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With death and infection counts seeming to steadily increase, Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman today announced a statewide mandatory face covering order effective Friday, June 26.
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By Danny Stusser of JOLT
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6/23/20
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This is not a political stand.
This is an act of kindness
Kindness toward those we love
And those we will never meet again.
Kindness upon all sharing passage across
This strange, dark …
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By David Hanig
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6/23/20
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OLYMPIA –– City officials talked on Monday about a new 122-room, four-story hotel that would go up on Olympia’s east side, if construction and design plans are approved.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/23/20
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OLYMPIA –– South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) played a new alma mater song at its virtual commencement June 20, which was performed by the SPSCC Chamber Singers.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/22/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) will host a series of admission information sessions next month from July 2-16, aimed at potential students of SPSCC.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/22/20
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LACEY –– In the midst of an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lacey’s financial officials are set to talk about the city’s first quarter finances on June 23 at 8: 30 a.m.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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6/22/20
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You wake up one morning and discover a bat fluttering around in your bedroom. Concerned, you wonder if this is a problem, and seem to recall that bats may harbor rabies. What should you do
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By Daniel Hu for JOLT
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6/18/20
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OLYMPIA –– The City of Olympia Finance Committee talked about state shared revenues, or state money shared with local jurisdictions, on Wednesday night during a conversation that broached the subject of paying for certain crime prevention programs, transportation expenditures and other budget items.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/18/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday morning to approve a request to the state to allow Thurston County to move forward into phase three of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” plan.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/17/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Tourist spending in Thurston County grew more than 25 percent between 2015 and 2019 according to data released this week by Tourism Economics, a national travel research firm.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/17/20
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OLYMPIA – In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQIA+ workers from job discrimination nationwide, the Olympia School Board (OSB), the governing body of the Olympia School District, talked about its own transgender student policy.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/16/20
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TUMWATER – A laundry list of transportation projects make up the city’s six-year transportation improvement program , including a $9.2 million Interstate-5 on-ramp realignment project, a $3 million construction project for an E Street extension and streetscape improvements on the old brewery property.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/15/20
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LACEY -- The City of Lacey wants to find solutions to the area’s growing homelessness problem, and city officials want members of the community to help.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/15/20
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LACEY – Decorate cookies at home with the city’s online cookie-decorating class.
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Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/15/20
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TUMWATER –– Tumwater yogis will enjoy virtual yoga classes, which the Tumwater Parks & Recreation Department has on this month’s schedule.
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Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/12/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) started hosting “ribbon tying” events at local stores this week in an effort to celebrate the beginning of re-opening businesses.
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Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/12/20
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TUMWATER — A fire that broke out Saturday at the empty Olympia Brewery was deemed the work of an arsonist, according to a press release from the Tumwater Police Department, and some local officials said the latest fire highlights the need to restore the community staple to its original glory.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/12/20
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By Chelsea Baker
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6/11/20
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LACEY –– North Thurston Education Foundation (NTEF) awarded scholarships this week to several graduating high school students in the area totalling $136,000 between 41 students.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/11/20
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TUMWATER –– As the community begins to open up after months of a coronavirus-induced shutdown, the Tumwater Valley Golf Club is one of the first local businesses to celebrate the reopening with ”Rock the Range,” a weekly event scheduled for Friday nights starting June 19.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/11/20
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