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Tumwater does holiday exactly right
Tumwater really knows how to celebrate the Fourth of July. The day kicked off with a red, white and blue parade along Capitol Boulevard and ended with a gigantic fireworks display over Tumwater Valley.
Palin's lawyer: no legal troubles driving her out
Sarah Palin would go away if the media went away, but no they park outside her front door and give her exactly what she wants.
Wildfire battle begins in Capitol forest
A 10-acre wildfire in Capitol State Forest remained out of control Friday night as an investigator worked to determine the cause.
A wildfire that started Friday in Capitol State Forest was the result of arson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources said Saturday.
Washington fire marshal discourages cannon use
The state fire marshal's office says forget about firing homemade cannons to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Thurston County: Counterfeit money circulating in area
Counterfeit $20, $50 and $100 bills have turned up in Thurston County in the past few days, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Department.
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.
Ninety-five candidates filed to run for office this year in Thurston County. Here are the major contested races.
'I don't know what else to tell you'
Deputies who raided Robyn Viglietta's home say her dogs looked like skeletons and her horses were nearly lame.
Deputies seize horses, dogs from Rochester home
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has seized five horses, a miniature mule and a number of dogs that were living in unsafe conditions at a Rochester residence.
Department gives its last drop
Parks & Recreation: In a county division's final days, its employees gather supplies for less fortunate ROLF BOONE; The Olympian Published May 25, 2009 Comments Thurston County Parks & Recreation Department employees donated about $4,000 worth of personal hygiene products to a South Sound social service agency this month, a final act of community ...
New type of Earth-conscious farmer sprouting up in South Sound
I'm prone to the occasional impulse purchase at the grocery, hardware or big-box store.
3 plead guilty in plot to extort $200,000 from Rochester man, 79
Three men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to extort more than $200,000 from a 79-year-old Rochester man.
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.
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.
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.
Chemical Leak Evacuates Rochester High
The students and staff evacuated Rochester High School Tuesday afternoon because of a chemical leak.
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.
Future bee farmers taste the trade
Farmers, hobbyists and nuns of the Holy Theophany Monastery took home packages of thousands of honeybees Saturday.
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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