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After over seven years on the Thurston County Board of Commissioners, Tye Menser is looking to apply his experience to serving the county for another four years.
Menser first ran for office in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/5/26
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Numerous Washington state ferry sailings were canceled Monday as many workers called in sick and their replacements declined to fill in for them, according to state officials.
Thirteen of the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/5/26
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Despite Washington state’s numerous gun control laws, an illegally modified fully automatic gun was found at the Bite of Seattle shooting with a clip that isn't legal to purchase in the state.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/5/26
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Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, the 51-year-old Richland man and Department of Energy employee accused of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, made his first federal court appearance …
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Austin Reed / The Center Square
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10/5/26
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Michelle Caswell still recalls the nights when her boss prayed beside her bed, kneeling so close she could feel his warm breath on her face and she worried he’d try to kiss her.
Caswell was …
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Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest
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10/3/26
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Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm …
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Tim Henderson / Stateline
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10/3/26
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A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders.
Canadian Prime …
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Jerry Cornfield and Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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10/3/26
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A judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year that critics argued would force some out of office.
The decision from Thurston …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/3/26
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The U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives canceled a public appearance with Southwest Washington congressional candidate and state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, earlier this week after an …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/2/26
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A vibrant crowd of young nature enthusiasts and families flooded the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 26, for the 37th annual Nisqually Watershed Festival, …
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By Candra Burns / For Thurston Chronicle
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10/2/26
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater, a community staple in Yelm, will return with 11 performances of “Little Shop of Horrors” this fall inside of Yelm High School’s (YHS) Performing Arts Center (PAC) in its first “full-fledged” musical in seven years — when the group performed showings of “Mamma Mia!”
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/2/26
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Roughly 10,000 immigrants in Washington are losing their Medicaid health coverage due to federal cuts Republicans in Congress approved last year.
On Thursday, a provision in President …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/2/26
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Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027.
The state’s minimum wage will climb to $17.73 an hour starting Jan. 1, the state Department of Labor and Industries …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/1/26
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Chris Woods, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) superintendent, provided an audience on Thursday, Sept. 24, with an update on Yelm’s levy campaign efforts and legislative priorities for school districts …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/26
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The generosity of the greater Yelm region was once again on display during a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, as the board of directors unanimously …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/26
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The morning cheerful weather on Saturday, Sept. 25, was a welcome reprieve from the previous day’s storm which brought windy rain and power outages throughout the northwest. But a sunny Saturday …
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Cindy Teixeira / For Nisqually Valley News
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10/1/26
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Yelm City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Parametrix Inc. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, which authorized nearly $120,000 in grant-funded work to develop the city’s stormwater management …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/26
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During a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22, City of Yelm Finance Director Stephanie Nanavich led a presentation to the council, which provided an early look ahead at the preliminary …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/26
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Detectives with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, working in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, have apprehended a fifth suspect wanted …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/1/26
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It was a busy evening for Yelm City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as councilors passed three separate ordinances to make amendments in the Yelm Municipal Code relating to monthly water, sewer and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/1/26
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