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As Beckett Stock prepared to compete in her seventh Roy Pioneer Rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 31, she gazed up at Roy Elementary School peeking over the hill from the arena. The 19-year-old barrel racer …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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9/3/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking/The Nisqually Valley News
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8/27/24
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As city-hosted summer-time events have come to a conclusion, area residents won’t have to wait long as the City of Yelm’s Parks and Recreation Department will roll out a plethora of …
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8/27/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking/Nisqually Valley News
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8/27/24
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The Nisqually Valley News unveiled its first-ever podcast, titled “The Nisqually Valley News Bites,” with the first episode launching on Monday, Aug. 19 at the NVN’s website, …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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8/20/24
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Myrna and Paul Morey never went to their senior proms in high school. Paul was already out of high school by the time Myrna graduated, and the couple were preparing to wed rather than attending her …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/13/24
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Ron Gibson, the City of Rainier’s retiring public works director, will get 20 minutes off of work for his final Rainier Round-Up Days Parade on Aug. 24. He will kick off the parade as the grand …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/13/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking
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8/13/24
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After Yelm High School student Collin McLaren passed away in 2022 from fentanyl poisoning, his mother, Karisa Carpenter, has been driven by a purpose of raising drug awareness in local Yelm and …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/13/24
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The Yelm High School class of 1974 will celebrate its 50th reunion with a trio of events this weekend, capped off with an alumni and community car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, at …
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Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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8/7/24
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A number of Yelm High School FFA members took to the Thurston County Fairgrounds in Lacey from Tuesday, July 30 through Sunday, Aug. 4, for the annual fair and animal market. Members of the program …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelonline.com
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8/6/24
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Photos by Ridley Hudson, for the Nisqually Valley News and Dylan Reubenking.
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8/6/24
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater, a community-based theater group with a mission of creating, maintaining and growing a live theater presence, will host its first musical performance in five years …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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8/6/24
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Joann Wittler heard God’s voice, crystal clear, say to her at church in 2013 that she “will be the mother to many.” She had raised four children of her own, but she had no idea what …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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7/9/24
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Eleven residents of Prestige Senior Living Rosemont in Yelm displayed their talents on Friday, May 10 as the assisted living facility hosted an art show. The displays featured oil paintings, …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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5/14/24
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Aurora Decker has competed in pageants since she was 6 weeks old. She recalls her mother, Anna Farley, standing behind her at the competitions and making her wave and blow kisses to the audience at a …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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5/14/24
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The motto of the Lions Club is “We Serve,” and the Yelm Lions Club has taken that to heart, working to empower volunteers and serve the community.
Locally, the Yelm Lions are busy, …
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By Brandon Hansen /For The Nisqually Valley News
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4/23/24
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Yelm Community Schools awarded eight of its volunteers as the 2023-24 Volunteers of the Year during its Thursday, April 18, board meeting.
Eight of the nine schools in the district chose one …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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4/23/24
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While people can listen to many recordings of Christian music artist Luke Yates, nothing tops a live performance. On April 19, Yates will be performing at the Rainier Chapel in a free concert of …
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By Brandon Hansen /For The Nisqually Valley News
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4/9/24
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