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City of Tumwater secures $1 million pledge to help acquire mitigation land

The City of Tumwater has secured a $1 million pledge from the Angela J. Bowen Conservancy Foundation to help the city acquire mitigation ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 12/25/25 | 11 comments

Tumwater Police Department Chief Jay Mason (bottom right) and the city’s Public Health and Safety Committee discused a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the procurement of body cameras and new in-car cameras.

Tumwater committee endorses police body camera contract

The Tumwater Police Department is nearing the process of acquiring body-worn ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 12/12/25 | 1 comment

Thurston County Regional Housing Council adopts 2026 funding priorities

The Thurston County Regional Housing Council (RHC) has set funding priorities for 2026, with an emphasis on supporting the ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 12/11/25 | 1 comment

The Tumwater School District received the Year-End Finance Report at a meeting on Dec. 4, 2025 meeting.

Tumwater School District closes 2025 with less money than previous year

The Tumwater School District had an ending total fund balance of $3,299,987.06 for fiscal ... more

By P. Jade Asumbrado | 12/9/25 | 2 comments

Visit the Tumwater City Hall and Headquarters Fire Station for the 22nd annual Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.

Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival to feature performances and treats on Dec. 6

The 22nd annual Tumwater Christmas Tree Lighting Festival is taking place on Saturday ... more

By P. Jade Asumbrado | 12/4/25

What’s happening this weekend in Thurston County

There are a number of events taking place this weekend in Thurston County, including Breakfast with Santa at the Olympia Senior ... more

By P. Jade Asumbrado | 12/4/25

1st Vice Regent of the Sacajawea Chapter Franida Maudsley met with the Tumwater City Council on Dec. 2, 2025, to discuss the Union Pioneer Calvary Cemetery headstone preservation.

Local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution leads preservation effort for headstones

Volunteers from the Sacajawea Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution are cleaning unkept headstones for veterans to preserve ... more

By P. Jade Asumbrado | 12/3/25 | 2 comments

Tumwater Water Resources Program Manager Patrick Soderberg, bottom right, briefed the Tumwater Public Works Committee about a contract with Carollo Engineers to help the city update its comprehensive sewer plan. He made his remarks at a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Comprehensive Sewer Plan in line for an update in Tumwater

Tumwater is working to refresh its comprehensive sewer plan, which was last updated 10 ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/28/25 | 1 comment

The Tumwater City Council approved an ordinance on that applies park rules to all city properties. The council made the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Tumwater City Council OKs ordinance that applies park rules to city properties

The Tumwater City Council approved an ordinance that applies park rules to all city ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/27/25

Government offices to be closed on Nov. 27-28

A number of government offices will be closed through the rest of the week. Thurston County offices will be closed on ... more

The JOLT News Staff | 11/26/25 | 1 comment

Tumwater Transportation and Engineering Director Brandon Hicks presented a map of properties that would be affected by the construction of a roundabout at Capitol Boulevard and X Street. Red shaded areas indicate lands that would have to be fully acquired, while orange shaded areas represent easement acquisitions necessary for utility connections. Hicks made his presentation at a meeting of the Tumwater Public Works Committee on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Capitol Boulevard and X Street roundabout project moving forward in Tumwater

The City of Tumwater is considering the use of eminent domain for properties that would be affected by the construction of a roundabout ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/25/25 | 14 comments

Planning Commission endorses comprehensive plan for Tumwater

An updated comprehensive plan received the go-ahead from the Tumwater Planning Commission after a public hearing on ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/21/25 | 4 comments

Tumwater Police Department Deputy Chief Carlos Quiles Jr., upper left, gave  an update about the department's body camera program at a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Tumwater Police Department selects vendor for body cameras

The Tumwater Police Department selected Axon, a public safety technology company, to supply it with body ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/21/25

Tumwater Deputy Fire Department Chief Shawn Crimmins briefed the Tumwater City Council on a grant with the Association of Washington Cities that would allow the city to expand its FDCARES program.  He made his remarks at a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

City of Tumwater beefs up FDCARES Program

The City of Tumwater strengthening its FDCARES Program thanks to a grant from the Association of Washington ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/19/25

What's happening this weekend in Thurston County

There are a number of events taking place this weekend in Thurston County, including the Gull Harbor Art and Craft Show in ... more

By P. Jade Asumbrado | 11/14/25

Grant Gilmore, upper right, a water resources specialist for the City of Tumwater, discussed additional work needed for  stabilization of Deschutes River as it passes by Pioneer Park. He made his remarks at a meeting of the Tumwater Public Works Committee on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

Tumwater committee endorses additional work for riverbank stabilization at Pioneer Park

The Tumwater Public Works Committee endorsed additional work for a project dealing with the stabilization of Deschutes River as it ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/12/25

City of Tumwater Administrator Lisa Parks discussed a funding request with the city council that calls for all opioid settlements funds to toward the support of Thurston County’s Opioid Abatement Council. She made her remarks at a city council meeting on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Tumwater City Council agrees to pool opioid settlement funds with partner jurisdictions

The Tumwater City Council agreed to pool the city’s opioid settlement funds with neighboring jurisdictions to support Thurston County’s Opioid ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/6/25 | 1 comment

The ballot storage cage at the Ballot Processing Center in Tumwater, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Proposition 1 rejected by voters in Olympia

There were a number of tight contests in the Nov. 4 General Election, but in the end incumbents held fast and opponents of a citizen initiative appear ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 11/5/25 | 9 comments

Tumwater City Council adopts food systems plan

The Tumwater City Council passed a resolution to adopt a food systems plan at a meeting on ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 11/5/25

The main entrance to the new Ballot Processing Center in Tumwater, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

New Ballot Processing Center ready for election night in Thurston County

When the ballots come in for the Nov. 4 General Election in Thurston County, they will be processed at a state-of-the-art facility that was years in ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 11/4/25