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THURSTON COUNTY -- For the first time since July, jury trials are scheduled to resume in Thurston County along with a slew of safety guidelines aimed at preventing potential spread of COVID-19 …
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By Cody Neuenschwander of JOLT
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8/31/20
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Olympia
At 12:55 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Central Street Northeast, police arrested Denny H. Cooper, 56, on suspicion of driving on a suspended license.
At 1:17 a.m. Sunday at Water …
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By Cody Neuenschwander of JOLT
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8/31/20
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Joint Animal Services continues to implement new and creative ways to provide services to our community during the pandemic. Their latest improvement helps reunite owners with their lost pets – 24/7 online reporting.
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8/31/20
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TUMWATER –– The Tumwater City Council is meeting in a 7 p.m. meeting Sept. 1 to discuss the Regional Housing Council, which is an interlocal council formed by the city governments of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater, as well as Thurston County, to find solutions to the area’s homelessness and housing affordability crisis.
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Thurston County is seeking public comment on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP).
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8/31/20
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Olympia Police Department
Brandie Leigh Rayment, 34, was arrested at 8:37 a.m. in the 2600 block of East Bay Drive Northeast. She was charged with driving with a suspended license.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/28/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Auditor’s Office, which oversees voter registration and elections, held a voter registration challenge hearing Thursday afternoon to determine whether the voter registration of Thurston County Board of Commissioners candidate C Davis was valid or not.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/28/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– As wildfires ravage California and certain parts of Washington state — prompting Gov. Jay Inslee to issue a state of emergency through the end of September — Thurston County and its sometimes sprawling brush have escaped major incidents despite dry, warm conditions.
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By Cody Neuenschwander for JOLT
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8/28/20
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LACEY –– City officials approved an agreement with North Thurston Public Schools and Tumwater School District to use city facilities.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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8/28/20
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Olympia Police Department
Steven Greggory Stanley, 29, was arrested at 9:21 a.m. in the 100 block of Olympia Avenue Northeast. He was charged with property damage.
Sheyanne R. Walker, 24, …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/27/20
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia Heritage Commission met Wednesday evening to learn about “The Third Thirty,” an oral history project led by Elaine Vradenburgh, an oral historian and local educator.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/27/20
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OLYMPIA –– City officials discussed a proposal from the Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Department to create an arts center in the city out of the current National Guard Armory.
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia City Council approved an agreement with the cities of Tumwater and Lacey late Tuesday that would dissolve the Health & Human Services Council and use the money designated for that council for a new Regional Housing Council.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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8/26/20
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Olympia Police Department
Donnell Sebastian Shaw, 35, was arrested at 4:55 p.m. in the 900 block of Plum Street Southeast. He was charged with failure to appear in court.
Racheem Demetrius …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/26/20
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THURSTON COUNTY – Thurston County is seeking public comment on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). Developed with guidance from the Thurston County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC), the SWMP recommends strategies to manage solid waste generated in the county over the next six to 20 years.
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8/26/20
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In last week’s letter, I asked the community to submit questions for me to answer. I have selected three questions to answer this week.
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8/26/20
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LACEY –– The Lacey City Council seeks a professional with a background in history, architecture, historic preservation, anthropology, archaeology, cultural geography, planning, or American studies to fill a vacancy on the Historical Commission.
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8/25/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– C Davis, a candidate for the Thurston County Board of Commissioners, allegedly made inappropriate and "creepy" remarks to girls as young as 12 at local churches, offering them flowers and candy and seemingly made a point of trying to find a “child bride” in a church setting.
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OLYMPIA –– Members of the city’s general government committee are scheduled to receive an update on planned uses for the National Guard Armory in Olympia, which is set to be vacated early next year after the National Guard moves to a new building next February.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/25/20
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LACEY –– Members of the Lacey Finance & Economic Development Committee approved a series of budget amendments to the city’s 2020 budget in a Tuesday morning meeting this week in an effort to grapple with a changing financial landscape spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/24/20
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