Lacey News

Olympia police are looking for Robert J. Maddaus, 40, who is wanted on suspicion of firing the gunshots that killed a man whose body was found early Monday morning on Capitol Way.

Five residents testified Thursday night during a public hearing about the city's proposed 2010 budget.

Olympia Police have found the silver 1993 Jeep Cherokee that was wanted in connection to the shooting death of an Olympia man on Capitol Way Monday morning.

The City Council agreed Thursday night to delay forming a new fire department and to ask voters if they want to annex the city into Lacey Fire District No.

It is The Olympian's policy to correct all significant errors that are brought to the editors' attention.

A DNA match has identified fugitive David Mapu as a suspect in a violent convenience store robbery, and detectives are hoping you can help find him.

Winter Break 2009: If you're going to have kids at home during winter break, Chanukah break, Christmas Break or whatever you call it, it pays to be prepared with a list of activities and outings that get you and the kids out and about while supporting local businesses and community treasures.

About 265 people attended a job fair Thursday at the Olympia National Guard Armory that featured employers with job openings.

A Lacey man could vehicular assault charges after he is released from Harborview Medical Center, after he and his passenger were seriously injured in an early morning accident on Sunday, Lacey Police reported.

Tuesday's election results will make for some interesting City Council debates in Olympia and Lacey during the next couple of years.

HOODSPORT About a year ago, following a routine mammogram, Barbara Gray was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Wake up, Olympia! We are falling behind. The growth in our tax base has been sluggish for the past 10 years, not just in the current recession.

A trucker facing two rape charges in Washington state has been sentenced to life in prison in Nevada for luring a mentally disabled girl and sexually assaulting her in his truck near Sparks Marina.

Voters apparently swept three longtime City Council incumbents from office, Tuesday night's early election returns show, complicating the city's desire to form its own fire department and demonstrating a dissatisfaction with the community's direction.

Photo courtesy of Bruce Dees & Associates [enlarge] The Lacey/Thurston County Regional Athletic Complex has been named project of the year by the International Northwest Park and Recreation Association.

The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the city of Olympia and Fort Lewis.

Thurston County voters are hanging on to their ballots, but Auditor Kim Wyman is sticking with her prediction of 60 percent to 61 percent turnout in Tuesday's vote-by-mail election.

Puget Sound Energy will wrap up a massive, four-month giveaway of energy-efficient lights to its customers with a two-day event this weekend in Olympia.

South Sound teachers, students and schools have had to be more flexible as most districts have experienced elevated levels of student absences because of flulike symptoms in the past few weeks.

The following are anecdotes from life in Olympia 150 years ago, taken from historical sources.