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The state's first diverging diamond interchange is coming to Lacey, and will be constructed on Marvin Road and Interstate 5.
State prepares for first-ever diverging diamond interchange in Lacey
LACEY –– Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is building the state's first-ever diverging diamond interchange in Lacey next month, a project intended to improve travel and safety. more
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Thurston County business leaders spoke about child care and working families in the area at this week's Declassified meeting, a virtual meeting between business professionals in the area.
Local business leaders talk childcare and the workforce
OLYMPIA –– Business leaders gathered in this week’s “Declassified” meeting to discuss challenges to working families accessing local childcare and impacts to lack of access on the workforce in Thurston County. more
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Olympia School Board to approve a school reopening plan
OLYMPIA –– The Olympia School Board, the governing body of the Olympia School District, is meeting Monday, Aug. 3 to discuss the district’s fall reopening plan. more
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Olympia city officials talked about a new apartment building set to go up on 7th Avenue. The project is expected to be completed in two phases.
Plans for new Olympia apartment building on 7th avenue SW
OLYMPIA –– A new four-story apartment building is in the works in Olympia. more
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The Tumwater City Council talked trees this week to discuss the city's urban forestry program.
Tumwater tree canopy to be expanded in coming years
TUMWATER –– Tumwater city officials talked about the city’s aims for 50 percent of its land to integrate a natural tree canopy by 2040 after the issue came up at the Tuesday night city council meeting. more
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Nicole Barer, 16, started her own soap company, NRB's Beauty, in March. Her first quarter of sales was so successful, she said, that she wanted to host two pop-up shops this summer to celebrate.
Local girl launches successful soap company
OLYMPIA –– It started with sensitive skin and pretty soap. The then-10-year-old Olympia resident, Naomi Barer, would walk into a store that sold beautiful soaps that the sensitive-skinned Barer couldn’t use. more
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The now-empty Olympian building, where The Olympian set up shop. The current staff at the local daily moved operations to a new, nondescript building in Olympia.
McClatchy sold to New Jersey hedge fund
OLYMPIA –– A bankruptcy court judge issued a decision in a New York court late Friday that McClatchy, the 163-year-old news media company that owns more than two dozen newspapers nationwide, including The Olympian, would be sold to one of the two major hedge funds that owns most of the company’s debt. more
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A protestor holds a Black Lives Matter flag at Heritage Park in Olympia.
Olympians gather in Heritage Park to support Portland protests
OLYMPIA –– A crowd of protestors gathered in Heritage Park in Olympia on Friday, July 25 to stand in solidarity with protestors in Seattle and in Portland, Ore. who have come under attack in recent days from federal forces sent in by President Donald Trump. more
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A map of the city of Lacey.
Lacey officials allocate CARES Act money
LACEY –– The Lacey City Council approved the use of the remaining $408,100 in CARES Act funding to be divided equally between Economic Recovery and Social Services on Thursday night. more
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Protestors gather outside Olympia City Hall June 23 to celebrate the life of Yvonne McDonald, a Black woman from Olympia who died two years ago. Her family is still waiting on information about McDonald's death they requested from local officials.
Racial justice town hall highlights race in the justice system
OLYMPIA –– The City of Olympia began its four-meeting town hall series on racial justice July 23. With the heightening energy surrounding recent events that highlight the intentions surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, the meeting is designed to allow Black voices to bring their perspectives to the table. more
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Olympia city officials plan to move forward with hiring a new police auditor in the coming months. The police auditor would be tasked with ensuring the Olympia Police Department acts fairly and equitably towards members of the community that officers come into contact with.
Olympia to bring back police auditor program
OLYMPIA –– The City Of Olympia is restoring the police auditor program started in 2002 in response to the concerns over recent police brutality in the community and across the country. more
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City officials talk forming city-wide human rights commission
OLYMPIA –– To expand access to human rights and oppose human rights violations for Olympians city-wide, Olympia’s General Government Committee is working to form a Human Rights … more
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Several police agencies coordinated to clear all customers and Safeway employees out of the store as the suspect was armed and threatening to shoot. Thurston County Sheriff SWAT vehicle is at the east side of the building in the center of this image.
California man subject of officer-involved shooting
TUMWATER –– A man caused a disturbance in the parking lot of the Tumwater Safeway Wednesday night, resulting in a Tumwater Police officer shooting at him. more
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A firefighter puts out a fire at the Old Brewery Tower in Tumwater on June 6. The Tumwater Police Department determined the cause of the fire to be arson.
Old brewery tower Phase 1 work complete
TUMWATER –– Yesterday the Tumwater City Council officially approved completion of the first phase of work on the empty Olympia Brewing Company brewery tower. more
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Olympia officials looking at housing plan
OLYMPIA –– With city officials recording vacancy rates of less than three percent in Olympia’s housing market, efforts are underway to put together an affordable housing plan that will assist in controlling rent prices, which are continually rising, city officials said. more
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Olympia School Board looks at career training programs
OLYMPIA –– The Olympia School Board discussed yesterday their district-wide plan for Career and Technical Education (CTE) course offerings. The Olympia School District offers CTE programs to all students in the seventh to twelfth grade, with an emphasis placed on accessibility and a wide spectrum of options. more
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Compare Candidates: Thurston County Commissioner District 1 Primary
One of the curious political realities in Thurston County is every presidential election year we also vote for two of our three county commissioners. more
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Since the start of the pandemic shutdowns, Thurston EDC and Thurston Chamber of Commerce have held weekly Zoom conferences on topics of interest to business leaders.
Tourism improving in Thurston County since Safe Start Phase 3
THURSTON COUNTY –– Yesterday’s “Declassified” web conference offered perspectives on re-opening from the co-owner of Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar, a restaurant in downtown Olympia, the general manager of Great Wolf Lodge in Rochester and the CEO of Experience Olympia & Beyond, the official destination marketing organization of Thurston County. more
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Comet NEOWISE seen from Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Is Comet NEOWISE visible from Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey?
WASHINGTON –– Look up! As Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE passes through our inner solar system, catch a view of this once-in-a-lifetime sight. more
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Olympia Opera House, 1895-1910.
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