Grand Mound News

Two people are dead after a crash in Thurston county - and police need your help finding the driver they say caused it.

The Toyota at the state Route 12 crash scene Monday. Two people were killed Monday afternoon after a driver in Thurston County swerved to avoid a truck that had pulled out in front of him.

The following events and construction projects will affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.

Seven years after approving a merger of the Grand Mound and Rochester fire districts, voters will decide in August whether to approve further consolidation.

The voice in the million-dollar automatic toilets Butch Behn bought on eBay still welcomes users to the city of Seattle, but these days those users will find themselves at South Sound Speedway, between Tenino and Grand Mound.

The state's transportation budget for the next two years includes four large projects in the Lewis County area, some already under construction, some set for the future.

Legislators from Washington's 20th District said they were cautiously optimistic when initial budget reports showed no closing date for Green Hill School in Chehalis.

From the April 22, 1859, edition of the Pioneer & Democrat in Olympia: "The weather for the past few days has given promise of becoming somewhat more docile than characterized some two months since.

Voters will decide whether West Thurston County fire districts should consolidate and form a regional fire authority in August, after the districts announced their proposition this month.

A survey of Chehalis River Basin residents has found that 70 percent of respondents think the creation of a flood control district would be useful while half would be willing to pay higher taxes to fund it.

The dispute over the tax status of Great Wolf Lodge should be allowed to go to trial.

Watch out for slow traffic around construction sites The following projects are expected to affect traffic in Thurston County in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The south Thurston County resort known as Great Wolf Lodge was selected as the best new business of 2009, one of four organizations that received an award from the county's Economic Development Council on Tuesday.

The Thurston County Economic Development Council will announce its 2009 business-recognition awards at its annual meeting Tuesday at Great Wolf Lodge.

Federal stimulus money is making its way to the state, and the windfall eventually could total nearly $10 billion, the governor's advisers on federal aid said Thursday.

Two Lewis County freeway projects will be back on track if the state Senate's transportation budget is confirmed as is.

Drivers might be affected by road work The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Great Wolf's revenue in 2008: over $33 million: Grand Mound resort reports $5.5 million net loss Mar.

Agency notifies of road project for this week The following projects are expected to affect traffic in Thurston County in the coming week, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has been asked to cut $1.9 million from its budget, a feat that Sheriff Dan Kimball says can't be met without cutting staff in a way that would "jeopardize community ...