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While visitors are still plentiful at Mount Rainier National Park during the current federal shutdown, spotting a park ranger or National Parks Service vehicle feels similar to the excitement of …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/17/25
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Thurston County’s Rutledge Family Farm has been holding Halloween events for 25 years, and it won’t be slowing down this year.
The farm has a haunted maze, pumpkin patch and many …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/17/25
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The Hallett, Conklin, Whitworth, Horning Team of Edward Jones held their ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 14, to celebrate the opening of their new office located at 149 S. Frost St. in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/17/25
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The Washington State Parks Foundation, in partnership with Disabled Hikers and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, has recently announced the release of “Accessible …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/17/25
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A ghoulish good time is returning to the “world’s tiniest town with the biggest Halloween spirit,” as the month-long Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Town …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/29/25
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South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC), in collaboration with THE Coalition and Thurston County, invites the community to an evening of film and conversation titled “Fish War: Connecting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/26/25
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Members of the Tenino community had the opportunity to experience the taste of Southwest Washington during the grand opening of Colvin Ranch Provisions Friday afternoon at the Tenino Agriculture and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/22/25
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Bucoda Town Council: Town officially christened ‘Boo-Coda’ ahead of month-long Halloween celebration
During the Bucoda Town Council’s regular monthly meeting on Sept. 9, Mayor Callie Carpenter made the official proclamation changing the South Thurston County community’s name to Boo-Coda …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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Thanks to a board-approved jump in distributable lodging tax funds in 2026, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners is planning to spend $84,000 toward its involvement as a FIFA Fan Zone during …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/12/25
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For many organ transplant recipients, meeting their donor often doesn’t happen, as some donors are no longer living, or the agency organizing the organ transplant has policies to maintain …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/12/25
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Alpaca business owners throughout North America will celebrate the 19th annual National Alpaca Farm Days on Sept. 27 and 28, according to a news release from Alpaca Owners Association, Inc. (AOA).
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/10/25
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Animal lover. Family provider. Budding entrepreneur. Practical joker.
Curtice Gordon was that and more to the people that loved him. The 23-year-old manager for Kraftwerk K9 in Rochester had …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/8/25
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A new book, “Saving the Nisqually Delta” by Janine Gates, chronicles the decades-long citizen activism that saved the Nisqually Delta from industrialization, a news release from Janine …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/8/25
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For many people, sounds such as birds chirping, cars driving by or children’s laughter are taken for granted.
Not for Jennie Guggenheim.
Guggenheim, who was born in the Philippines …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/1/25
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Tickets are live for one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier holiday adventures: “Christmas with the Clauses.”
“Christmas with the Clauses” is a cozy, homegrown …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/1/25
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Since the High Rock Lookout Trail’s closure in early July, volunteers with the Sand Mountain Society have been working to restore the lookout — now with less than a month until its …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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8/20/25
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Rainier will host the 31st annual Bluegrass Festival from Aug. 21 through 25 during the Rainier Round-Up Days weekend at Wilkowski Park.
The festival, hosted by the We Love Rainier WA nonprofit …
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By The Chronicle
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8/20/25
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With his old personal restored fire truck parked on display, family, friends and various local and federal officials who worked with the late Bucoda Mayor Robert “Rob” Gordon attended a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/19/25
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