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Institutional Library Services, a program of the Washington State Library, received the Outstanding Service Award for its work with incarcerated and hospitalized adults and justice-impacted youth …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/6/26
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The Thurston County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died after he was struck by a car while lying in the roadway as Corde Journee, 44, of Centralia. He died from multiple blunt force …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/5/26
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As the City of Yelm attempts to crack down on backyard breeders and the sale of animals within city limits at any public property or upon private property open to the public within the city limits of …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/5/26
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During the public comment portion of a Yelm City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 28, TJ Johnson, Chair of the Thurston Conservation District (TCD) Board of Supervisors, highlighted the work the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/5/26
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Mango Mana — located at 9111 346th St. S in Roy — is set to open its doors next month and is aiming to bring “something different” to the Nisqually Valley region in the form of fresh fruit …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/5/26
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As the weather continues to heat up and summertime nears closer and closer, you can count on Yelm Lions Club for free, family-friendly activities to take your children to this summer, including the …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/5/26
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Recognizing Thurston County’s ongoing budget troubles, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders is again asking for a pay freeze this year.
He submitted a letter to the Citizen’s …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/5/26
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The family of a man run over by a speed boat near Boston Harbor Marina on Sunday has started a fundraiser to cover the costs associated with his long road to recovery.
Jack Edwards, 21, of …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/5/26
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A day after the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal seeking a referendum on the state’s new income tax, one of the key players in the legal challenge to come is expressing …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/5/26
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A Washington Supreme Court commissioner on Tuesday declined to pause a judge’s ruling that blocked a new law setting stricter qualifications for sheriffs.
Deputy Commissioner Walter Burton …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/5/26
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Former Washington state lawmaker Eric Robertson, who served two stints in the Legislature decades apart, died April 24. He was 62.
Robertson, a former House Republican caucus chair, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/5/26
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Federal agencies say they have yet to take steps to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, as the Department of Justice fights a Democrat-led lawsuit against …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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5/5/26
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Two companies that manufacture the abortion pill drug mifepristone were on Monday granted an administrative stay on lower-court rulings that sought to heavily restrict access to the abortion pill.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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An appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court to allow a referendum effort on the new income tax law to proceed was denied on Monday.
The political group Let’s Go Washington initially filed …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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Washington drivers are facing a brutal spring at the pump as gasoline prices in the state shatter all-time records, driven by a combination of the state's carbon policy and gas taxes, along with …
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By Andrew Paxton and Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park will hold a Memorial Day ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25.
Lunch will follow the ceremony. For more information, contact Mills & …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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Each year, Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging’s (LMTAAA) Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides $80 in fresh fruits and vegetables to older adults who meet age and income …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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Due to a global shortage of petroleum-based materials, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and its 600 license dealer locations will no longer sell waterproof, tear …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) on Sunday released 20 minutes of bodycam footage from last week’s fatal officer-involved shooting in the Olympia area.
Three TCSO deputies shot …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/4/26
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Washington’s Supreme Court on Monday denied a conservative political committee’s request to pursue an attempt to repeal the state’s new income tax law with a referendum this fall.
The …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/4/26
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