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Day 33: Senate passes bill protecting grey wolves and gov't employees who protect them
The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5972, which would extend the expiration date of a statute regarding wildlife conflict resolution, … more
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Pepper Trail
Spring is coming too soon
Ah, what a beautiful day! The air has that magical quality it sometimes gets in spring, a caressing softness on the skin. The buds on the plum trees are swelling, and the robins have ascended to the … more
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The Tumwater City Council discussed on Tue., Feb. 8, 2022 the creation of the Tumwater Metropolitan Park District.
Tumwater eyes first community garden 
The Tumwater City Council discussed on Tuesday the proposal to build the first community garden in the city in line with the creation of the Tumwater Metropolitan Park District. Tumwater United … more
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Lacey City Council and Lacey Planning Commission held a joint session on Jan. 29, 2022, to discuss the city's plans for to enable more affordable housing.
'We need more affordable housing'
Lacey City Council and the Lacey Planning Commission held a joint session on Thu., Jan. 27, to discuss the city's 2022 plans to make housing affordable in the city. Mayor Andy Ryder stressed that … more
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Olympia Family Theater is set to perform a play encouraging people to be vaccinated.
Olympia theater group to produce play promoting vaccination
Olympia Family Theater (OFT) is set to perform a play encouraging people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza, in an effort to stem the tide against the pandemic and overcoming vaccine … more
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Alexis Rae Baker
What is the purpose of life?
Dear Lexis,  What is the purpose of life? Thanks,            ~ Curious in Lacey  Dear Curious in Lacey, This is a challenging question, but one … more
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Washington state's new Fair Start program expands income eligibility for subsidized child care and offers other benefits.
Keeping the pressure on: What’s ahead and who’s left behind in changing the child care system
Back in the spring, Jessica Heavner was feeling anxious. She had a new accounting job with the Federal Way school district and three kids she loved, but she didn’t love the math it took to … more
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Washington state health factors are mostly higher than other states, according to the 2021 America's Health Rankings report.
Washington scores high in health survey; suicide remains an issue
A new report provides a checkup on the health of people in Washington and the rest of the country.America's Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation assesses physical, mental and social … more
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Jill Severn
The gift of a gardener’s legacy, now in print
Mike Dillon retired after many years of owning as many as six community newspapers in the Seattle area. “Starting in the early 1990s, he writes “we had a columnist, Madeleine Wilde, … more
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"People of the Water" is shown at night.
‘Unity’ gateway carvings unveiled on Eastside Street
 Some 65 people showed up in the cold and rain to celebrate the dedication of two towering cedar carvings by Native American artist Andrea Wilbur-Sigo last Saturday. The art pieces were … more
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Jill Severn
On fences and hedges
Robert Frost, in a poem called "Mending Wall," quotes his neighbor saying "Good fences make good neighbors." This quotation is widely accepted as wisdom. But what is a good fence? Does a good … more
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Starting with the orange line at Eld Inlet and moving south and west, each day of Brian Footen's mapping journey is shown in a different color.
Seattle-based startup is creating an interactive map of Puget Sound
A waterway mapping project led by a man aboard a kayak has made its way to the South Puget Sound nearshore as part of a bid to aid in the conservation and restoration of estuarie in this … more
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In a scene from the 2020 Chabad Chanukah event, Rabbi Yosef Schtroks leads a game-show type activity in front of the assembled cars.
Local Jews organize parade of lights to celebrate start of Chanukah this Sunday
Not even a pandemic can keep this area’s Jews from figuring out a safe way to gather together to celebrate Chanukah, the festival of lights, which starts this Sunday. Instead of assembling … more
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The James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch on Dec. 22, 2021, is the largest, most powerful space telescope ever built. Olympia Timberland Library is one 60 public libraries in the US to receive special educational materials to help the public to learn more about it and other STEAM topics.
Olympia Timberland Library chosen for NASA education initiative
Olympia Timberland Library has been selected to be part of NASA@ My Library, an education initiative created to increase and enhance STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning … more
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Jill Severn
It’s the worst week of the year for gardeners
Sunday morning dawned late, cold and foggy. You couldn’t even describe sunrise as “getting light” because it really didn’t.  It only got as far as dismal grey. It … more
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At The JOLT we're all very thankful and grateful
Thanksgiving Thanks from The JOLT
There are all sorts of reasons I think we will all agree that there are all sorts of thank-yous. There's the polite thank-you to the door stop, the more fervent and vigorous thank you between … more
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Mary Beth Harrington
Thinking about volunteering around the holidays?
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day mill. Go to work, pay bills, take care of chores around the house, rinse and repeat. It’s easy to forget that the whole reason we do these … more
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Hweqwidi Mccloud, bottom row, right, represented the Nisqually tribe in celebration of the Native Heritage Month during the Lacey City Council meeting on Tue., Nov. 18, 2021.
Lacey celebrates Native Heritage Month
 To reaffirm its commitment to preserve and protect indigenous culture and traditions, the City of Lacey declared the month of November as Native Heritage Month. During the Lacey City Council … more
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The Olympia City Council approved a motion on Nov. 16, 2021 to completely strike all references to the Log Cabin Road Extension in the 2021 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
Olympia strikes all references to Log Cabin Road Extension in the city ordinance
The Olympia City Council put an end to the concept of a Log Cabin Road Extension as its members agreed to delete all of its references to it in the city ordinance during its regular council meeting … more
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Kama Montermini, 59, of Olympia, is a contestant in the 2021 Mrs. America Pageant.
Local woman competing for title of Mrs. America in Las Vegas this Saturday
 On August 14, Kama Montermini was so ecstatic that her close friend Derozette Banks was named first runner-up at the Mrs. Washington America pageant that the thought of who would win the title … more
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