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It was a busy month for the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority. After responding to 12 wildfires from January of this year through June, the department responded to an additional 34 in July alone. …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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Prior to the Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors voting unanimously to run a fourth levy attempt — set for Tuesday, Nov. 4 — the district’s Chief of Finance Jennifer …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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For the fourth time since Feb. 13, 2024, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) is asking the community to pass an educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy. This time, the district has trimmed down …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/25
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At the beginning of this year, former U.S. President Joe Biden signed U.S. House Resolution 9421 into law, officially renaming the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) office in Bucoda after the late Bucoda …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/1/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would put tribal law enforcement on equal footing with their federal …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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The American Heart Association has recognized 54 hospitals in Washington for being among the more than 4,800 nationwide participating in quality improvement efforts for heart disease and stroke care.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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Thurston County is home to multiple watersheds and basins — areas of land where rivers, streams or other flowing surface waters converge. According to a Thurston Regional Planning Council …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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For the fourth time since Feb. 13, 2024, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) is asking the community to pass an educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy.
This time, the district has trimmed …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/31/25
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A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far East coast early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Washington state’s west coast.
Although the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire prevention, scientific research, forestland management and conservation across the Northwest would be shuttered and moved out of state …
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By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom
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7/31/25
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Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as director of the National …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners recognized the 19 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award-winning programs and services with a presentation to kick off its Tuesday …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/30/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a major step forward by entering into a purchase and sale agreement Wednesday for multiple buildings on a seven-acre, five-building site in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/30/25
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Prestige Senior Living Rosemont isn’t your typical independent elder living center. It has taken strides to prove that through events such as its third annual Rosemont Rodeo, which was held at …
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7/29/25
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Former patients or family members of patients who would like to share their ideas about care and help to improve care at Providence Medical Group clinics, Providence St. Peter Hospital or Providence …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/29/25
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In a special city council meeting Tuesday, July 22, the City of Roy unanimously voted to approve a motion that allows Clerk-Treasurer Kris Ballerini to request that the Washington state Department of …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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7/29/25
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Four years after finding his big break as a stand-up comedian, area resident Sam Miller will return to Thurston County to headline a 7:30 p.m. comedy show on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Stone City Event …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/29/25
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders found himself in the right place at the right time during his off-duty hours on Tuesday, July 22. That afternoon, he and other county residents came upon what …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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7/29/25
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Though Yelm’s three candidates for the mayoral race in the Aug. 5 primary election might tend to disagree on various topics, incumbent Joe DePinto and challengers JW Foster and Dustin Stephan …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/29/25
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, has been named a recipient of the Infrastructure Champion Award by the Washington State Public Works Board, recognizing his legislative leadership and …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/29/25
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