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On October 13th, The Olympian online launched a new sub-section to the Living section. It's our Community Involvement page.
In the new section, you will find ways to get involved in your community, including volunteer opportunities, fundraising endeavors, our expanded Club Notice listings, and our Volunteer of the Week.
If you have ideas, or would like to list your group or community event, email Tammy McGee, at tmcgee@theolympian.com, or call 360-754-5420.
Check out the new section by logging on to: www.theolympian.com/Living.
The Olympian now has college football highlight videos for our sports fans! View your Huskies & Cougars games & other favorite college game coverage at www.theolympian.com/sports/college/.
Pick winners from the NFL and college football games listed on www.theolympian.com & you could win prizes every week and compete for the season-ending grand prize.
The database for Thurston County employees' salaries has been updated through August, 2009. You may view this feature at http://www.theolympian.com/thurstonsalary/
After months of hard work, we are very excited to show you the much improved online classified feature at http://www.theolympian.com/classified-ads
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As with most politicians, check that – as with most people who were there, Gov. Chris Gregoire was just trying to comprehend what she had just seen when she called after the inauguration.
Sen. Maria Cantwell just called and said the view from the podium where she was sitting was unbelievable.
WASHINGTON – Some in the crowd at the inauguration were disappointed, not by President Obama but because they never made it to the ceremony.
WASHINGTON – Less than an hour after Barack Obama was sworn-in, the official White House web site got a new look. It shows a major picture of Obama and the headline “Change Has Come to America.” Check it out – www.whitehouse.gov
Washington - Just got back from the Mall where I was trying to hook-up with a group of 8th graders from Mason Middle School in Tacoma. It didn't work.
January 20th, 2009 is the official Historic Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama. www.theolimpian.com will provide you with up-to- the minute live stream video coverage along with national news, photo galleries & video.
All of the region's rivers are forecast to be back below flood stage by today, allowing evacuated residents to return home to assess damage.
• Friday Flood Gallery: Interstate opens as clean-up begins
• Thursday Flood Gallery: Rising waters close roads
• Wednesday Flood Gallery: Heavy rains bring floods to region
• The flood in pictures: Flooding across Washington State
• Reader submitted pics! | More flood stories
The Washington State Department of Transportation is reporting that State Route 165 is open to traffic. The roadway near Church Street in Wilkeson had been closed since Wednesday due to flooding.
The Pierce County Emergency Operations Center is open today from 8 am to 8 pm to support recovery efforts from the recent flooding. Emergency management personnel are coordinating with the Washington National Guards and sending teams to the Orting valley today to check on citizens and to assess damages.
All lanes of Highway 162 in Orting reopened a little after 4 a.m., state officials said. A six-mile stretch of road had been closed since Wednesday due to flooding.
Sounder train service between Tacoma and Seattle was expected to be back on schedule for this morning's commute.
The Washington State Patrol is reporting that crews have reopened the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 near Porter Way near Fife.
The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in South Sound for people affected by flooding.
The heavy rains ended and some swollen rivers receded Thursday, but the Chehalis River continued to rise and threaten homes, businesses and farms in Lewis and Thurston counties.
• Thursday Flood Gallery: Rising waters close roads
• Wednesday Flood Gallery: Heavy rains bring floods to region
• Gallery: Flooding across Washington State | Reader submitted pics!
• More flood stories
Highway 2 through Stevens Pass has been reopened after being closed for two days because of flooding and avalanche danger. The pass reopened at 3:55 p.m. today, That made it the only east-west route across the state.
• Thursday Flood Gallery: Rising waters close roads
• Wednesday Flood Gallery: Heavy rains bring floods to region
• Gallery: Flooding across Washington State | Reader submitted pics!
• More flood stories
Evacuations were under way in Bucoda this morning as the Skookumchuck River climbed three feet over flood stage with no sign of letup until later this afternoon.
A 100-foot section of road in Mount Rainier National Park was damaged by floodwaters Thursday, acting park superintendent Randy King said.
A 50-year-old Shelton man was pulled from his car in a flood-swollen stream north of Shelton about 6:30 a.m., today by a swift water rescue officer from the Mason County Sheriff's Office and was transported to Mason General Hospital for evaluation, but did not appear to be injured, according to sheriff's officers.
Thurston County emergency management officials urged residents in flood-prone areas to evacuate as near-record flooding loomed on the Chehalis, Deschutes and Skookumchuck rivers, shelters opened and a submerged section of Interstate 5 closed for the second time in 14 months.
• How this is different from 2007?
• Road closures due to flooding and hazards
• Gallery: Heavy rains bring floods to region | Reader submitted pics!
• Gallery: Flooding across Washington State
• More flood stories
Interstate 90 will not reopen today over Snoqualmie Pass because of continued hazardous conditions.
Interstate 5 could close near Fife, just north of Tacoma, soon because of potential flooding, according to the Washington Emergency Management Division.
• Gallery: Heavy rains bring floods to region | Send your pix