Joann Wittler heard God's voice, crystal clear, say to her at church in 2013 that she "will be the mother to many." She had raised four children of her own, but she had no idea what ...

The City of Yelm's plans to develop the 640 acres of land it owns is beginning to take shape. At a meeting July 2, representatives from Kidder Mathews, a West Coast-based commercial real ...

Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm, located 14062 Yelm Highway SE in Yelm, aims to celebrate the opening of its waste storage structure (WSS) composting facility with the community and ...

Miranda Hunt, a recent Yelm High School graduate and former Tornados varsity bowler, was handed a split and was tasked with turning it into a spare when it came to her college decision. She had ...

The Tenino- and Nisqually Valley-based NyaStrong Warriors basketball program continued its winning ways in late June as the team defeated five other programs en route to becoming the fourth grade ...

The Thurston County Auditor's Office Elections Division mailed local voters' pamphlets for the Aug. 6 primary election to all households in Thurston County Monday, July 8. For residents ...

A Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) subcommittee discussed facility needs, hybrid options and other related costs regarding its current project plan to renovate the Thurston County ...

Eighth Grade 4.0 Adapon, Lincon Jacob Balbuena Bassett, Mia Elizabeth Batarao, Julianne Faner Farnsworth, Evan Darrell Frisk, Corbin Riley Hennig, Zephyr Layne ...

The Nisqually Basin Youth Baseball 11-U Tornados bounced back from a loss in the Cal Ripken state tournament opener by putting together a dazzling display of offensive and defensive fireworks on

Just over a month after graduating from Yelm High School, former student Auto O’Neal will soon depart to Rock Springs, Wyoming, to compete in the National High School Rodeo. He’ll leave

Saturday, July 13 Yelm Farmers Market  The 2024 Yelm Farmers Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, July 13, at 206 McKenzie Ave., near City Park. The event will

Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago, respectively.  A Look Back at This Week, 45 Years Ago

Editor, As a firefighter, I know that emergencies don’t respect anybody’s schedule. We first responders have to be on call day and night to respond to whatever crisis may arise.

Editor,  We are all in this together. I'm talking about the traffic that now chokes our roads both in the mornings and starting about 2 p.m. every afternoon. There have been days when

Editor, How best to utilize the 640 acres, about the area of Central Park in New York City, that Yelm recently acquired after a business improvement commitment was unfulfilled? It gives Yelm an

It’s a tradition for the Association of Washington Business to visit the local Costco during our international trade missions. AWB's trade mission to Canada in June was no different. Our

Yelm City Councilors will consider whether or not residents within city limits should decide the fate of whether to build a YMCA branch paid through bonds.  If council elects to turn the ...

Performing on stage is a thrilling experience for members of the 133d Army National Guard Band. But performing on stage in uniform is a different kind of thrill. The six rock musicians of the ...

The Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors will wait a few more weeks before deciding on the future of athletics, pay-to-pay and facility usage fees for the 2024-25 school year. The district ...