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Note to Reader: What you are about to read is one homeless man’s account of why he is homeless. This individual consented to the interview and could refuse to answer any question. This is his …
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Thurston County’s Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) met with its Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) yesterday, August 3, to decide on the future direction of the proposed …
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Five Lacey residents came forward at the city council’s meeting last Thursday, August 3, to comment on the issue of campaign sign removal.
Councilmembers Ed Kunkel and Lenny Greenstein …
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Music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton is coming to our state next Tuesday, August 15, to celebrate the statewide coverage achievement of her Imagination Library project. This program provides …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/7/23
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The survey shows people feel better about their neighborhoods as a place to live and consider them safer and a better place to raise kids or retire than they do about the city as a whole.
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Submitted by Larry Dzieza on behalf of Olympia Council of Neighborhood Associations
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8/7/23
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Teachers and childcare workers went on strike this morning at a Lacey branch of Cadence Academy Preschool, a national early childhood education services provider based near Phoenix, Arizona.
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Intercity Transit’s (IT) board of directors adopted a resolution updating the agency’s public record request policy on Wednesday, August 2.
Last updated in 2007, the update seeks to …
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8/4/23
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Did you know? Thurston County held primary elections on August 1st.
It's a fact of which most Thurston County residents were unaware or simply didn't care. For most registered voters, elections …
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Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen has identified a possible factor contributing to the spike in auto theft cases in the city – TikTok videos.
In the first quarter of 2023, Allen …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/4/23
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When all 58,927 ballots are counted from the August 1 primary, some 30.7% of voters will have participated.
As of 4:02 p.m. today, only 475 votes remain to be counted, according to the Thurston …
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By Danny Stusser
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8/3/23
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee approved a $515,000 grant for the Greg Cuoio Park Accessibility Improvements Project.
In a letter dated July 2023, Deputy Assistant Director Tony Hanson said the grant …
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By JC Medina
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8/3/23
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County staff presented to the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on Wednesday, July 2, their proposed plan should a bid to return the county’s proceeds from the American Rescue Plan Act …
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On Wednesday, the Olympia Site Plan Review Committee heard the Salvation Army's proposal of building a 61-unit affordable senior housing at 821 Fourth Avenue E.
In the narrative, the site is …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/3/23
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Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BoCC)’s Chair Caroline Mejia facilitated a hybrid meeting yesterday, August 2, to receive updates on the stormwater permit submittal, and the advisory …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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8/3/23
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Economic Development Coordinator Wesley Nguyen reported that Lacey's Sunday Depot Market is heading in the right direction in promoting and supporting micro businesses and nonprofits in the city.
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About 21 percent of Thurston County voters turned in their ballots in time to be counted for yesterday’s primary election.
These voters, some 39,949 of 191,908 registered, got to decide …
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Thurston County Commissioner Gary Edwards is proposing redirecting public health funds toward the county coroner's office to address the increase in deaths caused by fentanyl and other opioids.
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The County Superior Court has cleared its backlog on family law cases, announced Judge Mary Sue Wilson to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, July 31.
Wilson attributed two ways they …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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8/2/23
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Thurston County’s Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) met yesterday, July 31, to receive updates about the Central and South Puget Sound Region Meat Production and Processing Infrastructure …
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved the maintenance renewal with computer software by the company Adobe for one more year during its meeting on the first day of August.
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By JC Medina
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8/2/23
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