Thurston County News

The battle of egos between Thurston County Sheriff Dan Kimball and the three county commissioners took another turn recently when Kimball won all of his court motions, including a move to force the county to pay his legal bills.

Ballot counts Wednesday showed Washington's same-sex partnership law passing with twice the margin of victory it had on election night, and one key leader in the movement declared victory.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office has issued a public notification on Level 3 Sex Offender, Timothy G. Smetzler.

With the election results from Thurston County coming in, even with 20,000 votes yet to be counted , it's shaping up to be a great night for Democrats.

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.

New numbers released by the federal government Friday estimate that the federal stimulus package has helped create or save 34,500 total jobs in Washington, making it the state with the third-largest reported number of stimulus jobs, behind California and New York.

ANDY CAMPBELL; The Chronicle Published October 31, 2009 Comments CENTRALIA Twenty-three residents were displaced and two firefighters were injured in a fire that burned two homes and a garage in Centralia early Friday.

New permanent rules formally signed Friday at the Capitol will bar religious displays and nongovernment displays inside Capitol Campus buildings.

The proposed 2010 budget presented to Thurston County commissioners Tuesday suggests the worst of the budget crisis is over - for now, at least.

An autopsy suggests that a woman found dead in an alley earlier this week was beaten before her death, Yakima police said Thursday.

The state Employment Security Department recently awarded grants worth $220,000 to several Thurston County public-service programs.

Thurston County will be holding an auction, selling surplus items on-line. Items will be available for purchase starting on Monday, October 26, 2009, at 9:00 am, and bidding will close on November 2, 2009 at 9:00 am.

Thurston County election workers say they expect voter turnout in the Nov. 3 election to be at least 60 percent, the highest for an odd-year election since 1999.

Shots fired at a house and car Thursday night entered the living area of a home in Thurston County.

Two more Western Washington swine flu deaths are being reported. The Thurston County Health District says a 29-year-old Thurston County man died last week from complications related to the swine flu.

Law enforcement agencies recently received a $4,000 grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to conduct additional seat-belt patrols.

Swine flu caused the death of a Thurston County man last week, health officials told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Richard Thompson.

Motorists traveling in south Thurston County this week can expect rolling slow-downs and overnight lane and ramp closures as work continues on the Interstate 5 Grand Mound to Maytown widening project.

The Thurston County Sheriff's office released the following information regarding Level 3 Sex Offender James W. Powell.

A Thurston County Superior Court judge in Olympia has set a hearing for 1:30 Tuesday for arguments on whether to release the names of people who signed a referendum on gay rights.