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The Olympia City Council, on Tuesday, signed a proclamation designating 2023 as the 50th anniversary of Senior Services for South Sound.
The proclamation honors seniors as leaders, parents, …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/10/23
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The graduating class of 2023 for the North Thurston Public Schools VOICE program, and the Summit Virtual Academy celebrated their graduation.
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8/10/23
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The Olympia City Council approved an ordinance relating to electric vehicle parking requirements to ensure infrastructure and accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging for residents on Tuesday.
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Mark Russell is Olympia's new Public Works director, City Manager Jay Burney announced at Tuesday's city council meeting.
"I conducted a nationwide search and found that we had exactly what we …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/9/23
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Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA) members approved the recommendation to move forward and support the creation of the Olympia Downtown Improvement District (DID) to the city council …
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Olympia's Community Plan and Development Principal Planner Joyce Phillips presented the preliminary Capital Facilities Plan (CFP), which outlines the financial blueprint for the city’s …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/8/23
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The Olympia School District (OSD) met last Thursday, August 3, to hold the first reading of its policy review on what it deems essential policies.
OSD Vice President Hilary Seidel and Director …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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8/8/23
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Five miles northeast of the State Capitol is our community’s only certified trauma center. Providence St. Peter’s Emergency Department (ED) is typically overcrowded and known for long …
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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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Rick Johnson always wanted to be a gay floral designer. Now, after retiring from being the Coordinator of the County’s Noxious Weed Control program for 33 years, he is one.
Rick grew up on …
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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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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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Did you enjoy the first days of August? Let us continue to join in on the fun!
2023 Family Cornhole Challenge, Weekend, August 5, 12 p.m. - 7 p.m. The Family Cornhole Challenge is an outdoor …
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8/3/23
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Olympia's Finance Committee on July 19 approved the Public Works Transportation division's recommendation to increase by 0.1% the local sales tax through the Transportation Benefit District …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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8/2/23
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My husband is a teacher in the North Thurston School District, but before we moved here, he led the high school dropout prevention/credit recovery program at one of the largest high schools in …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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8/1/23
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The Thurston County Auditor's Office is reminding voters to submit their ballots by tomorrow, August 1 before 8 p.m.
There are 29 ballot drop boxes distributed throughout the county (see …
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Oly Town Artesians FC’ journey this year has come to an end after succumbing to a 3-0 defeat to Northwest Division champs and interstate rivals Ballard FC last July 23, Sunday afternoon at the …
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By Vince Zafra
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7/31/23
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The Olympia School District (OSD) held the first reading of the policies, starting with its guidelines for its Board of Directors, July 27, after it was first reviewed by its Citizens Advisory …
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The Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative Executive Committee approved the interlocal agreement (ILA) for implementing the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP) Monday, July 24.
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At the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, Olympia's Community Planning and Development Deputy Director, Tim Smith, presented a report on the development activity in the city, where it processes …
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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7/27/23
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