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After nearly an hour of heated debate, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to delay renewal of $15.29 million in homeless services and affordable housing contracts for the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/17/26
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With the Tenino Police Department officially dissolved as of May 12, Mayor Dave Watterson made a proclamation honoring and thanking the many officers who served with the department throughout its …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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6/17/26
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The Washington state Fish and Wildlife Commission held a hybrid meeting in Olympia from June 11 to 13 to approve proposed land transactions and the lynx periodic status review, a recent news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/26
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While members of the Rainier City Council didn’t have too long of a monthly meeting last week on Tuesday, June 9 — the only agenda item was approval of the South Thurston County community’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/17/26
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners celebrated Pride Month on Tuesday with its annual proclamation and celebration.
Since 2018, Thurston County has been officially recognizing the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/17/26
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The president of the Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees is facing criticism after his list of “desired outcomes” for the regional library system became public.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/16/26
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Brooklynn Bell, a ninth grade homeschooled student from Rainier, punched her ticket to the 78th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the breakaway roping …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/16/26
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While it is unknown exactly when it occurred, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) investigators are asking the public for leads on a potential suspect or suspects who vandalized the High Rock Lookout last …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/16/26
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The Rochester Citizens Group has released the official schedule for this year’s highly anticipated Swede Day Mid-Sommer Festival, taking place on Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20.
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6/16/26
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The Olympia Tumwater Foundation has announced the launch of “Friends of the Falls,” a new membership program created to support the long-term stewardship, preservation and future of Brewery Park …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) suspended the credentials of four healthcare providers in April and May, according to a recent news release from the agency.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Close to 20 attendees filed into the Bucoda Community Center on Tuesday, June 9, for the regular monthly meeting of the Bucoda Town Council.
Tensions were high during the meeting as, over the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/15/26
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After pulling sponsorship earlier this year from the Juneteenth event hosted at Rebecca Howard Park, the City of Olympia has decided to back a separate Juneteenth celebration at the ASHHO Cultural …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/15/26
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Three infants in three states — including one infant in Thurston County — have been involved in an outbreak of botulism linked to powdered infant formula produced by Nara Organics of New …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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ruralTRANSIT is replacing three of the six buses that make up its fleet providing fare-free public transit in South Thurston County and part of Lewis County.
The buses came to ruralTRANSIT through the Washington …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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Due to high temperatures on Monday, June 15, Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has issued a “Hazardous Weather” advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts this week.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/15/26
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In stretches of the Chehalis River between Montesano and Plummer Lake, which is located in Centralia, grows the aquatic noxious weed Brazilian elodea.
This perennial herb is commonly used …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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On Friday, Steven Shay Smith was sentenced to the maximum of 30.9 years in prison for the August 2024 murder of 34-year-old Bryce D. Bitar of Aberdeen.
Smith was convicted of first degree murder …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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The Olympia Downtown Alliance announces the return of Music in the Park as the annual summer series celebrates its 45th anniversary.
Held over four Wednesdays in July, this year’s free concert …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/12/26
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