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A lawsuit between the father of fallen Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin R. Schaffer and Thurston County, in which the county is accused of gross negligence for its role in Schaffer’s …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/10/24
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland took a tour of the Nisqually Indian Tribe Tuesday, Oct. 8, to visit the tribe’s existing and future projects funded by a $5.4 million grant from the Environmental …
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Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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With the help of the Department of Defense (DOD), Yelm Community Schools (YCS) is working to tackle an issue that often goes overlooked: military-connected students with additional literacy needs.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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Career and technical education (CTE) and FFA students at Yelm High School are bringing back the Yelm Community Services thrift store that had once operated for about 30 years at 624 Crystal Springs …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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Though the pothole once dubbed the “Historic Yelm Canyon,” near Burger King and the Nisqually Plaza Commercial Center off of East Yelm Avenue, was filled in March, its legacy was a topic …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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As JT Wilcox will retire from his position in the state Legislature at the end of his term, two local Republican candidates are on the ballot to replace the longtime politician in the state …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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While still recovering from transplant surgery after fighting stage 5 kidney failure for more than a year, George Sharp, rural program manager for the Thurston Economic Development Council’s …
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By Owen Sexton /For The Nisqually Valley News
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10/8/24
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It was a self-proclaimed “rough night” for Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders on Sunday, Oct. 6, as while he was driving down Martin Way around midnight, a vehicle veered into an …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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10/8/24
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A fundraiser to help pay for the medical care of the Tenino man who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after he was injured in a seven-vehicle crash in Thurston County last week had raised …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/8/24
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Thursday, Oct. 10
Yelm Soccer hosts Bonney Lake
Yelm soccer will host SPSL opponent Bonney Lake at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, on Yelm High School’s turf field. The matchup between …
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10/8/24
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Republican challenger Joe Kent remain in a dead heat for the Third Congressional District, according to new polling released by the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/7/24
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While Halloween is still a few weeks out, more than 200 people — including many in costumes — turned out for the Boo-coda Spook-tacular Hearse Procession in the small South Thurston …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/24
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Compared with the message he shared with residents in 2023, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders reports a much better state of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office in 2024.
In his first …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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10/7/24
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A Tenino man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center and a Chehalis woman was hospitalized in Olympia following a crash involving seven vehicles in Thurston County on Wednesday, according to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/3/24
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If there was any question of the interest in the Third Congressional District, the collection of state and national media who traveled to Longview Wednesday for a debate between freshman Democratic …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/3/24
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As Third Congressional District candidates U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic incumbent, and Joe Kent, her Republican challenger, prepare to face each other in a debate at Lower …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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10/1/24
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More than 60 volunteers gathered at Roy City Park with gloves and boots Sunday, Sept. 29, to help kickstart the City of Roy’s goal of restoring Muck Creek.
The creek, which runs through …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/1/24
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Just down Vail Road in Yelm, slightly beyond the “Mackey’s” convenience store, more than 40 alpacas spend their days grazing, playing and having their fibers turned into luxurious …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/24
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Sommer and Josh Houser, founders of a Texas-based nonprofit organization called Salute the Kids, have held over a dozen camps for military-connected children and their families across the country.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/1/24
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hool, the oldest active school in the Yelm Community Schools district, is going all out for its 110-year celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3.
The evening’s events …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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10/1/24
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