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State Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, scored a victory for retirees with small monthly pensions Monday as the House passed his bill allowing them to access that money sooner.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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The Washington state House of Representatives has passed legislation sponsored by state Rep. Joshua Penner, R-Orting, that imposes strict penalties on drivers who bypass emergency barricades, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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The TwinStar Community Foundation has officially been renamed the PeakCU Foundation, reflecting its role within the newly formed Peak Credit Union while reaffirming its longstanding commitment to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office sergeant seized 1,149 grams of meth, 177 grams of fentanyl powder and 35 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The driver was …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/18/26
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Following an anti-ICE walkout by roughly 50 Yelm High School (YHS) students around 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, the four present members at the Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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2/18/26
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Members of the Tumwater City Council met on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 17, for their second regular meeting of the month at Tumwater City Hall.
Tumwater Mayor Leatta Dahlhoff started the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/18/26
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A man allegedly shot at three people inside a Lacey hotel on Saturday, injuring one.
The suspect, identified through court documents as Andrew Devon Shelton, 31, of Olympia, was located …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/18/26
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Amidst the rising immigration enforcement activity nationwide, the City of Lacey issued a proclamation Tuesday formally supporting Washington state’s “Keep Washington Working Act” and the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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2/18/26
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In a media release from Senator Jim McCune, R-Graham, on Friday, Feb. 13, he warned that Senate Bill 5974 is both “dangerous” and “anti-sheriff,” after the bill was passed by the Washington …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/18/26
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Local non-profit One Net Yelm and Mr. Dougs invite the public to join the restaurant — located at 210 103rd Avenue Southeast — from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, for the third annual …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/17/26
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Chris Woods, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) superintendent, stated during a YCS Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, that the district does not support or encourage any student walkout …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/17/26
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As Yelm Community Schools continues to navigate financial shortcomings due to quadruple levy failure, Chris Woods, superintendent, proposed some temporary help by transferring $1.1 million from …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/17/26
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Thurston County has recently announced an upcoming Resource Hub, to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Feb. 24. The hub will focus on employment and education services.
Residents who have …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/17/26
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Concerned citizens and local agencies banded together to rescue an injured bald eagle from southbound Interstate 5 in the Tumwater area on Sunday.
The bird was clipped by a semi-truck and …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/17/26
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) has issued a hazardous weather advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 18 and Thursday, Feb. 19, due to forecasted below-freezing nighttime temperatures …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/17/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday asked the Trump administration for up to $173 million to deal with damage to roads, levees and more from flooding in December, and prepare for similar future …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/17/26
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved $750,000 in contracts with Homes First for repairs of 16 affordable rental housing units the nonprofit owns and operates in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/17/26
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Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t.
Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/16/26
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After several hours of heated debate, legislation that many consider to be the most contentious bill to come before the Washington Legislature in many years passed the state Senate Monday.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/16/26
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The family of a motorcyclist severely injured in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver in Thurston County last week has started a fundraiser to cover his medical costs.
Aadin G. Gosser, 19, of Salem, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/16/26
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