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TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to switch the last coal-fired power station in Washington state to natural gas.
The deal, which TransAlta announced Tuesday, …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Washington State Standard
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12/10/25
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ONALASKA — Onalaska head coach Alana Olson never lost faith in her team as the Loggers watched their big lead disappear in the fourth quarter against Rainier on Thursday Dec. 4. Fresh off a …
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Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/9/25
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A week ahead of Yelm City Council’s vote on an interlocal agreement with Thurston County regarding annexation, Gary Cooper, Yelm’s planning and building manager, presented during a study …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/9/25
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Friday, Dec. 12 Cranberry Saucy Holiday Review Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater will hold its third of four showings of its “Cranberry Saucy Holiday Review” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, …
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12/9/25
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Thurston County’s Medic One ambulance program is now the first accredited ambulance ultrasound program in the nation, the county announced Tuesday. Thurston County’s Medic One program …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/9/25
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One week ahead of Yelm City Council’s vote on whether or not to implement Thurston County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee’s (SWAC) hazardous waste management plan, all seven …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/9/25
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Thurston County intends to relinquish its ownership of 1.6 miles of the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail within the limits of Yelm’s urban growth area. Five parcels along state Route 507 totaling …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/9/25
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Three Thurston County Sheriff’s Office employees recently earned life-saving awards for their actions across three separate incidents. “All three of these employees exemplify the highest …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/9/25
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Residents of Yelm and surrounding areas, along with the Yelm Chamber of Commerce, City of Yelm, local businesses and organizations, helped usher in the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 6, as the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/9/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has finished its 2025-27 budget deliberations and is set to vote on Tuesday, Dec. 16. “This was not an easy year,” Thurston County …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/9/25
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In the Nisqually Valley region, the magic of Santa Claus is real. Just ask Harry Miller, a longtime Yelm resident and Santa to many youngsters within the area over the past few years. Though he dons …
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12/9/25
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Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by RentCafe.
The report showed a …
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By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
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12/9/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is holding a fundraising lunch on Tuesday with special guest, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is under intense fire after failing to stop a massive welfare fraud in his state.
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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12/9/25
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Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years.
This issue has drawn heavy criticism from …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/9/25
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TransAlta has announced it will “perform coal-to-gas conversion on its Centralia Unit 2 facility in Washington state, with a planned contracted capacity of 700 MW.”
The news comes as …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/25
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Two Thurston County men — both former members of the military — appeared in federal court in Tacoma on Friday for their alleged involvement in a brutal assault on Joint Base Lewis McChord …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/25
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that are aimed at helping families save money, enjoy public lands and support wildfire prevention efforts …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/25
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The Trump administration is touting its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care. But the government made minimal mention of Native …
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By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez / KFF Health News
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12/8/25
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Washington lawmakers are warming up for a sprint.
They’ve been pre-filing bills and holding press conferences this week, knowing they’ll have just 60 days to drive their policy ideas …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/8/25
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California in September became the first state to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings, in response to immigration raids where federal agents wore masks.
The U.S. …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/8/25
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