Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The Lacey City Council voted 3-1 in favor of the approval of the controversial Meridian Market Gas Station amid a furious crowd who attended the public meeting last night.
Councilmembers Lenny …
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County seeks community members to fill new Board of Health vacancies
By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
Thurston County is seeking community members for three newly opened seats on the Board of …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/3/22
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Two days after a Lacey Board of Park (BOP) Commissioner resigned over related issues, residents attended the BOP meeting on Wednesday, June 1 to raise concerns about the controversial Meridian Gas …
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The Olympia School District is willing to pay for police officers’ training that meets the legislative requirements of School Resources Officers (SRO) program, OSD Superintendent Patrick Murphy …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/3/22
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Some days, I am struck by wanderlust. I leave the floor un-swept, a book half-read, the laundry sitting in its basket, and walk out the door.
Whitney Gardens and Nursery
A friend triggered this …
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By Jill Severn
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6/3/22
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"You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s real Jewish Rye” was the ad headline that made a local bread famous across New York City starting in 1961.
The same message, slightly …
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By Danny Stusser
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6/2/22
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Everyone loves chickadees. They’re handsome, active little birds and readily visit bird feeders in the winter. And they sing their name, “chick-a-dee, dee, dee” as if introducing …
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An award-winning news photographer, an environmental sculpture artist and a retired teacher will be recognized by the Olympia High School Alumni Association in a ceremony at the school’s …
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6/2/22
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Thurston County will soon train local authorities on how to manage active shooter incidents and active mobile threat events.
The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved on …
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By JC Medina
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6/1/22
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Olympia Schools District Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Jennifer Priddy reported that student enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels of 9,678 in School Year (SY) …
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe is working to install affordable fiber-optic internet connections to tribal and non-tribal communities in South Puget Sound to address what they identified as …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/1/22
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At the Port of Olympia's third open house for the Olympia Regional Airport Master Plan Update yesterday, port consultant project manager Leah Whitfield reiterated that Olympia Regional Airport is not …
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The Olympia City Council temporarily deferred taking action on a city-commissioned study that recommended the creation of its Basic Life Services (BLS) program.
In his presentation at the city …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/31/22
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Lacey Board of Park Commissioner Sarah Daniels announced Monday her resignation from the board as a protest against the City's process of hearing public comments on the controversial Meridian Market …
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By JC Medina
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5/31/22
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Recently giving Washington state places new names has been getting attention. For example, the federal Department of the Interior is proposing renaming geographical sites in Washington that currently …
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Food Prosperity Central (FPC), a farmers’ organization based in Lewis County and Yelm, is offering lectures on neighborhood gardening Wednesday, June 1, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yelm Community …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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5/30/22
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Capitol Lake is the city’s highest risk for downtown flooding.
Olympia Water Resources Director Eric Christensen said this during the Olympia Sea Level Response Collaborative …
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Pacific Northwest Theater (PNT)is offering summer camps for kids ages 5 to 18 culminating in three productions to be performed over the weekends from July 15 to 30.
Starting June 27 at the Good …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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5/30/22
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After such a slow-moving, chilly spring, it’s suddenly time to do everything. We can finally plant tomatoes and other warm-weather vegetables. We need to replant seeds that didn’t …
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Cascadia Mosaic Collective
Saturday, May 14 through Saturday, June 25, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cascadia Mosaic Collective is a group of Pacific Northwest based artists who practice within and beyond …
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5/27/22
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