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Creek Street will soon see a water main improvement project take place, thanks to Yelm City Council unanimously approving the contract with Active Construction Inc. during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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City of Yelm finance director Stephanie Nanavich had a busy evening during the Tuesday, Oct. 27, Yelm City Council meeting, as she held public hearings for both the 2027-28 biennial budget and the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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Friday, Nov. 6 Yelm football hosts Steilacoom Yelm High School (0-9, 0-6 4A SPSL) will host Steilacoom High School (3-6, 2-5 2A SPSL) to take on the Sentinels at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. This …
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11/5/26
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The Yelm-branch Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County has officially planted its roots in the city for the next half-century, as Yelm City Council unanimously approved extending the use agreement …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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Phase 1 of the City of Yelm’s Veterans Park and Memorial Walk, which is described as having the potential to be the best memorial in Thurston County, if not Washington state, is officially nearing …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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On the heels of its fifth anniversary as an organization, Youth Athletics Recreation Development (YARD) Campus has announced it will be expanding its space in Yelm to continue its use for activities …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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Yelm resident, Nathan White, 11, is currently in the fight of his life. A little over a week ago, on Thursday, Oct. 22, the Thurston County boy’s family heard news that no parent or relative ever …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/5/26
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputy involved in a non-fatal shooting in Yelm earlier this year has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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11/5/26
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With Democrats now poised to retake both chambers of Congress, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants action in the other Washington.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, the first-term Democratic …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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11/5/26
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“Bad, but not disastrous.”
That’s how Washington State Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh described Tuesday’s election results that showed Democrats widening their majorities in the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/4/26
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Voters appeared content with the status quo on Tuesday, after the initial results had three incumbents and one aligned candidate leading in four of the five Washington Supreme Court races.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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11/4/26
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Eight candidates running unopposed for local office in Thurston County were on track to secure their sought-after elected positions as of election night.
Three of those candidates, Tillie …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/3/26
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Tuesday night saw a mixed bag of results for three initiatives on the Nov. 3 ballot that consumed a great deal of public debate leading up to election day.
An initiative to keep biological …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/3/26
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Just as he did in the Thurston County primary election on Aug. 4, incumbent Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders finds himself leading big over challenger Kevin Burton-Crow on election night.
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/3/26
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Buoyant Democrats were on course Tuesday to strengthen their grip on power in the Washington state House.
But the caucus is poised to lose its longest-serving member, and a series of intraparty …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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11/3/26
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Voters on Tuesday were upholding Washington’s new income tax on households earning more than a million dollars a year, a threshold opponents argued would eventually be lowered to apply to everyone.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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11/3/26
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The fifth time may be the charm.
That’s certainly what Yelm Community Schools (YCS) is hoping for in the case of its fifth attempt at passing an educational programs and operations (EP&O) …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/3/26
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Timberland Regional Library’s (TRL) levy lid lift proposal, which library leaders and supporters say is essential to avoiding further staff layoffs and service cuts, was passing as of election …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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11/3/26
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Polls ahead of the general election showed the incumbent U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, locked neck-and-neck with Republican challenger state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, in the race …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/3/26
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With the current Thurston County Clerk Linda Enlow set to retire at the conclusion of 2026, both challengers Nicole Miller, a Democrat, and Garrett Cady, an independent, set their sights on becoming …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/3/26
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