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THURSTON COUNTY –– The preliminary results are in and Gary Edwards and Michael Steadman will face off in the fall for the commissioner seat for Thurston County District 2.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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8/4/20
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Approximately a third of this district is in Thurston County; the majority of the district is in Pierce County. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been members of the …
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By Danny Stusser of JOLT
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8/4/20
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A small part of this district is in southern Thurston County. The district includes most of Lewis and rural parts of Cowlitz Counties. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been …
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by Danny Stusser of JOLT
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8/4/20
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This district is entirely within Thurston County. In recent years the senator and both representatives have been members of the Democratic party.
State Senator
Incumbent Sen. Sam Hunt was …
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By Danny Stusser of JOLT
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8/4/20
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This district covers a northwest part of Thurston County, substantially all of Mason County and a portion of Kitsap County. In recent years the senator has been a member of the Democratic party and …
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by Danny Stusser of JOLT
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8/4/20
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OLYMPIA –– Olympia’s five-year plan, the “One Community: Healthy, Safe and Housed” plan was up for discussion by city officials again Monday night as homelessness and poverty continues to be an issue in the greater Olympia community.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/4/20
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Olympia Police Department
Richard W. Maier, 65, was arrested around 12:35 a.m. in the 3200 block of Harrison Avenue Northwest. He was charged with trespass.
Mauricio E. Oliva, 19, was …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/4/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Sharonda D. Amamilo, a judge with “over 16 years of trial experience representing adults and children in Superior, District, Municipal and Tribal courts,” has won the primary the Superior Court Judge Position No. 8 with 43.31 percent of the popular vote, when preliminary results came in around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/4/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, candidate Caroline Mejia was in the lead for the Thurston County Board of Commissioners seat for District #1, which encompasses central Thurston County. She held 30.78 percent of the vote, or 4,525 votes, as of just after 8 p.m.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/4/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Proposition 1, establishing a tax levy of $1.50 of $1,000 of assessed value to help fund Thurston County Fire Protection District operations, passed with 63.49 percent of the vote, or 1,407 votes, as of preliminary results at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/4/20
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia Board decided Monday night in a four-hour-long meeting to move to a fully remote fall semester.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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8/4/20
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OLYMPIA –– When I first heard about the Buy Nothing Project, my boss was telling me how she parted out her crockpot for free to people who came and picked it up off her porch. She just posted a picture in a Facebook group, and the broken crockpot found a new home.
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By Nikki McCoy for JOLT
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8/3/20
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Hello Thurston County! Yesterday I made the difficult decision to recommend distance learning for both public and private K-12 schools. I made this decision in response to the rise in our case counts over the past month, with more than one hundred people a week becoming infected with COVID-19 over the past two weeks.
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Thurston County Department of Health
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8/3/20
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OLYMPIA –– Dozens of protestors gathered in Woodruff Park on a warm, humid Sunday afternoon this week to confront Olympia City Council members in their own neighborhood in West Olympia.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/2/20
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Friday, July 31
Lacey Police Department
Christopher Reed Gohan, 32, was arrested at 4:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Sleater-Kinney Road Southeast. He had a warrant for his arrest …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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8/2/20
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Lacey Police Department
Andrea S. Jordan, 35, was arrested around 2:31 a.m. in the 2200 block of Maxine Street Southeast. She was charged with simple assault.
Olympia Police …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/31/20
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OLYMPIA –– The second in the series of racial justice meetings in Olympia Thursday night focused on economic opportunity across race lines. Like the first meeting last Friday centering on the legal system, this endeavor brought together a diverse lineup of panelists of color to bring to light their perspectives.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/30/20
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TUMWATER –– The Tumwater City Council is expected to approve two current city employees moving into new roles with the city government on Tuesday night, Aug. 4.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/30/20
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Lacey Police Department
Alejandro J.F. Rathbun, 22, was arrested around 6:15 a.m. in the 1100 block of College Street Southeast in Lacey. He was charged with driving without a license.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/30/20
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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.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/30/20
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