When we vote for additional taxes we are buying something of value as determined by our elected officials. The current issue is for a new courthouse. We voters need to be aware of the very expensive plan to relocate the courthouse to the outskirts of downtown Olympia in an area that has sogg…

I am a Yelm resident and an annual subscriber to the NVN. I was shocked and saddened to see a most offensive photo of a partially nude woman on page A10 of the March 5 issue. The photo was part of a front-page article about a local theater production of “Calendar Girls,” a play based on a tr…

As the 2020 presidential election draws near, it is crucial that people inform themselves and vote! 

I am curious of what the City of Yelm’s sales tax revenue looks like for the second and third quarters, comparing the last three years there was Prairie Days and the Prairie Street Rod Show and Shine car shows in the city park compared to the last three years when there was a smaller version…

What is going on that we are losing as important a store as Sunbird Shopping Center? 

Enough is enough. 

I am writing to thank Yelm residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

We, the secretaries of Yelm School District, YAEOP chapter, agree with and support the levy that Yelm School District has presented to the community.  

Having six children who have gone through or currently are enrolled in Yelm Community Schools, we know how very important nurses, counselors, sports and the SPED department of school education is.

The House Executive Rules Committee (HERC), in accordance with the HR 4642 decree to continue the work of the House of Representatives while the House is adjourned or out of session, has purchased an investigation and report from the private investigation firm of Rampart Group LLC to determi…