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Around 30 local residents, including a number of veterans, gathered outside Tim’s Pharmacy in Yelm on a breezy late Saturday morning to witness the unveiling of the new Blue Star Memorial …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/20/25
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In the afternoon hours of Tuesday, May 13, Thurston County fugitive Damien Madison and his mother were arrested after a “multi-day, multi-state, multi-jurisdiction manhunt” that ended in …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/20/25
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Skillings, an engineering firm contracted by the City of Roy, issued a recommendation for the site of a new local reservoir on Monday, May 12, at the city’s monthly council meeting. Before …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/20/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has another full-time job. In another county. He’s a firefighter in Grays Harbor. At a board of county commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 15, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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Thurston County’s candidate filing week saw over 30 candidates from the Nisqually Valley area file and declare their candidacy for respective positions for the Tuesday, Aug. 5, primary …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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MultiCare Indigo is nearing the finish line for opening its latest urgent care facility in Yelm. The medical provider will celebrate the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad trestle bridge fire is contained but still smoldering, railroad personnel confirmed Sunday. Firefighters with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were on …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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5/6/25
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The Board of Thurston County Commissioners reaffirmed its previous decision when it voted 2-2 Wednesday to deny county legal representation for Commissioner Emily Clouse in a recall petition, which …
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Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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5/6/25
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Rotary Club of Yelm President-Elect Derrick Platt and Club Treasurer Sandi Hanson know the importance of giving back to the local community and providing for less privileged students in the area. For …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/6/25
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Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s wooden trestle bridge between Mineral and Morton caught fire Wednesday night and collapsed on Thursday afternoon in a blaze investigators say was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/1/25
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Many dozens of area residents gathered at the Yelm Community Center to participate in the first-ever Wildfire Ready event presented by the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) on Saturday, April …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/29/25
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Rainier School District Superintendent Bryon Bahr addressed the district’s financial challenges in a presentation titled “School Funding in Washington State” at the Rainier School …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/29/25
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Documents released by Thurston County Superior Court on Monday detail the alleged kidnapping and murder of 82-year-old Tenino area resident Marcia Norman. Jeffrey Kian Zizz, 47, was charged Monday, …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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4/22/25
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Hours after Jeffrey Kian Zizz, 47, was officially charged with the murder of Marcia Norman, 82, of Tenino, Thurston County officials during a press conference Monday described how Zizz, her …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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4/21/25
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Documents released by Thurston County Superior Court on Monday detail the alleged kidnapping and murder of 82-year-old Tenino area resident Marcia Norman.
Jeffrey Kian Zizz, 47, was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/21/25
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Wyatt Mendel received a Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Scholarship in 2011 as a Yelm High School graduate. Nearly 15 years later, he’s ready to return the gesture. “It meant a lot to …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/15/25
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Are you prepared for a wildfire? The Southeast Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) wants to make sure. SETFA is set to host its first ever Wildfire Ready event Saturday, April 26, at the Yelm Community …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/15/25
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State Rep. Matt Marshall welcomes differing opinions; they’re easy to come by when you’re a first-year Republican representative in a Democrat-led state Legislature. “I am not …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/15/25
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Marcia Norman, the 82-year-old woman who was reported missing from her McIntosh Lake-area residence near Tenino on April 4, was found dead on an Olympia property associated with handyman and person …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/25
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The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has canceled $3.9 million in grants to the Washington State Library, putting key programs and at least 30 jobs in jeopardy.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/13/25
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