Education
The Olympia School District Board of Directors will hold an Extended Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, followed by its regular board meeting, both open to the public in person and via Zoom.
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
Education
The Olympia School District Board of Directors will hold an Extended Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, followed by its regular board meeting, both open to the public in person and via Zoom.
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
Education
The Olympia School District Board of Directors will hold an Extended Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, followed by its regular board meeting, both open to the public in person and via Zoom.
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
Thurnston County
Olympia & Tumwater
The Olympia School District Board of Directors will hold an Extended Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, followed by its regular board meeting, both open to the public in person and via Zoom.
The Joel M. Pritchard Building on the Washington State Capitol Campus holds its grand opening ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24, after a 77,000-square-foot rehabilitation that transformed the former state library into a modern workspace for the state House of Representatives.
Fourteen artists from the Korean American Artists Association of Washington present "From Hwagae Market to Pike Place Market," a free exhibition of paintings, collage, wire work and installations at South Puget Sound Community College's Leonor R. Fuller Gallery through Oct. 16.
A draft resolution on the Thurston County Board of Commissioners' Sept. 22 agenda would back the Timberland Regional Library levy lid lift, and commissioners will hear a formal briefing on the measure at their Sept. 23 work session, six weeks before the Nov. 3 vote.
Amtrak's new 300-passenger Airo trainsets launch Sept. 30 on the Cascades corridor that stops in Olympia, restoring capacity lost when corroded 1980s-era cars were pulled in March 2025.
Washington State Patrol is building the system for a new $126 permit-to-purchase gun law taking effect May 1, 2027, but the rollout has already stumbled over an NRA instructor policy reversal, and a Franklin County sheriff calls the law unconstitutional.
Thurston County commissioners are pressing state legislators to help release $79,684 in frozen federal food and shelter reimbursements owed to local nonprofits, with nearly $193,000 more in future funding also stalled.
The exhibition "Temporal: Stories of Indigenous Present, Re-imagining Indigenous Futures" opens Oct. 2 at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts in Olympia, featuring 14 Indigenous artists in a free show running through Dec. 11.
Three downtown Olympia businesses that faced closure have reopened in new locations or formats: Walrus and Kitten Vintage moved to a larger Fifth Avenue space, Radiance Herbs & Massage shifted across the street, and former Wayside Cafe co-owner Jamelle Parker pivoted to a commissary kitchen distributing vegan food to local stores.
Four Thurston County organizations will share $1.08 million in state grants for salmon habitat restoration, funding projects on Powell Creek, the upper Deschutes River, Independence Creek and Scatter Creek.
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The exhibition "Temporal: Stories of Indigenous Present, Re-imagining Indigenous Futures" opens Oct. 2 at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts in Olympia, featuring 14 Indigenous artists in a free show running through Dec. 11.
Thurnston County
View MoreThe Joel M. Pritchard Building on the Washington State Capitol Campus holds its grand opening ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24, after a 77,000-square-foot rehabilitation that transformed the former state library into a modern workspace for the state House of Representatives.
Thurnston County
View MoreA draft resolution on the Thurston County Board of Commissioners' Sept. 22 agenda would back the Timberland Regional Library levy lid lift, and commissioners will hear a formal briefing on the measure at their Sept. 23 work session, six weeks before the Nov. 3 vote.
Thurnston County
View MoreThurston County commissioners are pressing state legislators to help release $79,684 in frozen federal food and shelter reimbursements owed to local nonprofits, with nearly $193,000 more in future funding also stalled.
Thurnston County
View MoreFour Thurston County organizations will share $1.08 million in state grants for salmon habitat restoration, funding projects on Powell Creek, the upper Deschutes River, Independence Creek and Scatter Creek.
Thurnston County
View MoreAn updated Thurston County health equity report finds the median household income of $96,563 falls roughly $35,000 short of what a family of four needs to cover basic living costs, quantifying the economic squeeze facing Olympia and Tumwater residents.
Thurnston County
View MoreIntercity Transit is rebuilding 147 bus stops across Thurston County in a $2.5 million federally and state-funded project, with construction crews working through downtown Olympia this month after starting earlier in 2026.
Olympia & Tumwater
Olympia & Tumwater
Olympia & Tumwater
Olympia & Tumwater
Olympia & Tumwater
Olympia & Tumwater
Education
View MoreThe Olympia School District Board of Directors will hold an Extended Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, followed by its regular board meeting, both open to the public in person and via Zoom.
Education
View MoreThe Olympia School District Board of Directors proclaimed October 2026 as Walk to School Month, encouraging families and staff to walk or bike with students to promote health and safety.
Education
View MoreThe Olympia School District board meets Thursday, Aug. 27, in the last regular session before Superintendent Patrick Murphy delivers his school-closure proposal Sept. 17; public comment sign-ups close Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Education
View MoreSouth Puget Sound Community College's Craft Brewing & Distilling program sold its first student-developed capstone beer to the public Aug. 14 — a sour saison created by military veteran Martin Lee and produced at the Percival Creek Tasting Room in Tumwater.
Education
View MoreThe Olympia School District board adopted revised Policy 6925 on Aug. 13, adding language that commits the district to maximizing procurement opportunities for minority-, women-, veteran- and disadvantaged-owned businesses competing for school architecture, engineering and construction contracts.
Education
View MoreThe Tumwater School District Board approved its 2026-27 budget on Tuesday, Aug. 11, maintaining a 6% fund balance for financial stability while funding staff, equipment and supplies across 14 schools.
Sports
View MoreFC Olympia's new Oly Arena near the Olympia Regional Airport hosts a public open house Sept. 19-20 with pickup games, tours and a turf fundraiser as indoor soccer returns to Olympia after a two-year hiatus.
Sports
View MoreFirst-year head coach Cary Nagel brings a physical, discipline-first system to the Olympia Bears as they open the 2026 season Friday against rival Capital in the Spaghetti Bowl at Ingersoll Stadium.
Sports
View MoreThe Evergreen State College women's and men's soccer teams opened their 2026 seasons with alumni scrimmages Aug. 8, with the women falling 2-0 and the men winning; both programs face packed preseason schedules before CCC play begins Sept. 18.
Sports
View MoreSix running backs across Olympia, Capital and Tumwater headline the local prep football backfield picture heading into the Friday, Sept. 4 season opener, with the Spaghetti Bowl rivalry kicking things off.
Sports
View MoreAscension Pro Wrestling, a new family-friendly promotion owned by Troy Kirby, debuts its first show "Rise Up" at the Olympia Ballroom on Saturday, Aug. 15, with an all-you-can-eat taco bar, ice cream and local wrestling talent.
Sports
View MoreThe Evergreen State College earned NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Silver recognition for 2025-26, placing the Geoducks among 203 schools honored nationally as fall sports begin on campus.
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Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
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