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Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) has released the 2025 Community Health Assessment (CHA) report, highlighting the issues community members suggest are affecting the health …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/22/26
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Library advocates criticize Timberland Regional Library’s interim executive director appointee
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
The Timberland Regional …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/21/26
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Unionized journalists at five McClatchy Media newspapers in the Pacific Northwest — including The Olympian — voted overwhelmingly this week to approve a strike.
A start date for the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/21/26
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The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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5/20/26
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During the height of December’s severe flooding, Washington made $3.5 million available to those in need.
Five months later, most of that funding has gone unused.
Gov. Bob Ferguson says …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/20/26
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Following the resignation of former Executive Director Cheryl Heywood amid an ongoing budget crisis in March, Timberland Regional Library has hired a new leader.
“The Timberland Regional …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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The Thurston County Board Commissioners announced Wednesday, May 20, that funding resources have been identified to support a part-time reopening of in-person counter services at the Thurston County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/20/26
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Thurston County on Tuesday finalized an agreement with the City of Tenino to provide law enforcement services through at least Sept. 30.
The contract includes an option for a three-month …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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The Tenino-based Wolf Haven International has launched a contemplative experience called “Sanctuary as a Mindset,” according to a news release from the organization.
The new program lets …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/20/26
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University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Cliff Mass says the Washington Department of Ecology should “definitively correct misinformation being pushed” about a pending drought …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/20/26
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The blood, sweat, tears and hard work of two Rainier High School (RHS) seniors has officially paid off, as Lily Peralta and Anika Plowman signed their golf and volleyball careers, respectively, at …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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During a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 19, two representatives of Confluence Environmental Company highlighted several updates to the Yelm Habitat Conservation Plan as the strategy nears …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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Monday, May 25 City of Yelm Memorial Day ceremony The City of Yelm will honor its veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice through service with a Memorial Day ceremony at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 25, at …
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5/20/26
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Among the agenda items for the Rainier City Council on Tuesday, May 12, was the city’s six-year street plan listing street upgrade and improvement projects public works staff hope to get completed. …
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Owen Sexton / For Nisqually Valley News
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5/20/26
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Will Gunstrom, a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) employee of nine years and recently laid off security guard, and his wife, Tamara Gunstrom, Fort Stevens Elementary School employee, took to the podium …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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Yelm community member E. Wyatt Mendel has submitted a public records request to Yelm Community Schools regarding two former employees, James Ruiz and Ryan Akiyama, who were both accused of misconduct …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Superintendent Chris Woods gave a warm welcome to three new administrators set to join the district for the 2026-27 school year during a YCS Board of Directors meeting on …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, May 14, over $2.3 million in cuts were recommended as part of the district’s reduced education plan as ongoing …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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As the City of Yelm continues nearing closer to constructing the Fuller Footpath activated alleyway, Yelm City Council voted 6-1 to amend an agreement with SCJ Alliance and voted 6-1 to allow the use …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/20/26
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A crash in Tenino near Marci Court and Old Highway 99 SE on Monday led to one fatality and one hospitalization.
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office shut down Old Highway 99 between Tenino and …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/19/26
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