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Tumwater School District faces 3 sex abuse lawsuits over 1980s football coach
Three civil lawsuits filed in January 2026 allege the Tumwater School District negligently hired and retained football coach Paul Beattie despite his criminal history, as three men say he sexually abused them as children in the 1980s; jury trials are set for late 2026.
Olympia & Tumwater
Tumwater Artesian Brewfest returns Aug. 15 with 50-plus vendors
The 13th annual Tumwater Artesian Brewfest brings more than 50 craft beverage vendors to Tumwater Valley Golf Course on Aug. 15, with proceeds supporting the Olympia Tumwater Foundation.
Olympia & Tumwater
Tumwater School District faces 3 sex abuse lawsuits over 1980s football coach
Three civil lawsuits filed in January 2026 allege the Tumwater School District negligently hired and retained football coach Paul Beattie despite his criminal history, as three men say he sexually abused them as children in the 1980s; jury trials are set for late 2026.
Olympia & Tumwater
Tumwater School District faces 3 sex abuse lawsuits over 1980s football coach
Three civil lawsuits filed in January 2026 allege the Tumwater School District negligently hired and retained football coach Paul Beattie despite his criminal history, as three men say he sexually abused them as children in the 1980s; jury trials are set for late 2026.
Olympia & Tumwater
Tumwater Artesian Brewfest returns Aug. 15 with 50-plus vendors
Olympia & Tumwater
Tumwater offers grants up to $12,500 per port for apartment EV chargers
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Olympia Arts Commission to vote Thursday on art concept for planned mountain bike park
The Olympia Arts Commission meets Thursday, July 9, to recommend a public art concept design for Marj Yung Park, which would be the city's first dedicated mountain bike park, and to review 10 publicly voted traffic box wrap designs.
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Intercity Transit Board holds full day retreat on route redesign
Intercity Transit's board convened a seven-hour planning retreat on June 12 with bus route changes, a $2.35 million technology project, and federal funding threats on the agenda — but no official minutes have been released.
Olympia & Tumwater
Free public reading of the Declaration of Independence for Olympia on July 8
The Daughters of the American Revolution will host a free public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Olympia on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, as part of a nationwide simultaneous reading marking the 250th anniversary of the document's first public reading.
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