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Washington voters will soon receive ballots in the mail for the Nov. 4 general election.
The only statewide ballot measure is Senate Joint Resolution 8201 , which proposes a constitutional …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/8/25
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Less than a week after being “unconditionally released” from confinement on McNeil Island, the man who became known as the “South Hill Rapist” is moving into a group home in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/8/25
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed two executive orders in anticipation of President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard in the Emerald City.
The first executive order accuses Trump of …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/8/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has been appointed as the alternate county government representative to the Washington State Emergency Management Council (EMC), effective Oct. 1 with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/8/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners continued its work this week toward reducing the impact of a general fund shortfall on county services. Their actions — along with cost-saving …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/8/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a staff request Tuesday to award a contract for the renovations of the new Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) building, located at 1111 …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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10/8/25
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The founder of the political action committee behind two statewide initiatives concerning parental rights and the protection of girls in sports says he suspects organized groups are behind dozens of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/8/25
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States that routinely overpay or underpay food stamp recipients could now lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
This has Washington officials trying to improve the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/8/25
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Work to close educational achievement gaps for several minority groups in Washington state is being hindered by a lack of data, according to people involved in the yearslong effort.
A new series …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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10/8/25
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With the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election less than a month away in Thurston County, the City of Yelm’s two mayoral candidates — incumbent Joe DePinto and former mayor JW Foster — …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/7/25
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The Tenino High School band led the Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular Hearse Procession in Bucoda on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The town of Bucoda changes its name by mayoral proclamation each October in time for …
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For the Nisqually Valley News
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10/7/25
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Southeast Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) Fire Chief Mark King will host a series of “Coffee with the Chief” events this October in the county, according to a news release from SETFA. …
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By Nisqually Valley New staff
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10/7/25
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This general election, the Thurston County Auditor’s Office has partnered with the Office of the Secretary of State to combine local candidates and measures into a single voters pamphlet, a …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/7/25
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A 50-year-old Lacey man is dead and two others are injured after a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Pacific County Sunday at about 10:46 a.m. Jeremy Wetherald was pronounced deceased at the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/7/25
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As Oregon awaits more clarity from a federal appeals court on the Trump administration’s attempts to deploy National Guard troops from multiple states to Portland, U.S. Homeland Security …
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By Alex Baumhardt and Julia Shumway / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/7/25
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Dustin Stephan, a police officer and founder of Youth Athletics Recreation Development (YARD) Campus who was the third candidate in Yelm’s mayoral race during the Thurston County primary …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/7/25
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Following the success of MultiCare Indigo’s opening of an urgent care facility in Yelm last May, the organization is set to expand its services in the city by opening a cardiology center and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/7/25
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater, a community-based arts and theater group located in Yelm, will host a community favorite on each Friday and Saturday throughout October as the annual Yell Manor …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/7/25
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They filled the chairs. They stood in the back of the room, crammed against the glass walls. They spilled out into the Atrium’s common area. One man even held up a storage bin lid with a …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/7/25
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The Yelm Loop project, also known as the Yelm Bypass, has been in the works for decades but the finish line is now in view. The project is expected to go out for bid in November, with construction …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/7/25
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