Some schools in the Olympia area and surrounding counties are closed or starting late Friday morning due to winter weather conditions. Willapa Valley SD: 3 hours late, No a.m. preschool. McCleary SD: ...

The El Sarape in west Olympia has changed its name to Charro, and The Olympian reached out to owner Rodrigo Rodriguez to explain the transition. Rodriguez, the longtime operator of the west side ...

The snow started falling in Oregon and moved right up the I-5 corridor through Thurston and into Pierce County. Snow flurries came down fast around 1:00 p.m., where I-5 cuts Joint Base Lewis McChord ...

The snow has arrived, and so have notifications about changes in plans due to the icy roads. Here’s what we know so far. Olympia School District: Due to expected snowfall, all PM buses throughout the ...

All-league boys basketball teams in the South Sound for the 2024-25 season, as chosen by coaches. Daniel Johnson, Auburn, jr.

Full schedules and first-round pairings for West Central District III (WCD) basketball tournaments around the South Sound, ...

Drew Jones’ game-high 20 points powered the Puyallup Vikings over Mount Rainier in Wednesday’s opening round of the District ...

Olympia Federal Savings (OlyFed) today reported assets totaling $992.7 million at the close of the third quarter ending on ...

Six school districts in Washington state have bond measures on the February ballot and it could be easier for those sorts of measures to pass in the future. State law currently requires school bonds, ...

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that students shouldn't have to pay for school breakfast. But the funding ...

Students, parents, educators and activists with the advocacy group Billion Dollar Bake Sale gathered outside the Legislative Building in Olympia on Jan. 30 to demand more money for public schools.

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