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With Christmas approaching, Santa Claus is set to make another appearance in the area this Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Tenino Depot Museum to hear what the children in South Thurston County hope to get …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/10/25
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A 46-year-old Olympia man was hurt and taken to an area hospital Monday evening after a driver crashed into a trooper’s vehicle in Grays Harbor County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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By The Daily World
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12/10/25
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A week ahead of Yelm City Council’s vote on an interlocal agreement with Thurston County regarding annexation, Gary Cooper, Yelm’s planning and building manager, presented during a study …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/9/25
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Thurston County’s Medic One ambulance program is now the first accredited ambulance ultrasound program in the nation, the county announced Tuesday. Thurston County’s Medic One program …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/9/25
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One week ahead of Yelm City Council’s vote on whether or not to implement Thurston County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee’s (SWAC) hazardous waste management plan, all seven …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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12/9/25
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Thurston County intends to relinquish its ownership of 1.6 miles of the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail within the limits of Yelm’s urban growth area. Five parcels along state Route 507 totaling …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/9/25
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Three Thurston County Sheriff’s Office employees recently earned life-saving awards for their actions across three separate incidents. “All three of these employees exemplify the highest …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/9/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has finished its 2025-27 budget deliberations and is set to vote on Tuesday, Dec. 16. “This was not an easy year,” Thurston County …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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12/9/25
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In the Nisqually Valley region, the magic of Santa Claus is real. Just ask Harry Miller, a longtime Yelm resident and Santa to many youngsters within the area over the past few years. Though he dons …
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12/9/25
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Two Thurston County men — both former members of the military — appeared in federal court in Tacoma on Friday for their alleged involvement in a brutal assault on Joint Base Lewis McChord …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/25
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The driver of a big rig car carrier involved in an injury crash Thursday morning in Lacey that brought northbound I-5 traffic to a grinding halt for hours did not have a commercial driver’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/5/25
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Thurston County has hired a new health officer to serve in the county’s Public Health & Social Services Department (PHSS).
Dr. Barbra Villona will serve as the county’s lead …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/5/25
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Thurston County has received a $1 million grant from the state Department of Transportation to begin planning improvements for Rochester’s downtown area.
The funding comes from the Sandy …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/5/25
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A 67-year-old Olympia man was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday, Dec. 3, following a single-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 near Grand Mound, according to a news release from the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/4/25
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On the landing page of the “Noxious Weeds of the Chehalis Basin” webpage is a map of Southwest Washington with the 2,600 square miles that is the Chehalis Basin outlined.
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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12/4/25
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A prolific bank robber responsible for a string of robberies in King County was arrested Friday after he robbed a Key Bank in Lacey, the Lacey Police Department announced Tuesday.
The suspect, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/3/25
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The Chronicle will officially cut the ribbon for its new location at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, when it will simultaneously host the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s December Business …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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12/3/25
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The Sacajawea Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), in partnership with George Rogers Clark of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/3/25
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The Southeast Thurston Fire Authority thanked community members Sunday for the care they showed as first responders attended to a vehicle vs. pedestrian incident at a busy intersection in Yelm that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/3/25
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The two south Thurston County rivals met in the season-opener once again and the result was similar with Rainier pulling away for a victory over Tenino, 55-35 on the road on Friday night. Down two …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/2/25
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