|
Longtime Timberland Regional Library administrator Brenda Lane is no longer employed with the regional library district.
Lane’s employment with TRL ended Tuesday, June 2, a TRL …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
|
6/3/26
|
|
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging says a recent survey shows rising costs, eating well and staying in one’s home are top of mind for aging residents and their families and caregivers.
…
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
Members of Cascade Warbirds will be exhibiting their aircraft at the Olympic Airshow on June 20 and 21 in the annual event that marks the beginning of the northwest airshow season, a news release …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
To kick off Great Outdoors Month, the U.S. Forest Service is launching a new mobile app, National Forests and Grasslands, now available for download as visitors plan their summer trips across the …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
A Tenino woman faces potential DUI charges after colliding with a tree off state Route 121 near Millersylvania State Park on Monday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Priscilla L. …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with an elk on state Route 162 in Pierce County on Monday.
The motorcyclist, identified by the Washington State Patrol as Travis A. Vanderford, 59, of …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
While the purchase has yet to be finalized, Tumwater city councilors approved entering a purchase and sale option agreement for a new building to repurpose for a new city hall during their regular …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
6/3/26
|
|
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with an elk on state Route 162 in Pierce County on Monday.
The motorcyclist, identified by the Washington State Patrol as Travis A. Vanderford, …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
The City of Lacey invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of the revamped Lacey Museum on Saturday, June 13.
The free public event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4160 …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/3/26
|
|
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is looking into allegations that Chehalis Tribal Chairman Dustin Klatush engaged in unprofessional conduct while in Arizona this week.
…
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/2/26
|
|
The driver who died in a head-on collision with a dump truck in Tenino on May 18 has been identified as 75 year-old James “Jim” Emerson of Rochester.
His cause of death was due to …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/2/26
|
|
The City of Lacey has announced Window Seat Media as the recipient of the 2026 Ken Balsley Historian of the Year Award.
Window Seat Media’s mission is to spark conversation, connection, and …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/2/26
|
|
After McLane Elementary School welcomed roughly 30 kids into its new Life Skills Program last year, school staff realized that the grounds needed some updates to better accommodate the growing …
more
By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
|
6/2/26
|
|
For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says stakeholders can no longer take for granted.
“Our luck …
more
By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
|
6/1/26
|
|
A Lacey woman is facing possible hit-and-run and vehicular assault charges after she allegedly caused a crash that injured another driver on Interstate 5 near Tumwater on Sunday.
Sara M. …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/1/26
|
|
The Productivity Board, a state employee incentive program of the Washington Office of the Secretary of State, voted unanimously Thursday to approve recognition of three teams of Washington state …
more
By The Chronicle staff
|
6/1/26
|
|
On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Tumwater City Council convened for a public work session to discuss a pressing need for the Thurston County municipality: the problem of a growing lack of space for …
more
By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
|
6/1/26
|
|
Following are the proclamations issued by local governments within Thurston County during the month of May.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
6/1/26
|
|
A new ranking of how state agencies, utilities, school districts and other public agencies respond to public records requests show which ones are most responsive, and which ones have work to do.
…
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
6/1/26
|
|
The Olympia Police Department responded to a total of 1,135 calls for service this week.
The department remarked upon the following notable trends:
One arson was reported. Camera …
more
By Thurston Chronicle staff
|
5/29/26
|
