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The Tumwater School District and the Housing Authority of Thurston County have teamed up to reserve five units in the new Allen Orchard housing development specifically for homeless families with children at Tumwater’s Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School. → Read More
A crowd of more than 100 people gathered outside Olympia City Hall Tuesday night to hold a vigil in response to Saturday’s violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. → Read More
This week’s record-breaking heat may have kept some away from the Thurston County Fair, but for most of the fair’s participants, it simply meant doing things a little differently. Thursday’s high was 96 degrees in Thurston County, breaking the record set in 1993. → Read More
Misunderstandings about the role of female firefighters aren’t all that surprising. In 2016, just 3.5 percent of firefighters in the United States were women. That’s why Lacey firefighters decided to organize Capital Metro Fire Girls Camp to teach young women about the profession. → Read More
Misunderstandings about the role of female firefighters aren’t all that surprising. In 2016, just 3.5 percent of firefighters in the United States were women. That’s why Lacey firefighters decided to organize Capital Metro Fire Girls Camp to teach young women about the profession. → Read More
The first Yelm UFO Fest is set to launch this weekend, and organizers are preparing to welcome visitors from beyond. Or at least beyond Yelm. The festival also features the Cosmic Symposium, a speaker series at Triad Arts Theater. JZ Knight also will speak. → Read More
A recent survey showed that many people are confused about off-street parking, and concerned about disabled parking in downtown Olympia. However, results also showed that people are relatively satisfied with the parking offerings in the area. → Read More
Lakefair kicked off Wednesday, complete with the usual attractions — a ferris wheel, musical acts, and “gut bombs” galore. → Read More
Thurston County’s summer burn ban goes into effect Saturday, July 15, prohibiting all residential yard-waste burning and land clearing burns in an effort to combat the heightened risk of wildfires in hot, dry weather. → Read More
Chinqually Booters Soccer Club hopes to reach kids in need this summer with its first-ever free soccer camps, held in conjunction with the City of Lacey’s Playground Pals program. But they need new and used shin guards. → Read More
Summer visitors to the Nisqually National Wildlife refuge enjoy panoramic views of the Nisqually Delta, intimate encounters with visiting waterfowl and, for the last 30 years, the annual Summer Lecture Series, free weekly lectures by prominent guest speakers on a wide range of environmental topics. → Read More
This weekend could be the hottest in Olympia so far in 2017, with a record-breaking 93 degree high forecast on Sunday. → Read More