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Two barn owls at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County have died of avian influenza, the refuge announced Friday.
The owls were found dead in one of the …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/22/25
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Two Thurston County men — both former members of the military — have been indicted by the grand jury for conspiracy, four counts of theft of government property, assault, robbery and attempted …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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Thurston County has secured a $2.4 million grant agreement from the Washington state Department of Ecology to purchase about 800 acre-feet of water rights from the TransAlta Water Bank, the county …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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Unemployment throughout Washington state remained at 4.5% in September, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Thurston County had a 3.8% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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In the first photo, from the left, Jade and Lincoln Johnson, Santa, AJ Harvey, Luke and Josie Johnson, Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier and his fianceé, Davina Keaulee, pose for a photo …
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12/19/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the Thurston County Homeless Housing Plan for 2025-2030, outlining the objectives, strategies and tasks to address homelessness …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/19/25
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Nicholas Denham has again received two life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2020 murders of Charlene Van Auken, and her 4-year-old daughter, Zoey Peetz.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/18/25
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The Trump administration has ordered Washington’s last coal-fired power station to continue burning coal, just weeks before it was scheduled to shut down and convert to natural gas fuel.
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By Jospeh O’Sullivan / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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The Christmas Island display shines at the Maytown Assembly of God on Monday, Dec. 15, in these photos by photographer Ridley Hudson.
The dazzling display of lights and decorations is open every …
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Superior Court judges have appointed Nichelle Curtis-McQueen as Juvenile Court administrator (JCA).
She will succeed Ted Bryan, who has served in that role since July …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to approve the county’s 2026-27 budget.
Commissioners Carolina Mejia, Wayne Fournier and Tye Menser voted to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has approved a six-year transportation improvement project plan.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the calendar years 2026-2031 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/17/25
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced early Wednesday morning an emergency order to keep TransAlta’s Centralia-based coal-fired power plant operational through March of next year.
U.S. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/17/25
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Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its holiday tradition of donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the region, according to a news release from the company.
Starting with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was found deceased face down in the Nisqually River in June 2003. “Despite extensive …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/16/25
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The Yelm City Council unanimously approved three amendments to the city’s biennial budget during a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, following a brief presentation from Stephanie …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/16/25
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Rep. Jim Walsh has introduced House Bill 2121, a measure to reverse the state sales-tax expansion that is now hitting Washington’s public schools and nonprofits. “The disastrous state sales tax …
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By The Daily World
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12/16/25
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A heap of funding for schools, roads and other services in rural areas passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and now heads to the president’s desk for approval. U.S. Rep. Marie …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/16/25
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A heap of funding for schools, roads and other services in rural areas passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and now heads to the president’s desk for approval. U.S. Rep. Marie …
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Jacob Moore / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/16/25
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