Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is holding its annual Martin Luther King Jr. event with distinguished leader and equity advocate Dr. Thelma Jackson as the keynote speaker.
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/26/24
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In a column last May I wrote about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAF), commonly called H5NI bird flu. This virus is highly contagious and is widespread in wild birds and seems to be especially …
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In this season of gift giving, I wanted to share with you, dear readers, one of the greatest gifts in our county: Citizens helping citizens.
This month, …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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12/26/24
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After a full year of local events, we are soon bidding goodbye to 2024. Thank you for following The JOLT’s Community Calendar this year! We hope to see you again in the following year (or years).
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The JOLT News Staff
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12/26/24
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A team of highly trained K-9 officers is making an outsized impact on the front lines of the county's fight against crime.
The canine officers, praised in regular updates from the Thurston …
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Kameko Marquez
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12/25/24
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This year, Christmas in the Pacific Northwest is, well, Christmasy is cold, wet, blustery and gray. This type of weather makes the decorated …
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The Department of Enterprise Services launched a free, hour-long tour of Washington's most significant memorials, offering an intimate look at the state's history of service and sacrifice.
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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12/25/24
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A multimillion-dollar road improvement project is underway on a short, heavily traveled corridor used to access commercial, industrial and residential properties in the east side of Olympia.
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The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound's annual Give Local campaign raised more than $1 million, setting a new record for the 8-year-old initiative.
“This …
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Our family had a tradition of going out to a Chinese restaurant on Christmas eve. Exotic foods like red-edged pork slices with hot mustard and little bowls of soup with wontons.
My …
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By Cathy Pfeil
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12/24/24
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Thurston County Public Works offers to take your Christmas trees off your hands to be disposed of and recycled properly.
Starting Wednesday, December 26, the three cities and other community …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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12/24/24
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Intercity Transit announced that it will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
On its website , the company said that its local bus, Express, Dial-A-Lift, and Village Vans will not …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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12/24/24
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Greg Wright and his wife Susan have delighted the Nottingham neighborhood with an ever-expanding Christmas display at his house for the past 20 years.
Composed of many …
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At dinner a few nights ago, a recent high school graduate asked “What’s the solstice? What’s that all about?” She was a smart, hard-working, Advanced Placement student; now …
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The City of Tumwater and Tumwater Timberland Library (TRL) jointly announced in a news release that the library will close for a remodel from Jan. 11-26.
Limited services are expected to resume ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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12/19/24
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Last Sunday was a good weather day, at least for Thurston County in December. No rain and not bitter cold, although one did not have to be walking around for long before the damp began to creep into …
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By George Walter
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12/19/24
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504 Plan or IEP? Shannon, our educational advocate digs into the subject for a parent...
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By Shannon Sankstone
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12/19/24
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In a recent issue of The Atlantic, Jonathon Rauch reviews two books about what it means to be over 65 in America. Here’s one of its cheerier bits of data:
“Eighty is the new 68, …
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By Jill Severn
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12/13/24
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Join local performances to welcome the spirit of glee and donate at fundraisers for the spirit of giving.
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12/12/24
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The Thurston County Board of Health (BOH) officially declared loneliness, isolation, and the lack of social and emotional connections as a public health crisis.
The declaration, …
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