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The girls were part of a parade entry sponsored by Opulence Hair Salon. Additional Images: A sparkling parade, speeches and fun at Causland Memorial Park, a spectacular fireworks display and a minimum of public ...

Health Professions Quality Assurance Office of the Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of health care providers in the state.

Employees from delivery service companies DHL and UPS were arrested after police investigated a local theft ring involving over $85,000 in stolen property, said the Lewis County Sheriff's Office.

Historians say Olympia's first high school helped bolster the city's reputation and secure its capital city status.

Gardens can clean stormwater Rain gardens have sacrificed relative anonymity for the limelight as more people discover the benefits of the alternative stormwater management strategy.

“It's a year we're going to take less risks.”

More... More... Wash. farmers hit hard by floods return to markets By RACHEL LA CORTE CURTIS, Wash. via Dayton Daily News

New Life Night will be held on Sunday at Centralia Church of the Nazarene. The service will include receiving new members into the church fellowship, baby dedications, and celebrating new life in Christ through ... via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

“I'm grateful to them for saving my life, because I know they did”

Thousands of volunteers who have given their time freely to help residents in Lewis, Mason and Thurston counties dig out from disaster were honored Tuesday evening. via The Olympian

“I was really glad Clark recognized Barry with this”

His dad was the first assistant chief when the Curtis-Boistfort area formed its fire department in the early 1960s. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

Sustainable Ballard and BALLE Seattle present: the 5th Annual Eat Local Now! Dinner at Ballard High School on April 29th, 2008 with Ballard High Schools Youth Earth Service Corps. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“We would also like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding throughout this crisis.”

For the first time in more than three months, Boistfort Valley Water customers can drink water from the tap without the weight of a boil water advisory. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

“There was a current like you were right in the middle of the river”

Rumbling over damaged roads, past decimated homes and over rural Lewis County hills, a tour bus visited some of the hardest hit areas of the early December floods yesterday. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

“Why YOU should be growing Your Own Veggie Garden”

Stewardship Forester John Keller and WSU Extension Forester Andy Perleberg talk about tree growth and health during a class field day. via Anacortes American

“I didn't think I would be here today”

An estimated 500 people attended the Lewis County Home Show on Saturday, including those seeking advice for dealing with homes that were damaged by the December storms. via The Olympian

“I felt like it was happening in my own backyard.”

CURTIS, WASH. -- Before floodwaters sent mud, timber and debris roaring through it, Boistfort Valley Farm was a model of modern food production based on old-time values: community involvement and organic ... via Los Angeles Times

“Then we'll know that if those things can recover”

Nicole Brodeur's columns via RSS The Boistfort Valley has its own kind of cold. You can never get completely warm here, never fully dry, never really clean of the mud and muck that surged into people's lives on ... via Seattle Times

“We're drying homes as we speak”

With an ample supply of food and clothing available to flood victims in Lewis County's Boistfort Valley, the month-old relief effort has a new need, emergency officials said Saturday. via The Olympian

“The accused has a bill at Man Clothing where he signed his name on the check amounting to $130. The accused had his account credited with $30 and kept the other $100.”

By J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer Published: Saturday, January 5, 2008 5:42 AM CST Local law enforcement officers have had a busy winter with fraud and theft related arrests. via Logan Banner

“Maybe this will finally provoke that public discussion. It's not just logging. It's not just farming. It's not just development, and it's not just environmentalists.”

CURTIS, Washington State : The big rain fell with fatal efficiency those first few days of December. via International Herald Tribune

“I'm strongly pro life, and I do believe that traditional marriage is an institution in society that makes it stronger”

Jaime Herrera knows she's not your typical Republican lawmaker. She's Latino, and one of her top political platforms is healthcare. via Daily News