urging residents to prepare for the upcoming flood season, know the risks involved and be ...
Community
Columns & Opinion
Rachel Benton
What a privilege it was to be in the audience on Friday, Oct. 16, for the premiere of " The Luna Sisters of Element ," the new show based on ...
Chef Tissany Gilmore
Have you ever walked through a farmers market, spotted an ingredient you would not normally cook with and wondered: What can I do with ...

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Transportation

TRPC looks to crash data, public input as guide for Regional Safety Action Plan

The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) is developing a plan to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries in the ...

Daytime closures in store for Fones Road in Olympia

Partial daytime closures of Fones Road are going to take place next week, as work crews march toward completion of the multimillion-dollar street improvement ...

Olympia proclaims October as Walk to School Month 

It's Walk to School Month in the City of ...

Crime & Safety

Police Blotter for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 10/20/26 at 3:05 a.m. in the 3200 block of Ferguson Street SW, sheriff’s deputies arrested Maleki Angelo Mina, 26, on suspicion of third-degree assault. …

Police Blotter for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 10/19/26 at 9:56 a.m. in the 5000 block of Rumac Court SE, sheriff’s deputies arrested Ricardo Ernesto Rivera, 33, on suspicion of second-degree malicious …

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 Commissioners eye transfer of Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners is proposing to transfer ownership of a section of the 14.5-mile Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail to ...
Four Thurston County areas under consideration for federal economic program
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Local residents sound off at public hearing on proposed closure of LP Brown
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