The South Sound Bird Alliance, formerly Black Hills Audubon Society, is waiting to take members from Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties on birdwatching excursions and more.

For over a decade, Terri Clarke is one such volunteer with Joint Animal Services. Why does she do it? The answer is simple. Love.

For the past 21 years, Olympia Host Lions has donated “A Student’s Dictionary and Gazetteer” to Olympia-area schools.

The North Thurston High School girls volleyball team won the 2025 WIAA state championship in the 3A category on November 22, 2025, in Yakima, completing a 25-1 record. Tumwater High School finished ...

That idea led to Leigh Ann’s Light, an organization giving tiaras – and a bit of hope and strength – to local women battling cancer.

Saint Martin’s University has developed direct admissions transfer programs with regional schools, including SPSCC.

Thurston County’s Public Health and Social Services Department provides residents with helpful online resources for household toxics.

It was all smiles for Capital High School players and fans following the Cougars 29-27 victory over Mariner in the 1998 WIAA 3A State Championship game. Pictured second from the right without his ...

Submitted by Washington Center for the Performing Arts The Washington Center for the Performing Arts is pulling out all the stops this April with a lineup ...

Submitted by Mason Health Mason Health is proud to welcome Kevin Guandiquez, BSN, RN, as the new Emergency Department (ED) Supervisor, joining the ...

At 10:54 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2001, western Washington was rocked by a powerful earthquake. Thurston County was heavily impacted.

Pope John Paul II High School (JPII) celebrated a historic day as the boys’ cross-country team won the Washington State High School Cross-Country Championship, marking the first boys’ state athletic ...