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The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers . The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/12/25
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As safety concerns over the Sig Sauer P320 handgun continue to mount, a growing number of police departments across the United States are rethinking their use of the popular semiautomatic firearm.
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By Amanda Hernández / States Newsroom
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3/12/25
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Washington state bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature
A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, passed the state House on …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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In the February edition of the City of Yelm’s Public Services Small Talk newsletter, Brad Chatwood, Yelm’s projects and programs manager, claimed that Cochrane Park has a path forward in …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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By Dylan Reubenking
dylan@yelmonline.com
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
Rainier School District staff, students, …
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3/11/25
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Students in the Rainier High School leadership class are giving back to their community with their annual food drive to support the Valley Heart Assembly of God food bank.
The drive began Feb. …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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JW Foster has a long resume as a City of Yelm official, and after a hiatus from local politics since 2021, the former councilor and mayor announced his bid to become mayor of Yelm later this year.
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has continued efforts to bring art through drama to Yelm and surrounding areas as the community-based theater club hosted its first ever showing of “Forgotten …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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If you were to attend a Yelm High School sporting event, regardless of the game, you’d be likely to find at least one of three Yelm Community Schools students nearby with their cameras in hand.
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/11/25
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Thursday, March 13
Yelm baseball hosts Steilacoom
The second season under head coach Dakota Hill kicks off for Yelm High School baseball on Tuesday, March 13, as the Tornados will host …
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3/11/25
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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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3/11/25
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We Love Rainier WA, a local community enrichment group that aims to “make Rainier shine even brighter,” continued to give back to the town last month as two volunteers with the group …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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Thurston County is inviting community members to apply for vacant positions on its Council on Racial Equity & Inclusion.
The council plays a crucial role in advising the Board of County …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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In efforts to increase the affordable housing supply in Washington state, Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, sponsored House Bill 1096 to cut through bureaucracy and increase the state’s housing …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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Mayor Joe DePinto’s latest appointment to a City of Yelm committee was made official by the Yelm City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 25, as Amar Dhariwal was unanimously voted to the city’s …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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3/11/25
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Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants to local police departments to hire more officers.
The vote on House Bill 2015 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday pledged to restrict his use of emergency powers following the apparent collapse of a Republican-led effort to have the Legislature do so.
Ferguson said if …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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As an agricultural worker in Wapato, Washington, Sandra D. works with her husband to support her three children.
Like many immigrants, Sandra came to the United States looking for a better …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Just a few years after COVID-19 vaccine mandates led to thousands of Washington workers who were unwilling to get the shots being fired from their jobs – or forced to resign – Washington …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/10/25
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