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Thurston County Democrats, an affiliate of the Washington State Democratic Party, stood firm in support of transgender students and “their right” to participate fully in public school …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/4/25
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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has awarded an $886,999 joint grant to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nisqually Community Forest and Northwest Natural Resource Group to build forest resiliency in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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3/4/25
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Two representatives from the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) took to the podium during the Tuesday, Feb. 25, Yelm City Council meeting to discuss where TRPC is at in the process of creating …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/4/25
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Yelm Public Works and Thurston County Public Works collaborated on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Prairie Elementary to provide the community with updates about several new roundabouts planned for the next …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/4/25
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Yelm High School class of 2021 graduate Dylan Jemtegaard is making strides in the classroom and on the gridiron as a mechanical engineering student and football player at the University of …
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By the Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/4/25
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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the City of Tenino made international headlines when it brought back a Great Depression-era wooden scrip currency program in order to help keep the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Protesters held up signs and chanted as cars passed by during a “Protect Our Parks” protest along state Route 706 outside of the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park near …
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3/3/25
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John Rogers James, an early pioneer of South Thurston County, wrote his memoirs before his death in 1929 and listed the names of people who settled Grand Mound in its early years — the same …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/3/25
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The Tenino Honor Roll Committee, in partnership with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5878 and the City of Tenino, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new veterans monument at Tenino …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Just 30 minutes north of Shelton in the Olympic National Forest, one of the tallest railway arch bridges in the United States towers over the Skokomish River.
Originally a logging railroad …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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The Tenino No. 564 Fraternal Order of Eagles in downtown Tenino was bustling on Saturday, March 1, for James “Jim” Gardner’s 100th birthday celebration, which was attended by …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/3/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a suspect on Wednesday, Feb. 26, who allegedly made bomb threats and was driving recklessly with a 4-year-old family member in their car.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/3/25
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Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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Rainier has a new food option with the opening of DARA Mexican Food, a trailer located at 112 Binghamton St. next to Design N Signs.
Upon opening on Feb. 10, owners Amador Rodriguez and America …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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When Emily McIntire was a student teacher for Nora Sutherland eight years ago, she jokingly asked the since-retired Yelm High School special education teacher if she could have the program she …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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FFA students from Yelm and Tenino high schools stood in front of the Thurston County Board of Commissioners and citizens in attendance Tuesday, Feb. 18, and shared how the program has influenced and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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Three local leaders in Thurston County joined the Board of County Commissioners for its proclamation of February as Black History Month Tuesday, Feb. 18, to tell stories highlighting the impact of …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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Friday, Feb. 28
YHS Choir fundraising dinner
The YHS Choir Boosters Committee continues its fundraising efforts for Yelm High School’s choir program’s upcoming trip to Carnegie …
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2/25/25
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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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2/25/25
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When Casey Dobbins posted in the Yelm and Surrounding Areas Facebook group asking if anyone would be interested in seeing a park for remote control cars in town, he didn’t expect to see …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/25/25
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