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Shoplifting at Yelm’s Walmart leads to arrest
Yelm police officers responded to a report of shoplifting around 8 p.m. at Yelm’s Walmart on Wednesday, Nov. 22 after reports that a …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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11/28/23
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We Love Rainier WA, a community enrichment organization, brightened up downtown Rainier by decorating local businesses with Christmas lights and …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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Few things in this area feel more like the holidays than the Yelm Lions Christmas Store, which will take place again this year at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9.
This community event allows children …
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By Brandon Hansen /For The Nisqually Valley News
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11/28/23
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The 27th annual Yelm Community Christmas Concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. The event, hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10423 Clark Road SE in Yelm, is …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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11/28/23
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The stage is a sanctuary for Alexander Kellum, a 9-year-old fourth-grade student at Mill Pond Elementary School. When he gets on stage in front of a crowd, he is excited but confident in his skills.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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Former Rainier High School basketball student-athletes laced up their sneakers at their alma mater one more time in the inaugural Orange/Black Alumni Game on Saturday, Nov. 25.
More than 20 …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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Thursday, Nov. 30
Family Storytime
Join the Yelm Timberland Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Thursday for family storytime. The event includes music, movement, books and activities for …
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11/28/23
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The Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge in Yelm has hosted a toy drive each year to provide a memorable Christmas to less fortunate students in Yelm Community Schools for about 15 years, and perhaps had its …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/28/23
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Having taken over as the mayor of Bucoda at the end of 2022 following former Mayor Steven Purcell’s resignation due to his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma returning, 41-year-old Rob Gordon is now …
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By Owen Sexton / For The Nisqually Valley News
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11/28/23
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When the United States returns to the moon for the first time since 1972, a piece of Yelm will take part in the mission as well.
David Johnson, a former Yelm resident and current ground software …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Yelm residents of all ages have learned how to play the banjo and the guitar from Robert “Bob” Goodwin. In their lessons, students …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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This holiday season, Yelm Community Schools is bringing back its holiday gift program with the goal of providing toys and clothes to local children.
Several Yelm community members and …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Jennifer Wentworth has seen the Nisqually Valley area grow in her 20 years of residence, with the addition of numerous businesses and schools. During that time, however, she also noticed the need for …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Yelm community members with aches, pains and soreness have another option in town with Brooklyn Cutler, a licensed massage therapist. She began her practice back in September and is happy to serve in …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Yelm mayor Joe DePinto announced Friday, Nov. 17 that he met with Kyle Kronk, CEO of South Sound YMCA, to discuss the possibility of a YMCA branch in Yelm.
In a Facebook post, DePinto said that …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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11/21/23
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Yelm city councilors unanimously approved authorizing two separate contracts for construction and construction management of phase two of the Prairie Line Trail at their meeting Nov. 14.
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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One Net Yelm and Yelm Cinemas are joining forces to present a free movie and toy drive on Dec. 9, with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. and the movie, “The Polar Express,” playing at 10 a.m.
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By Brandon Hansen/For The Nisqually Valley News
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11/21/23
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Yelm City Council unanimously approved adopting two change orders for the water reclamation facility (WRF) project at its Nov. 14 meeting. Phase 2 of the project began in September of 2022 and is …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Prestige Senior Living Rosemont was packed with friends, family members and community members hungry for a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 17 as the facility hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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11/21/23
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Thursday, Nov. 23
Anytime Fitness “Turkey Trot”
Before families sit around the table to eat their Thanksgiving meals, Anytime Fitness is offering a holiday-morning activity for …
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11/21/23
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