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Last week, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released an annual report about crime within the state. The data comes from Washington law enforcement agencies using the National …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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8/12/25
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The West Thurston Fire Authority and its partner agencies were able to halt a brush fire in South Thurston County on Monday afternoon before it could reach homes in the area.
The fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/12/25
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, put rumors to bed on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, as he officially announced plans to become the next representative for Washington’s Third …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/12/25
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The law firm that successfully argued the landmark Bruen case has agreed to take up the high-profile Gator’s Custom Guns case concerning Washington state’s prohibition on the sale, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/11/25
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A 28-year-old registered sex offender who sexually exploited 10 different minor teens after cutting off his electronic monitoring device and absconding from Department of Corrections community …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/25
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Ten months after Tumwater installed a solar-powered electric vehicle charger in a city park, new data obtained by the Washington Policy Center think tank indicates the EV charger has not lived up to …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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8/8/25
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The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant Monday at a residence in the 300 block of School Street Southeast in unincorporated Thurston County targeting a local, mid-level …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/25
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently issued a news release encouraging new hunters to complete their mandatory hunter education course as soon as possible during some …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/25
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The Thurston County Road Administration Board (CRAB) named Marcus Storvick its 2025 project manager of the year with an award presentation during the Thurston County Board of Commissioners meeting …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/25
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Providence Swedish hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region have again been recognized for their overall excellence, as well as excellence in specialty areas, in U.S. News & World …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/25
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom for McIntosh Lake near Tenino.
Lab results from a sample collected from McIntosh Lake on July 30 detected …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/6/25
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The first batch of unofficial results from the Tuesday, Aug. 5, Thurston County primary election rolled in just after 8 p.m. and showed incumbent Mayor Joe DePinto leading the mayoral race over his …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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8/5/25
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Two residential structures caught fire last week in the Yelm and Rainier areas. The first occurred on the 700 block of Sunrise Lane Southeast, near Gehrke Park, around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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8/5/25
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The eighth annual Jazz in the Park saw very limited greenspace available at Yelm City Park during the evening hours of Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2, as the local community packed the popular …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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8/5/25
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A job in local government wasn’t on Amy Baker’s radar. That is, until she moved to Rainier — and fell in love with the small town. Now, after serving on the board of directors as …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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The Rainier School District Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the adoption of the district budget for 2025-26 at its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 30. The vote was preceded by a …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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Since the creation of the Thurston County Fair in 1871, one of the longest standing traditions at the annual event is the inclusion of FFA and 4-H sales and exhibitions. Yelm’s FFA chapter, one …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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Though Bailey Mounts will begin her first year of high school in September, her roots to Yelm’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter trace back to her earliest memories. Her father, Matt, …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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Yelm Public Works Director Cody Colt had a giant smile on his face on Thursday, July 31, as he proudly showed off the newly built and recently up-and-running water reclamation facility (WRF), which …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors special meeting on Thursday, July 31, Citizens for Support of Yelm Schools Vice Chair Jerry Toompas took the podium to express the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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