In an effort to promote data transparency and accountability, the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, along with Measures for Justice, a national nonprofit, unveiled a new data tool that ...

Erin Sunshine, a longtime Yelm resident and former business owner in the community, believes nobody deserves to go hungry. Her actions have backed her beliefs throughout 2025, as earlier in the year ...

Why Washington state faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill Hundreds of thousands of people could lose coverage, hospitals could close and the state could lose billions in ...

Rainier residents gathered under sunny blue skies Sunday afternoon, June 29, for the second annual All-American Jubilee at Wilkowski Park. The family-friendly event, hosted by We Love Rainier WA, ...

Tenino native and Nashville rising star Adam Craig will return to his hometown for two performances at the new Stone City Event Center on Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, for the first outdoor ...

We are writing to express our profound concerns regarding the recent administrative pay increases at Yelm Community Schools, especially in light of the simultaneous cuts to student-facing activities ...

Washington has launched a hotline to report hate crimes and bias in three of the state’s biggest counties. Residents in King, Spokane and Clark counties can now report hate crimes and bias incidents ...

A new 16-bed crisis triage and stabilization facility is coming to Thurston County, thanks in part to a $4.95 million grant from the Washington state Department of Commerce, a recent news release ...

Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations made by a subset work group that included having the state set up a “buyers ...

As head coach for the Yelm High School boys cross country team and a long distance coach on YHS’s track team, Alex McIntire has long had a vision of creating a culture of running. His efforts are ...

Thurston County commissioners recently approved a temporary ban on residential yard waste burning and all land clearing burns in unincorporated areas of Thurston County, a news release from the ...

A look back at this week, 25 years ago • Members of the Hart’s Lake Concerned Citizens group complained of the foul smell coming from Wilcox Family Farms during a public meeting at Roy Elementary ...