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Pumpkin patches throughout Thurston County are now open for the Halloween season, offering a wide variety of gourds and themed activities to celebrate. The best selection of pumpkins is available …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/26
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Less than a month ahead of Thurston County’s general election, which is set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, Chris Woods, Superintendent of Yelm Community Schools (YCS) attended a Yelm City Council study …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, Kathryn Cullum, Yelm Kids First treasurer, highlighted some of the citizen group’s boots-on-ground efforts to …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/26
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Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Superintendent Chris Woods gave the audience of a YCS Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, an update on the district’s approach to campaign for its proposed …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/26
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Ahead of Yelm City Council’s scheduled vote on the development agreement between the City of Yelm and Blue Fern Development, Mayor Joe DePinto went online to notify the community about the progress …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, accompanied by his executive staff and senior officers, held a town hall at the Yelm Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Setting aside the usual town hall …
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10/14/26
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Ryan Jewell, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Director of District Four, said that YCS is trying to leave no rock unturned as it navigates through its ongoing financial crisis, and believes it may be …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/26
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Concerns around public safety are growing among Seattle voters who feel that the city is losing momentum following the World Cup, a Seattle Metro Chamber report found Tuesday.
The organization …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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10/14/26
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Oregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/14/26
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A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a …
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Ashley Murray and Jane Norman / States Newsroom
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10/14/26
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The wait is over in Washington.
Washington’s 5.1 million registered voters are starting to cast ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, which could see Democrats strengthen their grip on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/14/26
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The Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is defending a decision to redact the names of home preschool and daycare providers receiving taxpayer subsidies as part of an …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/13/26
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A new federal policy ending enforcement of certain registration and approval requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms is drawing support from some officials in Washington, but …
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Austin Reed / The Center Square contributor
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10/13/26
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The leader of Washington state public schools says the state should not join a federal tax credit program that would fund K-12 education.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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10/13/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, accompanied by his executive staff and senior officers, held a town hall at the Yelm Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Setting aside the usual …
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By Cindy Teixeira / For Nisqually Valley News
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10/13/26
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The Department of Corrections (DOC) and local law enforcement are searching for minimum-security incarcerated individual Zaquai Zekia McCray after he walked away from a facility work crew in Lakewood …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/13/26
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The Washington State Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected the city of Seattle’s appeal of a ruling in favor of a podcaster who sued over violations of the Public Records Act.
The case …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/13/26
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Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, …
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Nada Hassanein / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/13/26
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President Donald Trump this week will journey out West in an effort to galvanize support for Republican candidates three weeks before the midterm elections and convince voters to support his party …
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Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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10/13/26
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After a sickout crippled Washington’s ferry system last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered a new evaluation of its engineers’ salaries ahead of wage negotiations with union workers next summer.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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10/13/26
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