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Thurston County has named Jennifer Walker to the recently vacated assistant county manager position and Karen Weiss to replace her as public works director, County Manager Leonard Hernandez announced …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/14/25
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Against one of its closest rivals and former league foe, the Rochester High School boys basketball team picked up win No. 1 on the season with a 58-47 triumph over the Tigers on Monday night.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/25
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South Thurston County residents now have a new option for their fitness needs as Get Fit Yelm has expanded into a second location in Tenino.
Get Fit Tenino officially opened Jan. 1 for a soft …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/14/25
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A man has been arrested after his missing girlfriend’s body was found in an abandoned lot, Oregon police say.
Erik Mauricio Meza was booked into jail Thursday, Jan. 9, in relation to the …
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Daniella Segura / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/14/25
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SEATTLE — A group of state lawmakers want to crack down on cellphones in schools.
Reps. Stephanie McClintock, Mari Leavitt and Liz Berry introduced a bill requiring school districts to …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/25
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Washington state wanted to be a national leader on solar panel recycling, but it's had a tough start
Juiced by federal and state incentives, solar power in Washington state has steadily grown in the last decade. Solar installations in Seattle have doubled since 2018, and development of what will …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/25
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Thurston County may spend up to $5.5 million to remodel its aging courthouse campus as a stop-gap measure while it pursues building an entirely new courthouse complex.
The Board of County …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/14/25
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SEATTLE — Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson knows a thing or two about strategy.
After all, he learned from the best — International Chess Master Nikolay Minev, who coached him during his …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/25
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The family of slain Portland hiker Aron Christensen has settled their lawsuit against the teenager who was investigated but not charged criminally after he admitted to shooting into dark woods and …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/25
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A 65-year-old skier who says he plummeted during windy weather from a chairlift onto the ground below filed a $3.6 million lawsuit Friday against Willamette Pass ski resort, saying he suffered a …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/25
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More than a dozen people registered to provide public comment at the second meeting of the Domestic Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force. Their feedback uniformly criticized the lack of diversity …
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By Sue Lani Madsen / The Center Square
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1/14/25
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There was plenty of pomp and politics for the opening day of the Washington Legislature’s 2025 session.
It began at noon Monday for the state’s 98 representatives and 49 …
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By Laurel Demkovich and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/14/25
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After a narrow election victory in November, Sal Mungia is officially Washington’s newest state Supreme Court justice.
Mungia, along with current justices Steven Gonzalez and Sheryl …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/14/25
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Some Washington state lawmakers want the fashion industry to be less “clothes-minded” about sharing information on their environmental and labor practices.
Rep. Sharlett Mena, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/14/25
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1/14/25
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The Onalaska girls trailed by 16 at halftime against Raymond-South Bend on Monday, but the Loggers stormed back to win 56-48.
After allowing 37 points in the first half, the Loggers allowed just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/25
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The Oakville boys basketball team won its first league of the season on Monday, taking down the Washington School for the Deaf 71-29 at home.
The Acorns stormed out to a 14-point lead after one, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/25
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The Napavine boys basketball team bounced back from its first league loss on Monday, taking down Coupeville 76-52 in a non-league matchup.
The Tigers raced out to a 20-point lead in the first …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/25
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There’s a recurring theme when the Toledo High School girls basketball team takes the court.
Even with a deficiency in the height department and just one senior on the roster, the …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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1/13/25
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The sports crew (Dylan, Kody, Zach and Aaron) break down Zach’s paternity leave, the current state of prep basketball, the Pe Ell girls’ so-far-undefeated season, a bunch of career …
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1/13/25
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