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View MoreThurston County expands disability training to judges and doctors
Thurston County's Project SAFER, which trains first responders to interact with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, is expanding to include judges, attorneys and medical professionals, and hosting a free Ice Cream Social on Friday, Aug. 21 in Olympia.
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View MoreThurston County seeks volunteers to write ballot measure opposition arguments
The Thurston County Auditor's Office needs residents to volunteer for "against" committees that write opposition arguments for four ballot measures in the Nov. 3 voters' pamphlet; the deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11.
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View MoreSanders wins sheriff's primary with 69% of vote
Incumbent Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders collected nearly 70% of the vote in the Aug. 4 primary, setting up a Nov. 3 general election against challenger Kevin Burton-Crow, a detective in Sanders' own department who is campaigning on professional accreditation and training reform.
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View MoreThurston County wetland rules face first rewrite since 2012 as planning panel reviews changes Wednesday
Thurston County's Planning Commission meets Wednesday to review a wetland gap analysis that proposes replacing 20 buffer widths with two state options and adding expedited permitting for single-family homes, the biggest rewrite of the county's Critical Areas Ordinance since 2012.
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View More$300,000 settlement dominates Thurston County District 5 debate ahead of Tuesday primary
Three candidates for Thurston County Commissioner District 5 clashed in a nearly four-hour debate July 30, with challengers Michelle Gipson and Nicolas Martinez-Dunning arguing that incumbent Emily Clouse's $300,000 settlement scandal should have ended her career, while Clouse defended her decision to stay in office ahead of the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary.
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View MoreThurston County health report flags rising juvenile arrests, deadly roads, toxic algal blooms
Thurston County's 2025 Community Health Assessment, released Monday, July 27, shows adult violent crime arrests 14% above the state average, a 60% jump in juvenile arrests since 2021, 121 traffic fatalities over five years, and four lakes with harmful algal blooms.
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View MoreMaster Gardener, Master Recycler Composter applications open in Thurston County
WSU Thurston County Extension is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Master Gardener and Master Recycler Composter volunteer training programs, with deadlines of Aug. 17 and Aug. 28 respectively.
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View MoreOlympia loosens fire lieutenant hiring rules, announces two police promotions
Olympia's Civil Service Commission approved revised fire lieutenant classifications that allow post-appointment certification, broadening the candidate pool, and announced Paul Frailey's promotion to Deputy Police Chief and Sean O'Brien's promotion to Police Lieutenant, both effective August 1.
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View MoreAug. 26 fundraiser asks Olympia-area shoppers to help fill weekend food bags for students
A countywide fundraiser on Wednesday, August 26 asks shoppers and diners to patronize participating businesses that will donate a percentage of sales to All Kids Win, a nonprofit delivering 700 to 900 weekend food bags to food-insecure students across 49 Thurston County schools.
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View MoreThurston County blocks new detention facility permits, sets Aug. 5 public hearing
Thurston County's one-year moratorium on new detention facility permits, adopted June 16 in response to a federal immigration detention solicitation, heads to a required public hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 5, where residents can comment before the county begins writing permanent siting rules.
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View MoreWest Bay Yards clears biggest local hurdle as hearing examiner denies appeal, approves permits
Olympia's hearing examiner denied an environmental appeal by Oly Ecosystems and approved shoreline permits for West Bay Yards, a 478-unit mixed-use development at the former Hardel Plywood site on West Bay Drive, clearing the project's biggest local regulatory hurdle.
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View MoreChickens, guinea pigs, and a goat in the boardroom: commissioners proclaim 2026 Thurston County Fair
The Thurston County Board of Commissioners brought farm animals into their boardroom on Tuesday, July 21, to proclaim the upcoming Thurston County Fair, which runs July 30–August 2 in Lacey and features a Youth Market Sale that has raised more than $1 million over five years.
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