By Jacob Dimond
jake@yelmonline.com
Local dog owners will soon have a park in Yelm to take their four-legged companions to play, exercise and socialize with other dogs as the new dog park …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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12/12/23
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Country music artist and 1999 Yelm High School graduate Nui Aalona had a career highlight on Friday, Dec. 1 at Husky Stadium in Seattle when he sang the national anthem prior to the 3A state …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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12/5/23
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Heartwood Haven, a farm animal sanctuary in Roy, is seeking donations to outfit a low-cost spay and neuter clinic to serve community members in need and reduce the number of unwanted animals.
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12/5/23
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Yelm’s Christmas in the Park parade, which returned for the first time in several years due to COVID and lack of participation, kicked off what was a jam-packed day of family-oriented events on …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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12/5/23
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By Jacob Dimond
jake@yelmonline.com
For the last four Christmas seasons in Yelm, Harry Miller, also known locally as Santa, has tried to bring more holiday joy to the community and …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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The stage is a sanctuary for Alexander Kellum, a 9-year-old fourth-grade student at Mill Pond Elementary School. When he gets on stage in front of a crowd, he is excited but confident in his skills.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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Former Rainier High School basketball student-athletes laced up their sneakers at their alma mater one more time in the inaugural Orange/Black Alumni Game on Saturday, Nov. 25.
More than 20 …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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When the United States returns to the moon for the first time since 1972, a piece of Yelm will take part in the mission as well.
David Johnson, a former Yelm resident and current ground software …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Yelm residents of all ages have learned how to play the banjo and the guitar from Robert “Bob” Goodwin. In their lessons, students …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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This holiday season, Yelm Community Schools is bringing back its holiday gift program with the goal of providing toys and clothes to local children.
Several Yelm community members and …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Ridgeline Middle School history teacher William Warren and his family have lived through chapters of the American history textbook.
Warren’s grandfather served in World War II, his father …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/14/23
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Veterans in the Roy community were treated to a breakfast at Roy Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 9. The breakfast — put on by the city, the school and its PTA, and catered by Masonry Cafe …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/14/23
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The City of Yelm’s Parks and Recreation department honored local veterans with the first annual Veterans Day concert at Yelm Community Center on Nov. 11. Attendees were treated to a concert …
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11/14/23
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Frederick A. Clough III, Robert E. Larsen, Michael E. Damis and Russel L. Welk.
Those are the names of four veterans whose remains were left unclaimed in Lewis County after their deaths.
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By Owen Sexton /For the Nisqually Valley News
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11/12/23
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On the corner of Cook Road and Vail Road in Yelm, just outside Stewart’s Arena & Stables, sits a large sign that reads “Horse Feathers Music.”
The sign, decorated with …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/7/23
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When Drew Pearson puts on his nearly 25-pound uniform, polished off with his City of Roy badge, he feels a great sense of responsibility to serve his community.
“I hold myself to the …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/7/23
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For the third year, Learners Without Limits will hold its annual bowling fundraiser to benefit Yelm children and families.
The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16 at …
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By Brandon Hansen /For The Nisqually Valley News
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11/7/23
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At 6:58 p.m. Monday night, firefighters from South Pierce Fire and other agencies responded to a report of a large structure fire that destroyed a barn in McKenna in the 6200 block of state Route …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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10/31/23
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Some parents and families within the Yelm Community Schools district have received text messages and emails in recent weeks informing them that their child’s bus route has been canceled.
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Just weeks after a vehicle crashed into Masonry Cafe’s Doodle Buns building on Oct. 13, the restaurant’s owner, Shelly Brown, said the businesses damaged are being impacted, but none of …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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10/31/23
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