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Republican state legislators Sen. John Braun, Rep. Peter Abbarno and Rep. Ed Orcutt, who represent the 20th Legislative District, will host a virtual town hall at 6:30 p.m. March 25 via Zoom to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars are flowing into Thurston County annually following settlements from state and county lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors and marketers.
County …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/14/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of a Wednesday deadline.
Measures that didn’t make it …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero
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3/13/25
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Four Yelm community members will spend their April Fool’s Day voluntarily getting new ink while blindfolded at Dancing Needles Tattoo.
But their reason for doing so is no joke.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/13/25
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has announced plans for a temporary closure of the High Rock Trail No. 266 during the upcoming summer season.
The closure is necessary to ensure public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/25
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Mount Rainier National Park seeks input on state Route 410 project
By The Chronicle staff
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/12/25
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Seven Thurston County elected officials teamed up to announce their opposition to House Bill 1399, which seeks to “modernize, harmonize and clarify laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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3/12/25
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The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers . The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/12/25
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In the February edition of the City of Yelm’s Public Services Small Talk newsletter, Brad Chatwood, Yelm’s projects and programs manager, claimed that Cochrane Park has a path forward in …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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By Dylan Reubenking
dylan@yelmonline.com
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
Rainier School District staff, students, …
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3/11/25
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Students in the Rainier High School leadership class are giving back to their community with their annual food drive to support the Valley Heart Assembly of God food bank.
The drive began Feb. …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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JW Foster has a long resume as a City of Yelm official, and after a hiatus from local politics since 2021, the former councilor and mayor announced his bid to become mayor of Yelm later this year.
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has continued efforts to bring art through drama to Yelm and surrounding areas as the community-based theater club hosted its first ever showing of “Forgotten …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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If you were to attend a Yelm High School sporting event, regardless of the game, you’d be likely to find at least one of three Yelm Community Schools students nearby with their cameras in hand.
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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Thursday, March 13
Yelm baseball hosts Steilacoom
The second season under head coach Dakota Hill kicks off for Yelm High School baseball on Tuesday, March 13, as the Tornados will host …
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3/11/25
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Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.
A look back at this week, 45 years ago
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3/11/25
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We Love Rainier WA, a local community enrichment group that aims to “make Rainier shine even brighter,” continued to give back to the town last month as two volunteers with the group …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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Thurston County is inviting community members to apply for vacant positions on its Council on Racial Equity & Inclusion.
The council plays a crucial role in advising the Board of County …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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In efforts to increase the affordable housing supply in Washington state, Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, sponsored House Bill 1096 to cut through bureaucracy and increase the state’s housing …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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Mayor Joe DePinto’s latest appointment to a City of Yelm committee was made official by the Yelm City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 25, as Amar Dhariwal was unanimously voted to the city’s …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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