Thurston County Commissioner Gary Edwards expressed concerns that a potentially detrimental impact will continue on Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary as long as there are logging activities near …
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Olympia’s Utility Advisory Committee acknowledged last week that the city did not meet its waste prevention and recovery targets.
During the meeting on during a meeting on Thursday, February …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/6/23
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The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the contract award for solid waste facilities, pumps, systems upgrades and improvements amounting to $1,015,397 to Rognlin's, Inc.
Susan …
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By JC Medina
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2/1/23
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance requiring the purchase and use of compost material for county projects involving landscaping and construction during a meeting …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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2/1/23
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Olympia is calling on community members to attend an open house on the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan on Thursday, February 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The meeting, which will also discuss the …
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1/31/23
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Lacey City Council discussed adopting an ordinance on using compost products in planning government-funded projects or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects.
Public Works Management …
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By JC Medina
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1/27/23
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Members of Thurston Youth Climate Coalition held a protest against plans to lease an airport property in Tumwater to Swire, a Coca-Cola bottler, during The Tumwater City Council meeting on Tuesday, …
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An Olympia-based organization is calling on community members to celebrate a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
The Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (OCANW) is inviting the public to …
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Olympia Regional Airport Senior Manager Warren Hendrickson answered questions raised by the public during a public meeting yesterday.
The Port of Olympia is completing its Airport Master Plan …
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Tumwater City Council authorized Mayor Debbie Sullivan to sign a grant agreement with the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to fund a septic-to-sewer conversion program at Velkommen Mobile Home Park …
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In an annual tribute for Martin Luther King Day, students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades volunteered throughout Olympia on Friday, January 13 to plant …
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Thurston County is now accepting applications for the Conservation Futures program, which allows landowners to sell their property or future development rights to a qualified conservation …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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1/11/23
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Some 60 area residents protested last night for 30 minutes outside of the Port of Olympia’s meeting room, prior to the commissioners’ regular meeting, seeking to persuade the …
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Thurston County Emergency Management (TCEM) is asking community members to report if their property was damaged or destroyed by recent weather.
“If your home or property was damaged due to …
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By The JOLT Staff
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1/9/23
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Tumwater’s Public Works Committee endorsed a grant agreement with the Department of Ecology to the city council for the design and construction of a bioretention facility in the parking lot of …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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1/9/23
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Groups opposed to locating a major commercial and passenger airport in Thurston or Pierce Counties are proposing an amendment to state law that would exclude the two counties as options.
The …
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To address the loss of farmland in the city and the gap in the food system, Olympia is seeking experienced design consultants to prepare an agri-park feasibility study to determine the viability of …
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Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t energy experts predicted that wind, sun and other …
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Investigation clears Commissioner Harding from conflict of interest
Port commissioners authorized a probe into Commissioner Amy Evans Harding’s alleged conflict of interest as a broker for …
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Thurston County and Tumwater are offering to recycle their residents’ Christmas trees for free.
The city’s website announced that Tumwater’s Transportation Operation crews would …
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