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For the second consecutive year, the sounds of local musicians serenaded Yelm City Park as the Party on the Prairie returned during the evening hours of Friday, June 14. Nisqually Valley locals …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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Rainier Mayor Robert Shaw asked for, and ultimately received, a raise in salary at the city’s council meeting on Tuesday, June 10 — but not before considerable back and forth from council …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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Rainier Mayor Robert Shaw decried the recent vandalism at Wilkowski Park during the city’s monthly council meeting on Tuesday, June 10. The city leader didn’t stop there; he’s …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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The City of Roy has found its new clerk-treasurer. In a special council meeting Monday evening, June 16, the Roy City Council unanimously approved the appointment of new City Clerk-Treasurer Kristian …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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Louise Oliverio, a 36-year resident of Yelm, says she is committed to the local community and is pursuing a seat on the Yelm City Council to help secure its future. Oliverio will be featured on the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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On a recent drive through Oregon, the Apodaca family of Yelm was involved in a serious head-on collision. Though the family survived, several members suffered considerable injuries. To aid in the …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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6/17/25
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For the fifth time in event history, the Nisqually Valley Barbecue Rally will grace Yelm City Park with its wonderful aroma, delicious smoked meats and an opportunity for community-building and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/17/25
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Most teenagers would leap at the opportunity to compete on the largest junior high rodeo stage possible. Brooklynn Bell and Jace Harris aren’t most teenagers. Bell, 14, of Rainier, and Harris, …
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Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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6/17/25
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The Washington family of a man murdered by two teenagers in 2004 are speaking out against their potential early release by the state Intermediate Sentence Review Board, while a state House bill …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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6/17/25
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Colorado Democrats are leading the effort against legislation proposed by Senate Republicans that would sell off millions of acres of public lands.
The proposal is to add the provision to the …
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Elyse Apel | The Center Square
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6/17/25
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President Donald Trump announced late Sunday that he was directing U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers to conduct immigration raids in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the …
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Ariana Figueroa / Washington State Standard
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6/17/25
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Few, if any, members of the Washington state Legislature have been allowed to climb to the top of the state Capitol dome this century.
That will soon change.
A provision in the new capital …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/17/25
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Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs and get passed by the Oregon Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing to …
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Alex Baumhardt / Washington State Standard
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6/17/25
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After more than two weeks searching the Central Washington state wilderness, authorities have yet to find and capture Travis Decker, the Wenatchee man wanted for the kidnapping and murder of his …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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6/17/25
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For years, foster parents in Eatonville, Washington, abused five girls, but the girls couldn’t hold the state accountable for wrongfully placing them in the home and failing to protect them …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/17/25
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City of Tenino staff are preparing to open the Tenino Quarry Pool for the summer season this Saturday, June 21, from noon to 6 p.m., coinciding with the Tenino Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/25
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Even as Washington's latest carbon auction generated $322 million for the state – bringing total revenue to nearly $3.2 billion since the cap-and-trade program took effect in January 2023 …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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6/16/25
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Thousands of people gathered on the grounds of the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Saturday for the “No Kings” protest, part of a nationwide day of defiance against President …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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6/16/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, will hold her 21st set of mobile office hours, this time in Thurston County.
Residents of Washington’s Third Congressional District will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/13/25
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