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The City of Olympia's contract lobbyist, Nick Federici, briefed the city council on state legislative outcomes, including deep budget cuts in multiple ...
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The Thurston County Auditor's Office announced it has mailed more than 147,000 ballots to registered voters for the Aug. 5 Primary Election.
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By Maven Navarro
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7/17/25
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The current phase of the multimillion-dollar Fones Road Corridor Project, which involves underground utility work, is taking longer than expected and will stretch into ...
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A story unearthed
Given how little we know about Olympia's earliest women, the recently uncovered backstory of Mabel Fain is especially significant. Mabel was a Wild West character …
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The Olympia City Council will receive a briefing on a resident-driven Workers' Bill of Rights initiative, as the petition process moves toward potential ballot ...
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The Port of Olympia is planning to create a huge mural on the marine terminal warehouse building. The scale of the project is so immense that the Olympia Art ...
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Parent-run nonprofit organization OSD4All hosted a candidates forum to introduce the people vying for two seats on the Olympia School District ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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7/16/25
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A 20-year-old woman was arrested in connection with an assault that left another person hospitalized with serious injuries. According to Olympia ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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7/16/25
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The City of Olympia's Parks, Arts & Recreation Department announced it has completed several infrastructure improvements at Grass Lake Nature Park ...
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The Olympia School District Board of Directors unanimously adopted the 2025-26 budget at a meeting on Tuesday ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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7/15/25
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The stage is set for the return of Capital Lakefair at Heritage Park in Olympia. This year will be the 68th celebration of the festival ...
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The community is invited to a celebration of poetry and a book release of the anthology, "Still the Water: Olympia Poets on Place," edited by outgoing poet laureate ...
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Mike Ballmes is not just a craftsman, he is an artist.
“I’ve done woodworking most of my life,” said Mike on June 28 from the comfort of his kitchen with his wife Pia ...
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The Thurston Regional Planning Council unanimously voted to adopt the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, which does not include the Log Cabin Road ...
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The Olympia Dragon Boat Festival 2025 drew hundreds of people to the second annual racing event, which featured more than two dozen teams at ...
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By Maven Navarro
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7/14/25
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Teams of paddlers participated in a lively display of racing at the Olympia Dragon Boat Festival 2025 at Olympia Port Plaza on Saturday ...
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By Wyatt Haupt Jr.
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7/12/25
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A proposed seven-story apartment building along Martin Way in Olympia could be eligible for significant incentives if the developer chooses to commit all units as ...
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The City of Olympia is now accepting applications for 2026 tourism-related funding supported by its lodging tax ...
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By Darlanne Cruz
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7/11/25
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Funeral Alternatives, the Masonic Memorial Park and Death Dancer will be holding various history, nature, art and Halloween festivities in the ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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7/11/25
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The Olympia City Council approved a 30-year bond package totaling $26.57 million to fund two major projects — construction of the long-planned Yelm Highway ...
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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7/10/25
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