Rochester News

Arbie Groninger of Rochester has a messy problem. "It builds up real quick. We have fruit flies coming in and out of here," said Groninger.

A flu season that promises to be a challenging one for the public and health officials has arrived in South Sound.

A Yakima prison for elderly and infirm inmates, a juvenile-rehabilitation center in Thurston County and all of the state's intermediate-care facilities for the developmentally disabled have been placed on the chopping block in a state consultant's cost-cutting report.

The time-honored tradition of returning to the fields and orchards to harvest surplus crops is alive and well in South Sound.

A Rochester man convicted of second-degree assault in July after beating up a man at a party was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison, according to The Chronicle of Centralia.

LACEY The North Thurston school district might ask voters in February to renew a $27.5 million maintenance and operations levy for 2011.

The Tumwater Chamber of Commerce has scheduled an auction next month to benefit the chamber and its Dollars for Scholars program.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Washington will hold an open house about programs that address flooding and related concerns throughout the Chehalis River Basin from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Swede Hall, 18543 Albany St.

After being test driven for 18 months and 1 million miles, the results for Chevrolet's Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles are in, says General Motors , the manufacturer.

OLYMPIA The morning deluge sent many vendors home from Olympia Harbor Days on Sunday, but the annual tugboat races that are the highlight of the festival went on as usual.

The Rainier and Rochester school districts are dealing with election twists: a withdrawal from the Rainier school board race and a call to fill a two-month board vacancy in Rochester.

How much garlic is too much? For Mark Sand, who grows the garlic sold at the Chehalis Garlic Fest, it's hard to even imagine the answer.

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

Patrick W. Parker , 26, a Level 3 sex offender has been released from custody and has registered as a transient living in Thurston County, according to a press release issue by the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

Patrick W. Parker , 26, a Level 3 sex offender has been released from custody and has registered as a transient living in Thurston County, according to a press release issue by the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

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

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

This notoriously soggy city has just recorded its first measurable rainfall since July 13.

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