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Friday, March 28
Yelm baseball hosts Rogers
The Yelm Tornados baseball team will host its second SPSL matchup of the season as the Rogers Rams are in town for a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday, …
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3/25/25
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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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Riley Essenburg, a homeschooled student from Yelm, was one of 19 students who served as a Washington state Senate page for the eighth week of the 2025 legislative session. She spent the week working …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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The Olympia Film Society will screen the documentary film “Fish War” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 19.
The 80-minute documentary concerning Native American fishing rights in the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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Former Yelm Community Schools student and U.S. Airman Quinterius Charles Chappelle was arrested on Saturday, March 15, on federal charges for the murder of 21-year-old Indigenous woman Sahela …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/25/25
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Barrett Schnetz, a Yelm High School outfielder, started his final campaign in red and black on fire. After a week of baseball where he collected a hit in nearly every at-bat, the Tornado athlete is …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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Lindsey Hull shared to Facebook on Monday, March 24, her parents’ experience of “being held captive” at a maximum-security prison in Cancun, Mexico. She wrote that her parents are …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/25/25
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Much of Western Washington could see isolated severe storms that are capable of producing significant hail, lightning and severe wind in the afternoon Wednesday, March 26.
The National …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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3/25/25
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Federal immigration law allows the government to deport a person for a decades-old criminal conviction, regardless of their ties to the United States and whether they’ve completed their …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Democrats in Washington’s House and Senate agree on one thing when it comes to the state’s budget shortfall: it’ll take hefty taxes on wealthy individuals and companies to solve.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday reversed a decision by former Gov. Jay Inslee to allow a man convicted of a triple murder more than four decades ago to be released from state prison.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Proponents and critics of a Washington state bill regarding public health continue to argue over the exact impacts it will have on matters such as vaccine mandates or restrictions in response to the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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Democrats in the Washington State Senate on Monday released a proposed $78.5 billion operating budget for the 2025-2027 biennium, up from the $72.4 billion in the current 2023-2025 biennium.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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After Boeing workers went on strike for over seven weeks last year, Washington state may soon provide up to three months of benefits to those on the picket line if a Democratic bill becomes law.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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Washington drivers would see higher gas taxes beginning this summer under transportation funding plans state House and Senate lawmakers unveiled Monday.
The chambers approach what would be the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/24/25
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Thurston County and partner cities are launching the Energize Thurston group purchase campaign to reduce upfront costs of efficient, electric heat pump equipment for county residents.
From March …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved three agenda items relating to affordable housing services during its Tuesday, March 18 meeting.
The first move was an amendment to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/25
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A labor union representing most employees at Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s troubled that a member of a commission that oversees the agency may not get reappointed …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/24/25
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U.S. senators from California and Nevada joined their Democratic colleagues to call on Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a reported $1 billion for meals provided by schools …
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By Liam Hibbert / The Center Square
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3/23/25
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Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday. He was 71.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/25
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