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Three Tenino High School alumni will be inducted into the 2025 Tenino Athletics Hall of Fame class during halftime of the boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 23.
Jessica Brathovd, Matt Whitmire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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Starting late last month, Canadian power company TransAlta started the first steps of addressing any needed environmental cleanup at the company's Centralia plant.
The public will have the next …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/5/26
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A missing juvenile was located on top of a train trestle in Rainier over state Route 507 and guided down by police Monday morning.
The Rainier School District school resource office, employed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/5/26
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At 9 a.m. on New Year's Day, a crowd swarmed around the normally sleepy Offut Lake Resort near Tenino.
People bundled in sweatpants, jackets and scarves scurried into the Lady of the Lake Public …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/2/26
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Thurston County Emergency Management is asking residents and businesses to report any damage from the December 2025 severe storms — even if the damage seems minor.
“Reports of flooding, wind …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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Washington state Reps. Matt Marshall, R-Eatonville, and Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, have introduced legislation to formally recognize Christmas Eve, Hanukkah, Easter and other Christian and Jewish …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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Overnight on New Year’s Eve, vandals struck at Washington’s newest state park in more than 40 years.
Nisqually Tribe member William Frank III shared photos of the destruction on New …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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The City of Tumwater cannot cut down the historic Davis-Meeker Garry oak tree without approval from the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, a Thurston County judge ruled Dec. 26.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/31/25
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Thurston, Clark, King and Snohomish counties granted $6.6M in federal funds for road safety programs
Selected communities in four Western Washington counties will receive a combined $6.58 million in federal funding for road safety improvements, as new data shows a decline in fatal and serious injury …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/31/25
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A driver was rescued from a ravine in Thurston County on Christmas Day after their vehicle left the roadway and rolled down an embankment. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/30/25
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Friday, Jan. 2 Rainier boys basketball hosts Winlock Rainier High School’s boys basketball team will host Central 2B League (C2BL) opponent Winlock High School at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, …
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12/30/25
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy recovered a stolen vehicle and a stolen motorcycle Sunday during separate traffic stops.
“Great work by one of our south county deputies to …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Tuesday announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in the state of Washington affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/30/25
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Two men were found dead at separate rest areas off of Interstate 5 within hours in Thurston County on Saturday.
The deaths were unrelated and are not believed to be the result of foul play.
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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The leaders of Thurston County will unite to present the State of the Community Address on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Lacey Mayor Andy Ryder, Tumwater Mayor Leatta Dahlhoff, Olympia …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/30/25
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has been a community staple for years, but despite the growing popularity amongst the locally produced drama group, the organization has been looking for a permanent …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/30/25
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For over 40 years, Debbie Edwards was heavily involved in the Yelm area as a member of the Yelm Community Schools (YCS) board of directors, and following her defeat in last November’s Thurston …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/30/25
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Jan. 2, 2025 Rainier resident and fiancé have trip of a lifetime on ‘Beast Games’ Tiffany Weaver and Steven England were two of the 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize on the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/30/25
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The Offut Lake Resort north of Tenino will once again hold its annual polar plunge event on New Year’s morning, Thursday, Jan. 1, at 10 a.m.
Participants in the Offut Lake polar plunge event …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/29/25
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