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Friday Nov 6 | The Olympian

Closing Maple Lane is a bad idea, report says

A state consultant's final report states that closing the Maple Lane youth prison at Grand Mound is a bad idea, but if state lawmakers must eliminate juvenile beds, it's a better option than closing Green Hill at Chehalis.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Olympian

South Sound: Agency notifies public on road projects

The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the city of Olympia and Fort Lewis.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Olympian

Lane and ramp closures in south Thurston County will cause traffic slowdowns

Motorists traveling in south Thurston County this week can expect rolling slow-downs and overnight lane and ramp closures as work continues on the Interstate 5 Grand Mound to Maytown widening project.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Olympian

Consultant recommends prison close

A consultant recommends that the state close its Maple Lane prison for youth criminal offenders near Grand Mound to save the state money, a move that would eliminate 111 jobs once workers and residents were transferred to other facilities.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

The Olympian

Historian visited with Macah; large stable built

The following are excerpts from the Pioneer & Democrat newspaper from this week in 1859.

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Thu Aug 27, 2009

The Olympian

Chief baffled by a noa votes on fire district merger

Fire Chief Rita Hutcheson is still scratching her head a week after last week's primary election.

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Wed Aug 26, 2009

The Olympian

Chief baffled by a noa votes on fire district merger

Fire Chief Rita Hutcheson is still scratching her head a week after last week's primary election.

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Wed Aug 12, 2009

The Olympian

Teen counselor facing charge

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has referred a charge of custodial sexual misconduct against a 33-year-old female counselor at Maple Lane School, a locked facility for young male offenders, after she allegedly kissed an 18-year-old inmate.

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Fri Aug 07, 2009

The Olympian

Teen counselor facing charge

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has referred a charge of custodial sexual misconduct against a 33-year-old female counselor at Maple Lane School, a locked facility for young male offenders, after she allegedly kissed an 18-year-old inmate.

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Wed Aug 05, 2009

The Olympian

Voters should approve fire districtsa merger

Thurston County Fire Protection District 1 and District 11 have a long history as partners in providing fire, rescue and emergency medical services.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

KCPQ

Two People Killed In Thurston County Crash

Two people are dead after a crash in Thurston county - and police need your help finding the driver they say caused it.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Thurston County collision kills 2

The Toyota at the state Route 12 crash scene Monday. Two people were killed Monday afternoon after a driver in Thurston County swerved to avoid a truck that had pulled out in front of him.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Olympian

Thurston County: Dot advises commuters of road work

The following events and construction projects will affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.

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Sun May 03, 2009

The Olympian

Fire districts join forces to save

Seven years after approving a merger of the Grand Mound and Rochester fire districts, voters will decide in August whether to approve further consolidation.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Everybody's gotta take a dump in a million-dollar toilet"

The voice in the million-dollar automatic toilets Butch Behn bought on eBay still welcomes users to the city of Seattle, but these days those users will find themselves at South Sound Speedway, between Tenino and Grand Mound.

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The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Highway Budget Includes Millions for Local Projects

The state's transportation budget for the next two years includes four large projects in the Lewis County area, some already under construction, some set for the future.

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Tue Apr 28, 2009

The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Budget Pits Green Hill, Maple Lane

Legislators from Washington's 20th District said they were cautiously optimistic when initial budget reports showed no closing date for Green Hill School in Chehalis.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

The Olympian

Travel was on everyonea s minds in the spring of 1859

From the April 22, 1859, edition of the Pioneer & Democrat in Olympia: "The weather for the past few days has given promise of becoming somewhat more docile than characterized some two months since.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Rochester-Littlerock Fire Merger Touted

Voters will decide whether West Thurston County fire districts should consolidate and form a regional fire authority in August, after the districts announced their proposition this month.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Flood Authority Touts Survey Results

A survey of Chehalis River Basin residents has found that 70 percent of respondents think the creation of a flood control district would be useful while half would be willing to pay higher taxes to fund it.

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