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Following are the proclamations issued by local governments within Thurston County during the month of May.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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A new ranking of how state agencies, utilities, school districts and other public agencies respond to public records requests show which ones are most responsive, and which ones have work to do.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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A former youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting minors at church functions in Thurston County in 2015 and 2019 is now facing charges.
Detectives with the Renton Police Department …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/29/26
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When Will Gunstrum and Matt Sturtz, two of the three campus security guards at Yelm High school, learned earlier in the month that they would be laid off from their jobs in the 2026-27 school year, …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/29/26
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Travelers who use southbound Interstate 5 will see daytime road work in Tumwater, the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently announced.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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In the months since Timberland Regional Library (TRL) announced a $3.8 million budget deficit in January and made drastic moves to rectify its budget, current and former TRL staff, patrons and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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The controversial lithium-ion battery storage proposed for Rochester will go forward, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) ruled this week.
The board, acting in a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/28/26
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For over 60 years, the Roy Pioneer Rodeo has drawn crowds to the small Nisqually Valley town of Roy and cemented its place as the community’s longest standing tradition and annual summer …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/27/26
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Nui A’alona, a 1999 graduate of Yelm High School and rising country music artist, has released singles in years past like “Just Add Summer,” “Up in Smoke,” and “Tonight’s on You,” but …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/27/26
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On a wet, quiet Memorial Day afternoon on Monday, May 25, roughly 50 community members gathered at Yelm City Park to honor the nation’s fallen service members, joining in reflection and remembrance …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/27/26
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Several local first responder agencies and businesses in the area used the beautiful weather on Thursday, May 21, as an opportunity to teach and remind Yelm High School students just how dangerous …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/27/26
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The Olympian shuttered its doors for the day on Tuesday, May 26, as its unionized journalists joined their colleagues in Tacoma for a strike against corporate publisher McClatchy Media over alleged …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/26/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating a missing vulnerable adult.
Donald “Donnie” Tuskey was last seen in Yelm the evening of Monday, May 25, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/26/26
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, earlier this month visited Centralia College’s Mobile Career and Technical Education (CTE) Training Lab during a stop at Tenino Middle School, highlighting the …
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5/25/26
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An Olympia man is facing possible DUI and vehicular assault charges after he allegedly caused a crash that injured two people near Yelm on Sunday.
The crash was reported on state Route 510 near …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/25/26
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The Brent Hennrich campaign is calling on incumbent Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, to step aside this election cycle despite Hennrich’s significant fundraising disadvantage.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/25/26
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The fate of a proposed lithium-ion battery storage system in Rochester is now in the hands of the Thurston County Board of Commissioners.
The board, acting in a quasi-judicial capacity, is …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thustonchronicle.com
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5/22/26
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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees has appointed longtime Library Services Director Andrea Heisel to the role of interim executive director, effective Thursday, May 21.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/22/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office will hold a hearing May 28 to determine whether Thurston County commissioner District 5 candidate Nic Dunning put a false residential address on his voter …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/22/26
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Thurston County celebrated its Fleet Services Department on Tuesday for once again earning a spot on the National Association of Fleet Administrators’ “100 Best Fleets in the Americas” list.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/22/26
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