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Yelm City Councilors unanimously approved the six year transportation improvement program (STIP) during a meeting on Tuesday, July 28, following a prompt public hearing hosted by public works …
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Jacob Dimond . jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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Two of Mayor Joe DePinto’s appointees, Wayne McCarten and Eric Cantu, were unanimously approved by Yelm City Council during a meeting on Tuesday, July 28, to join various city-related commissions. …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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During a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 28, two city residents, speaking on different topics, took to the podium during the public comment portion of the meeting to thank the city for its …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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During a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 28, Yelm City Councilors approved two of the four proposed amendments to the Yelm Municipal Code — opting to postpone the decision of one of the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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During a special Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, school board directors voted 4-1 in favor of running a fifth educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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The City of Yelm is one step closer to honoring local servicemen and servicewomen who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts by …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/5/26
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Top brass from Washington State Ferries gathered Wednesday at a shipyard in Panama City, Florida, for a maritime ceremony that has been all too rare lately for the agency. They celebrated the cutting …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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8/5/26
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Fresh off a losing bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, fellow Democrat Brent Hennrich says he won’t be supporting her in the general election.
Hennrich earned over 16% of the …
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8/5/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Election Division is seeking “against” committee members for the Nov. 3 general election, a news release from the auditor’s office announced.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/5/26
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on Tuesday announced its completion of the deadly force investigation that began following an officer-involved shooting on June 4 in Yelm.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/5/26
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State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states.
Bipartisan groups of …
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Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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8/5/26
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A Republican backed by President Donald Trump emerged Tuesday as the frontrunner in the central Washington race to succeed a retiring GOP congressman who voted to impeach the president.
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/5/26
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Washington state Supreme Court incumbents, including two new appointees of Gov. Bob Ferguson, were leading after early primary voting results were reported Tuesday night.
And a King County …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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8/5/26
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Washington was one of five states throughout the United States, including Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Virginia, to hold a primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and initial results show …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/4/26
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The political favorites are leading the pack of nine candidates in the race to represent Washington’s Third Congressional District as preliminary primary election results were released on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/4/26
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A suspect is in custody on suspicion of arson in the start of the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, after authorities had previously detained him near where the fire started before releasing him.
At a …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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8/4/26
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Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers, and two hopefuls, are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in the state in response to growing public concern over energy and water demand, …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/4/26
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A 33-year-old Yelm man was hospitalized after his motorcycle struck a vehicle on state Route 7 in Pierce County on Monday afternoon.
Jevonn J. Wheeler was traveling south on state Route 7 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/4/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said Monday that federal support is en route to Spokane, as roughly 1,000 personnel fight three fires, which he called among the worst in the history of the region.
Ferguson …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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8/4/26
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As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with …
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Alex Brown / Stateline
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8/4/26
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