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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a new kindergarten curriculum centered around “Many Places, Many Lives,” an illustrated poetry collection that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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With construction of Jolene Unsoeld Community Park set to begin this fall, the Olympia community is raising concerns about what the development means to a longstanding berry stand on the property.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/18/26
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Beside the Prisoners of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) monument on the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia on Friday, Sept. 18, a dining table was set with an empty chair.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/18/26
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Stephanie Nanavich, City of Yelm finance director, took to the podium to present on potential updates to “clean up” language within Yelm Municipal Code during a Yelm City Council meeting on …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Friday, Sept. 18 Yelm football hosts Lake Washington Yelm High School’s football team (0-2) will host the Lake Washington Kangaroos in the Tornados’ final non-conference matchup of the 2026 …
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9/18/26
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Yelm citizen E. Wyatt Mendel has presented during the public comments portion of Yelm Community Schools (YCS) board meetings numerous times throughout the last several months, and took to the podium …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm resident Grant Mason, 60, has called Yelm home for 14-years now, and thanks to the local Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) weight-loss group, has plenty of great years ahead of him after losing …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm City Council voted 6-1 to approve a $2.23 million construction contract with Active Construction Inc. for the downtown activated alleyway “Fuller Footpath” project, with councilor Tracey …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm City Council took action on several items, including a contract agreement with Yelm Community Schools for a school resource officer (SRO) for the 2026-27 school year and a budget amendment to …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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One of Thurston County’s most contentious races, the Thurston County Commissioner District 5 race, is heating up after a candidate was eliminated in the August primary. Incumbent Emily Clouse and …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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Three colors set on cloth with specific dimensions in a precise design symbolize a variety of notions and ideologies when it comes to the flag of the United States. It flies atop poles, is …
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Cindy Teixeira / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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What could have very easily been a local tragedy ended up with a storybook ending, as Thomas Goodwin, a 54-year old man who went missing during a Civil War reenactment in Yelm on Saturday, Sept. 5, …
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9/18/26
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The man accused of shooting at two Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a seven-hour standoff in Rainier last week has been released from jail. Jon William Day, 65, of Rainier, posted a …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior.
Now it’s gone.
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Nada Hassanein / Stateline
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9/18/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and others opposed to IL26-001 concerning parental rights held a press conference Thursday morning to urge voters to reject the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/17/26
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Four salmon habitat restoration projects in Thurston County were recently awarded a combined total of $1.08 million in state grants.
The grants are among the 75 announced this week …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/17/26
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A six-month, multi-agency operation targeting violent fugitives, gang activity, repeat offenders, firearms and narcotics has wrapped up across Eastern Washington, with law enforcement agencies …
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By Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/17/26
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The state Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated a ballot measure approved by voters in 2024 that sought to slow Washington’s shift from natural gas toward technology like electric heat pumps.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/17/26
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A Thurston County Sheriff's Office patrol deputy has been terminated for failing to investigate a domestic violence incident and misrepresenting material, the sheriff’s office announced …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/16/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has yet to decide whether Washington will join 31 other states that have opted into a new federal tax program aimed at driving more private dollars into the education of K-12 …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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9/16/26
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