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Council approves agreement with county for Yelm Loop permit processing
The City of Yelm is inching closer to construction of the Yelm Loop, with the City Council approving an interlocal agreement with Thurston County that will ease the critical area permitting process
Yelm's Landen Barger takes first place at league powerlifting competition
Yelm High School senior Landen Barger displayed his strength at a recent league powerlifting meet on Saturday, Jan. 13. Totalling 1,345 pounds, the future Montana Tech Oredigger placed first overall
Great-granddaughter of founder joins O Bee Credit Union as chief financial officer
O Bee Credit Union has appointed Martha Prestin, the great-granddaughter of the credit union’s founder, Ted McGill, with decades of experience in the industry, as chief financial officer.
Washington secretary of state verifies signatures for police pursuit initiative
The signatures for an initiative to give law enforcement the ability “to engage in a pursuit when there is a reasonable suspicion a person has violated the law” have been verified by the
Legislation would tie additional funding for public defenders to law enforcement ratio quotas
State Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has filed legislation to allocate additional funding for public defenders to counties that meet minimum ratio requirements for law enforcement. The proposal
Design unveiled for Billy Frank Jr. statue that will be displayed at U.S. Capitol
Seeing the design of a statue of his father that will eventually sit in the U.S. Capitol, Willie Frank III said he was almost moved to tears. The mockup of the statue depicts tribal leader
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