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The fishing permits offered by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation to non-tribal members differ from the description given by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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10/7/26
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TransAlta Centralia will, for the time being, not be allowed to recover the costs for repairing and maintaining a coal generation unit after a Trump administration order last year required the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Washington state’s leading small business association announced in a news release Tuesday its support of Initiative 645, which would repeal the new state income tax.
“Wall Street gets a pass …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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The recreational razor clam season — originally scheduled to begin Oct. 9 through 14 on four coastal beaches — has been postponed until further notice, the Washington Department of Fish and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Thurston County marked the official end of the 2025-26 flu season with one more death to add to the count.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Longtime Thurston County Elections Manager Tillie Naputi-Pullar is looking forward to applying her extensive experience in elections administration to the entire auditor’s office.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/7/26
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A suspect arrested in the Black Lake area on Monday, Oct. 5 for domestic violence used his handcuffs to hot-wire a window switch in a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office patrol car and escape.
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10/7/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) ended a pursuit in the Rochester area on Monday, Oct. 5, in a record 35 seconds.
Deputies had responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the early …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Less than a month remains until an election that will transform Washington’s state Supreme Court.
Two new justices will join the nine-member high court, and two new justices appointed by Gov. …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/7/26
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The Olympia City Council passed two resolutions on Tuesday, Oct. 6, solidifying the city’s opposition to two citizen initiatives on the Nov. 3 ballot: IL26-001 concerning parental rights relating …
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By Emily Fitzgerald/emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/7/26
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The Olympia City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, Oct. 6, formally supporting the Timberland Regional Library’s (TRL) levy lid lift proposal.
The proposal, titled Proposition 1, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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10/7/26
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Gathering along the bluffs of the Nisqually River Delta for their 2026 Annual Meeting and Salmon Bake, held the first weekend in October, members of the Nisqually Land Trust and the Nisqually Indian …
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By Candra Burns for Thurston Chronicle
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10/6/26
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The Washington Public Utility Districts Association (WPUDA) has presented its annual Water/Wastewater Employee of the Year award to Thurston County Public Utility District Project Management …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/6/26
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Studio West Dance Theatre invites families to begin the holiday season with the return of its beloved production of “The Nutcracker,” performed Thanksgiving weekend at the Washington Center for …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/6/26
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Two football programs in the Thurston County region are bringing awareness to addiction prevention and recovery by participating in the American Addiction Recovery Association (AARA) Purple Project. …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/6/26
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Commercial Vehicle Division will conduct “fatigued driving” emphasis patrols in Thurston County throughout the fall and winter of 2026, with a focus on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/5/26
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Creativity, innovation and community will come together as Lacey MakerSpace opens its doors for the Festival of Sparks, its annual fundraiser, from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. The event is free …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/5/26
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Following a public hearing, members of the Tumwater City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Timberland Regional Library (TRL) District levy lid lift, also known as Proposition …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/5/26
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Last week, U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, introduced the bipartisan More Nurses in Rural Schools Act.
The bill is aimed at addressing the shortage …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/5/26
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Three residents of the South Sound region have now been sentenced to federal prison for their post office burglary scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
Paula Jean …
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10/5/26
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