Headlines

Grocery store aims for a July opening
09 May 2008
Months after QFC shut its doors, area residents will soon have a grocery store besides Safeway or Wal-Mart to choose from.

Late night visit rattles Yelm medic
09 May 2008
Responders say commissioner was out of line

Police arrest man for wielding shotgun
09 May 2008
A Yelm man was arrested last week after allegedly threatening his neighbors.

Yelm agencies net $50,000 in tribal grants
09 May 2008
The Nisqually Tribe’s annual giving program provided nearly $50,000 for three Yelm agencies this year.

Meeting to look at meth’s dangers
09 May 2008
Yelm Substance Abuse Coalition is hosting a town meeting May 14 at Yelm High School.

Citizens get a look at Coates project
09 May 2008
Members of the community were given a chance to review and ask questions about the upcoming Coates Road project, slated to begin this summer.

School district officials clean illegal dump site
02 May 2008
It was a totally un-P.C. way to dump old PCs.

Yelm man drives wrong way on I-5
02 May 2008
Charges filed after head-on crash injures one

Living

Day to appreciate the school nurse
09 May 2008
National School Nurse Day, Wednesday, May 7, marked the day set aside for those who care.

Students bring home fair honors
09 May 2008
Five ninth-graders from Ridgeline Middle School attended a regional science fair at Pacific Lutheran University in March.

Spring cleaning
09 May 2008
FFA members give some shaggy lawns ‘extreme makeover’

Beauty queen
02 May 2008
Mayor’s daughter earns a spot in Miss Wash. pageant

Student going to FBLA nat’l competition
02 May 2008
Brittney Carter, a junior at Yelm High School, took regional and state Future Business Leaders of America by storm.

Library awards Read Aloud prizes
02 May 2008
Rayven Crawford, McKenna Elementary fourth-grader, and Sadie Herron, Rainier Elementary sixth-grader, won first and second place, respectively.

YHS student beautifies school, aids environment
02 May 2008
Yelm High School senior Richard Ransier beautified his school’s campus while helping the environment this past weekend.

New church forms in Yelm
02 May 2008
Area pastor Daniel Murphy said he hopes the opening of his new church.

Sports

Tang Soo Do embodies respect, self-defense
09 May 2008
The black and white “Karate” sign signifies its existence, but the dojo’s physical presence is merely a platform for life lessons and personal growth.

Guillen is must-hear comedy
09 May 2008
Commentary by Tyler Huey

Hearts and Hands gather gear
09 May 2008
Rainier High School freshman Mitchell McComb has started a project.

Two golfers have chance to advance to state
09 May 2008
Kathleen Buck Yelm’s best shot

Triathalon aims to raise tech funds
09 May 2008
Southworth Elementary students will be testing their athletic abilities, all in the name of technology.

Yelm topples Clover Park late in game
02 May 2008
Postseason is fast approaching

Derby a home run
02 May 2008
Guitierrez reels in first place catch

Tornados bumped from a postseason berth
02 May 2008
Yelm High School baseball was competitive in many games throughout the season.