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The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, that day fell on Friday, June 20. To celebrate the solstice, around 200 area …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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I am still learning. Those words, spoken in Italian, were attributed to the Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and poet Michelango when he was 87 years old. Beverly Choltco-Devlin, a retired …
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6/24/25
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The Rainier School District Board of Directors held a 40-minute regular meeting on Wednesday, June 18, before breaking into an executive session to discuss real estate. Before the executive session, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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On Saturday, June 21, the Women of Color in Leadership Movement and Media Island International hosted Olympia’s fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration at Rebecca Howard Park. The City of Olympia …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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During a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 10, the Yelm Police Sergeants and Officers Guild received an answer on the changes requested in its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) as …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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Yelm Finance Director Stephanie Nanavich presented some encouraging news to the Yelm City Council during its Tuesday, June 10, meeting, as she highlighted numerous city fund balances set to be …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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After a successful start to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s (TCSO) pilot recruitment incentive program, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted to extend the …
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Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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6/24/25
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Thurston County announced and recognized the winners of its second annual art contest during its Tuesday board meeting. Winning artwork for the contest, which was themed “Homegrown and …
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Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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6/24/25
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The City of Yelm’s Parks and Recreation Department is aiming to extend this year’s Independence Day celebrations through Sunday, July 6, as the city is set to partner with the 133rd …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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The Yelm City Council gave the community a glimpse into the future of local transportation and infrastructure projects as it unanimously approved a six-year transportation improvement plan (STIP) …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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Since Swerve Strickland signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and made his debut at AEW Revolution, a pay-per-view on March 6, 2022, he’s quickly climbed the ranks of the promotion and become …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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In efforts to expand Yelm’s Prairie Line Trail over the Nisqually River, the Yelm City Council has unanimously approved a contract with Boss Construction. The contract between the City of Yelm …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/24/25
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Washington’s congressional delegation was divided along party lines in reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend.
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By The Washington State Standard Staff
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6/23/25
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The Trump Administration moved Monday to join a legal fight to overturn a new Washington law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect even when it is disclosed in confession.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/23/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has found a new leader for the Health Care Authority , which administers Medicaid for nearly 2 million people and is the largest purchaser of health care in the state.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/23/25
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New discipline guidelines for public school students will go into effect across Washington state next month.
While educators say the changes are necessary to address disruptive post-pandemic …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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6/23/25
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Amid the backdrop of an Army veteran charged with murdering his three young daughters, Heather Hill – a psychotherapist and owner of Central Washington Veterans Counseling in Wenatchee, Wash. …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/21/25
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wednesday ruling upholding Tennessee’s law banning minors from receiving transgender medical treatments will not directly affect Washington’s laws because …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/21/25
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Seattle Police are investigating an attack on an independent conservative journalist last weekend during anti-Trump and anti-ICE rallies in Seattle.
Cam Higby says he was assaulted by Antifa …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/21/25
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Washington won’t receive federal aid to cover tens of millions of dollars in damage to public property caused by last fall’s bomb cyclone.
The Trump administration denied the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/21/25
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