Tenino City Park is a staple of South Thurston County, featuring the historic Tenino Quarry Pool, the Quarry House Community Center, the Tenino Depot Museum, sports fields, a new playground and more, …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/14/24
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Tenino High School agriculture teacher Geraldine Maxfield was named Teacher of the Year by Washington State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Maxfield has spent her entire teaching career in the …
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For the Nisqually Valley News
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2/14/24
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State Rep. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, is formally requesting that the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee hold a public hearing on a bill he sponsored that would eliminate the state Fish and …
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Nisqually Valley News Staff
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2/14/24
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The state House approved a bill Feb. 12 that would launch a pilot program that tests new techniques and technologies aimed to counter the rising spread of vandalism through graffiti.
The …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/14/24
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Unofficial results for the Feb. 13 Thurston County special election show both Rainier School District’s education levies passing, while Yelm Community Schools levy is in a more precarious state …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/13/24
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Although the Washington state Republican Party has officially endorsed Joe Kent in the race for Third Congressional District, lifelong Republican Leslie Lewallen said she’s a better choice if …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/12/24
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Joe Kent, a Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate, believes the Yelm and Rainier communities are a crucial factor in his second attempt running for a seat in the U.S. House of …
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Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/9/24
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Since Line Roy became Yelm’s communications and recreation coordinator in October 2022, one of her top priorities has been to enhance residents’ experiences and memories of living in a …
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Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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2/7/24
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Julian Garcia’s family and friends often say that he was born 200 years too late because he was meant to sail the seas.
He grew up with a deep love of the ocean and a longing for …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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What started with a “Little Einsteins” spaceship cake for Dee Ragsdale’s daughter’s first birthday has turned into a full-time cake business. Ragsdale, a Clearwood resident, …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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Local non-profit Love Abounds Here, which aims to provide resources and services to homeless individuals in Yelm and surrounding areas, stepped up to help during January’s winter freeze in …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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While Yelm Community Schools places a replacement levy on the ballot every four years, the 2024 edition on the Feb. 13 special election ballot may fund more crucial services for students than other …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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Feb. 13 serves as a date of extreme importance for the Rainier School District (RSD) as residents will vote on two levies to provide more funding for the three schools within the district.
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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Standing Room Only, Yelm’s community-led theater group, invites residents to Yelm’s Outpost Church on Feb. 17 to watch two separate showings of its “Love Ballads and …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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It’s a new year, and Yelm business Funtime Toys and Gifts is ready for it.
Heather Ekland founded the business on the internet in 2006 as freedomdaysales.com and became a brick-and-mortar …
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By Brandon Hansen /For The Nisqually Valley News
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2/6/24
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A Yelm man and woman were arrested and booked into Thurston County Jail early Thursday, Feb. 1, after a standoff with police.
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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A man driving in the Rainier area was arrested for first-degree assault with a deadly weapon against law enforcement after an incident early Saturday, Feb. 3.
According to Thurston County …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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A Dodge Ram truck crashed in front of the Yelm High School entrance on Tuesday, Jan. 31, taking down several trees, two lamp posts and a sign. No one was injured, and the driver was not impaired, …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/6/24
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Thursday, Feb. 8
Family Storytime
Join the Yelm Timberland Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Thursday for family storytime. The event includes music, movement, books and activities …
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2/6/24
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Three Nisqually Valley students representing two universities took home dean’s list honors for the fall term.
• Tayettin Brodzinski, Yelm, University of Minnesota-Crookston
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2/6/24
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