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The Thurston County Fair introduced its 2025 mascot, Disco Dave the Peacock, and announced Monday, Feb. 10, it is changing to a four-day event for 2025.
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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2/11/25
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Lab results from an algae bloom sample taken at Lake Lawrence on Tuesday, Feb. 4, detected microcystin at 0.32 micrograms per liter, which is below the state regulations of 8.0 micrograms per liter.
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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2/11/25
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The Roy City Council opted to wait to approve an accounting system upgrade that acting City Clerk-Treasurer Beth King as a must, not a want-to conversion.
King told the council during its …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/11/25
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‘We’re one step away from being sued’: Thurston County forms work group to address jail space crisis
Thurston County is finding short-term solutions for its overcrowded jail that Sheriff Derek Sanders says is one step away from a lawsuit.
The first step is a work group between stakeholders and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson stopped by Wolf Haven International in Tenino on Friday to photographer some of the sanctuary's newest residents.
Last week, Wolf Haven International …
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2/10/25
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A jury in Thurston County Superior Court has found Scott Brodrick, 43, guilty of the first-degree murder of a neighbor in 2023.
The 18-day trial began Jan. 6 and ended Feb. 5, according to court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders took to Facebook during the afternoon hours of Friday, Feb. 7, to thank Gov. Bob Ferguson and lawmakers working to solve “the very real issues” of …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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Over 700 incarcerated people in Washington state prisons are serving additional time for crimes they committed as minors. If a new bill introduced in the Legislature last week passes, they could be …
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By Aspen Ford / Investigate West
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2/10/25
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Two gunshot wound victims are in stable condition after a shooting in the Sea Mar Community Health Center parking lot in the late evening hours of Thursday, Feb. 6, in Yelm.
One of the …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/7/25
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The Washington state Senate on Thursday, Feb. 6, passed a bill 49-0 that, if signed into law, would officially deem Washington the “Evergreen State.”
This marks the third year in a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/7/25
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Friday the opening of a public comment period on new rules and regulations proposed for the upcoming hunting season as part of its …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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2/7/25
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Tenino-based sanctuary Wolf Haven International on Thursday, Feb. 6, announced the arrival of three new animals at the facility.
The sanctuary is now home to one new Mexican wolf named …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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Thurston County is working to reduce landfill waste by offering book donation bins through public-private partnerships.
The bins, placed at county solid waste facilities, provide a simple way …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/25
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The Thurston County Office of Housing and Homeless Prevention is conducting a community survey as part of the public engagement process for developing Thurston County’s Local Homeless Housing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/25
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Washington Senate Democrats on Wednesday approved changes to an initiative passed last year that establishes a parental “bill of rights” for families with children in the state’s …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/25
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Washington state Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, is urging for a public hearing to be held on House Bill 1324, which would direct excess Climate Commitment Act (CCA) revenue toward road projects.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/5/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) spent much of their Tuesday, Jan. 28, agenda-setting meeting devising an action plan in case President Donald Trump’s federal funding …
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Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/5/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers on Tuesday confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Saturday, Feb. 8.
“This upcoming tide series …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/4/25
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Suspect arrested after domestic violence report turns into four-hour SWAT standoff at Yelm residence
After a four-hour standoff between Thurston County SWAT and a domestic violence suspect near Terra Glenn Street Southeast and 99th Avenue Southeast in Yelm, one suspect has been arrested and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/4/25
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Yelm High School junior Hannah Hiiva has built quite the resume just two and a half years into her high school career.
Her latest accomplishment is the 2024 United States Equestrian Federation …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/4/25
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