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It’s the season of ghouls and frights, and Holiday Park in Rainier has become the site of one spooky tradition, where a host of jackolanterns will light-up the park’s intimate atmosphere …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/22/21
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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is urging the public to get a flu vaccine this season to keep themselves and others safe and out of hospitals still overwhelmed by the state’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/21
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OLYMPIA — More than 92% of current state employees have complied with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
As of Monday, the state has lost nearly 1,900 employees — or about 3% of it …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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10/20/21
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Cecelia Jenkins, the longtime executive director of the Yelm Chamber of Commerce, died at the age of 72 on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
Born Dec. 2, 1948, Jenkins was a resident of Yelm and helmed …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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Yelm Community Schools and the Rainier School District successfully processed the vaccination status of all of their employees by the state’s Oct. 18 deadline for all employees to be …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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Those with past-due water account balances with the city of Yelm have until Oct. 31 to pay up.
Due to the governor’s recent proclamation, the prohibition of utility disconnection during the …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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10/19/21
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The Standing Room Only (SRO) theater company will come back to the stage this November after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a nearly 20-month hiatus for the group.
The company will present …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office is seeking people to weigh in on how its funding should be spent by taking a survey about their outdoor-recreation interests.
Now in the …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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10/19/21
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted on Oct. 5 to move forward with a lease of The Atrium at 3000 Pacific Ave. in Olympia to house the county’s general government …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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10/19/21
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Crossroads Community Covenant Church is hosting a pumpkin patch with pumpkins sourced from the Schornos of Nisqually Springs Farm.
The proceeds of the event will go to Yelm Dollars for Scholars …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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Rebecca Stillings and Marco Gonzales will face off in the race for the district 5 seat on the Rainier School Board in the Nov. 2 general election.
Stillings, who responded to Nisqually Valley News …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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The Nisqually Land Trust and the Nisqually River Foundation are calling on the community to get involved with tree planting and habitat restoration projects.
Usually, buses full of school children …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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10/19/21
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The Yelm City Council authorized Mayor JW Foster to sign a public services agreement to complete construction phase one of a new dog park, along with an access road on the same site, for …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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With an early-October acquisition of over 10 acres in the lower Ohop Creek protected area, the Nisqually Land Trust has grown to a total of 8,751 acres since it was founded in 1989.
Jeanette …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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10/19/21
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Editor’s Note: Events and meetings in this list are compiled by Nisqually Valley News staff on a periodic basis, oftentimes weeks in advance. Email event and meeting submissions to …
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10/19/21
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Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.
A Look Back at This Week, 45 Years Ago:
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10/19/21
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Auto Thief Steals From Apartment
Yelm police officers responded to a call about an auto theft on Monday, Oct. 11.
According to a police report, a woman called police officers after she found …
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10/19/21
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New COVID-19 cases in Thurston County have seen a week-over-week increase of 62 cases, with news deaths associated with the virus decreasing substantially.
Thurston County Public Health and Social …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/19/21
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As the deadline closed Monday for state, health care and education workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, several Washington state Republican lawmakers issued statements decrying Democratic Gov. …
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