The National Park Service (NPS) is starting a 30-day civic engagement period to share information and gather public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate a wastewater collection system and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/16/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office is seeking artists to participate in a contest to design a new “I Voted” sticker for Thurston County. The winning design will be picked by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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Rainier Storage Lockers has a new owner.
The local facility was recently acquired by Storwell Storage and renamed under its national brand. The growing West Coast-based company owns three …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/25/25
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After 15 years serving the Yelm community, DC’s Treasures Thrift Store will open its second location just a short distance away in McKenna, next to Worthy Coffee Co.
The reason for …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/25/25
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Friday, March 28
Yelm baseball hosts Rogers
The Yelm Tornados baseball team will host its second SPSL matchup of the season as the Rogers Rams are in town for a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday, …
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3/25/25
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Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.
A look back at this week, 45 years ago
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3/25/25
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Riley Essenburg, a homeschooled student from Yelm, was one of 19 students who served as a Washington state Senate page for the eighth week of the 2025 legislative session. She spent the week working …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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The Olympia Film Society will screen the documentary film “Fish War” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 19.
The 80-minute documentary concerning Native American fishing rights in the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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As part of increased efforts for community engagement, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners proclaimed March as Women’s History Month during its Tuesday, March 18, meeting.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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Preparation to lay the foundation for the new Tenino Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Wall officially began on the morning of Tuesday, March 18, as those involved with the project took measurements and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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It was standing room only inside of the Yelm High School Performing Arts Center (PAC) during the evening hours of Wednesday, March 12, as the YHS choir previewed several of its movements in the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/18/25
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Cody Colt, Yelm’s public works director, is working diligently to secure funding to bring a Veterans Memorial Park into the city in order to honor the area’s veterans who’ve served …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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The Rainier Senior Center is hosting a senior driving class for residents 55 and older on Wednesday, March 26. The class will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $15 to attend. Lunch will be …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/18/25
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Local real estate agent Tiffany Weaver and her clients Tyler Edkin and Tylar Peters will be featured on an upcoming edition of the HGTV television series “House Hunters.”
For the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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Since Line Roy has taken over as the City of Yelm’s communications and recreation coordinator, city-hosted events have increased from just two per year to over 100.
In 2025, Roy and the …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/18/25
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Four Yelm community members will spend their April Fool’s Day voluntarily getting new ink while blindfolded at Dancing Needles Tattoo.
But their reason for doing so is no joke.
Line …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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By Dylan Reubenking
dylan@yelmonline.com
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
Rainier School District staff, students, …
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3/11/25
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Students in the Rainier High School leadership class are giving back to their community with their annual food drive to support the Valley Heart Assembly of God food bank.
The drive began Feb. …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has continued efforts to bring art through drama to Yelm and surrounding areas as the community-based theater club hosted its first ever showing of “Forgotten …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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