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The City of Tenino celebrated 150 years of railroad history by unveiling a newly-restored Great Northern Railway caboose originally constructed in 1923 to begin festivities at the first Tenino …
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By Owen Sexton / For the Nisqually Valley News
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9/20/22
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The Western Forest Industries Museum (WFIM) has reformed and is planning to reopen the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad and Museum after they were shut down in 2020 due to operational difficulties and …
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Cochrane Memorial Park in Yelm turned into an old Scandinavian Village as the Norse West Viking Festival took over the park over the weekend.
The event originated in 2018 and intends to honor …
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Officers with the enforcement and education division of Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) seized 1,300 pounds of cannabis from businesses located in Roy and Tacoma.
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/6/22
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The 16-year-old Olympia boy whose disappearance launched a two-day search in south Thurston County this week has been arrested on charges of murder, burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm, …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/3/22
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The community of Rainier experienced a weekend packed full of events as the annual Rainier Round Up Days and the Bluegrass Festival took over the city on Saturday, Aug. 27.
The events included a …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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8/30/22
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A fire that burned 13 acres and led to nearby roads and Interstate 5 being closed for nearly five hours Thursday is considered “potentially suspicious,” a West Thurston Fire official told …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/22
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Family, friends, and community members touched by Collin McLaren and his story gathered at the Yelm Skate Park on Sunday, Aug. 21 to both honor McLaren’s life, and spread awareness about the …
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People will gather at the Yelm Skate Park on Aug. 21 to honor Collin McLaren, an 18-year-old from Yelm High School who died on May 1 as a result of fentanyl poisoning.
McLaren’s mother, …
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By Brandon Hansen / For the Nisqually Valley News
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8/16/22
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The First Baptist Church of Yelm is set to celebrate 50 years of service in the Yelm Community with a Sunday service on Sept. 11, which is open to the public.
Following the service, there will be …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/11/22
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Forest fires like the one that broke out between Bucoda and Centralia on Monday, where density of the forest prevented firefighters from attacking the flames themselves and prompted a helicopter …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/10/22
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As the Thurston County Fair drew to a close on Sunday, exhibitors packed up and headed home for Yelm, Rainier, Tenino and Olympia alike.
On Thursday, July 28, FFA, 4-H and Open Class livestock …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / For the Nisqually Valley News
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8/2/22
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The third annual Nisqually Valley Barbecue Rally, which is often described as the “biggest event of the summer,” lived up to its expectations on Saturday, July 23.
The event was held …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/26/22
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Thurston County declared a three-day, three-night hazardous weather event on July 25 leading up to the Puget Sound’s mid-summer heat wave.
Thurston County health officials urged …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/25/22
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Masonry Cafe officially reopened its doors on Wednesday, July 13, with an expansion of the cafe into The Old Firehouse on Yelm Avenue.
The new upgrades to the business will help establish the …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/19/22
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the addition of a new “little free library” at Prestige Senior Living Rosemont in Yelm on Tuesday, July 12.
Two residents unveiled the …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/12/22
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T he Red White Blue Agency hosted a “Retro Rainier Independence Day Celebration” on Saturday, July 2 at Wilkowski Park in Rainier. The event featured a variety of activities, like …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/5/22
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Yelm residents created a buzz on the morning of June 25 as they lined Yelm Avenue for the traditional Prairie Days Parade.
The sun shined bright when attendees began to take to the street around …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/28/22
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Y elm High School celebrated nearly 350 students at the Tacoma Dome as they sent off the Class of 2022 during a commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 16.
For the first time since the class of …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/21/22
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