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Seven potential cases of tuberculosis have been reported at the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma.
But state health officials don’t believe the serious and highly …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/6/25
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Tuesday’s primary went well for three appointed Democratic Washington state lawmakers looking to overcome tough challengers to retain their seats.
State Sens. Victoria Hunt and Vandana …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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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 oil refinery operators in northwest Washington, HF Sinclair and Tesoro, have been hit with fines for improper management of oily sludge and acid waste at their facilities.
Washington’s …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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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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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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Thousands of Washington motorists have been caught speeding through highway work zones by new cameras the state deployed this year.
Since the cameras turned on in April , the Washington …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/4/25
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National research laboratories in Colorado, Oregon and Washington focused on addressing climate change and its impacts and improving energy efficiency and affordability for Americans would be gutted …
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By Alex Baumhardt, Emily Fitzgerald and Chase Woodruff / States Newsroom
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8/4/25
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The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife “ lethally removed ” an adult male wolf from the Togo pack territory in northeast Washington’s Ferry County this week.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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While gas prices in Washington state fluctuate, they have increased overall compared to last year, with drivers enduring some of the highest fuel costs in the nation.
According to AAA , the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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A Spokane native now overseeing much of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development across the Northwest says the Housing First model is failing American taxpayers.
President Donald …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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8/1/25
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