Olympia & Tumwater
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Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreOlympia council weighs library levy, two initiatives Oct. 6
The Olympia City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 6, on three November ballot measures: the Timberland Regional Library levy lid lift and two statewide initiatives concerning transgender student athletes and parental rights in public schools.
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View MoreOlympia workers can apply for $36,500 in WA Cares benefits
Washington's first-in-the-nation public long-term care program is accepting applications statewide after benefits launched July 1, offering Olympia and Tumwater workers up to $36,500 in lifetime coverage for services including in-home care, assisted living and family caregiver pay.
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View MoreImmersive immigration play comes to Olympia Oct. 3
An immersive theater production called "The Detention Lottery" will simulate an ICE arrest and immigration court hearing at First United Church of Olympia on Saturday, Oct. 3, with three practicing immigration attorneys in the cast and proceeds benefiting two local nonprofits.
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View MoreOlympia musicians play free Saturday to aid cancer families
Local musicians from four ensembles perform a benefit chamber music concert Saturday at United Churches of Olympia, with all proceeds going to the Mayday Foundation, which helps cancer-affected families cover rent, utilities and groceries.
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View MoreTumwater renews $80,000 grant for 911 social-services program
The Tumwater City Council voted Sept. 15 to renew an $80,000 grant agreement for the CARES program, which connects 911 callers to a specialist instead of first responders, bringing the city's total annual contribution to $122,500 through a partnership with the Olympia Fire Department.
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View MoreTumwater hosts state aviation planning meeting Oct. 7
Washington's Commercial Aviation Work Group holds a hybrid public meeting Oct. 7 at the Capitol Event Center in Tumwater, giving residents a chance to comment on the state's long-range aviation and transportation planning.
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View MoreOlympia tourism group names 11 award nominees for Sept. 30 meeting
Experience Olympia and Beyond named 11 nominees across two tourism award categories, with winners to be announced at a Sept. 30 annual meeting at SPSCC's Lacey campus.
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View MoreKorean American artists explore immigrant life at SPSCC gallery
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.
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View MoreAmtrak Airo trains launch Sept. 30 on Cascades line through Olympia
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.
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View MoreOlympia's Spooner Berry Farms faces Oct. 1 deadline as park rises
Spooner Berry Farms faces closure after 43 years on Yelm Highway as Olympia moves ahead with Jolene Unsoeld Community Park construction, with the family's concessionaire contract expiring Oct. 1 and no formal decision yet on alternatives.
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View MoreOlympia closes Fones Road nightly for paving through Friday
Nightly full closures on Fones Road in Olympia run from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, Sept. 18, as paving crews work on the $24.5 million corridor project, with driveway access blocked for up to four hours at a time.
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View MoreOlympia unveils honorary Kato Street sign Saturday
Olympia will unveil an honorary Kato Street sign at a public ceremony Saturday, Sept. 19, celebrating 45 years of sister-city ties with Kato, Japan.
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