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Roy animal sanctuary takes in nearly 60 roosters rescue from cockfighting
Roy's Heartwood Haven, a sanctuary that specializes with animals rescued from cruelty cases, recently rescued nearly 60 roosters, stemming from a cockfighting operation bust in eastern ...
Superintendent: Double levy failure may be 'most challenging thing district has ever been through'
Yelm Community Schools is officially the only district in Thurston or Pierce counties to fail on both of its levy replacement attempts. The results from the April 23 election were certified on ...
Tim's Pharmacy owners visit Washington D.C. to represent independent pharmacists
Tim's Pharmacy & Gift Shop owner Will Quinby is passionate about the role of independent pharmacies in the healthcare industry. He, along with his wife and store co-owner, Courtney, ...
Several local vendors make Yelm Farmers Market debut at event's opening day
Southeast McKenzie Avenue was full of local vendors, outdoor sale frequenters and local residents shopping throughout the morning and early afternoon hours as the annual Yelm Farmers Market returned ...
Rainier Saturday Market returns for annual season until September
On Saturdays until September, community members can find different goods from local vendors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rainier Saturday Outdoor Market, 206 Binghampton St. SE, near Wilkowski Park ...
RHS booster club raises over $1K for athletics with inaugural rummage sale
Volunteers with the Rainier High School Booster Club didn't expect the community to donate hundreds of items for the group's inaugural rummage sale on Saturday, May 4. In preparation for ...
Yelm fastpitch back on track with four dominant wins against SSC opponents
After Yelm fastpitch lost 6-2 to the Timberline Blazers on April 23 in a matchup with heavy league championship implications, the Tornados responded by defeating four South Sound Conference opponents ...
Yelm baseball's offense explodes in 10-0 win over River Ridge on senior day
Yelm High School's baseball program ended the 2024 season on a high note as the team defeated River Ridge, 10-0, on May 1, following the celebration of three soon-to-be Tornado graduates. ...
YHS senior named semifinalist in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Rio Slevin, a graduating senior at Yelm High School, was named one of 625 semifinalists to advance to the final round of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars competition. The candidates were selected
Commentary: Legislators don't need to address property-tax cap -- we already did
Blocking a bad piece of legislation can often be as important as passing a good bill. That’s why Republican senators took a moment to cheer a few months ago when, in the face of intense
Beyond Belief: Veterans from Lewis and Thurston counties featured in newly published book on state's war heroes
The stories of Washingtonian war heroes going back to before World War I can now be found in a newly published book released last month. “Beyond Belief: True Stories of Washington
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