105-home development, U.S. 12 wreck, historic building’s future: June 29 roundup

From a student’s plan to save a historic Olympia radio station building to a contested housing development and a weekend crash, here’s a look at Thurston County news for June 29, 2026.

Here are key takeaways:

• A University of Washington architecture student pitched converting the historic KGY radio station on the Port of Olympia peninsula into either a community meeting house or a waterfront cafe and bar, with the Olympia Heritage Commission backing the idea but no funding yet identified for the adaptive reuse.
• The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners rejected a neighbors’ appeal Wednesday and cleared the way for a 105-home development at 1318 88th Ave. SW in the Tumwater Urban Growth Area, allowing developer Todd Hansen to move forward with subdividing the 22.04-acre forested property.
• A Toyota Camry traveling north on Forstrom Street Southwest approached the intersection with U.S. Highway 12 too fast Sunday at 4:44 p.m. and was T-boned by a Toyota Highlander, sending the Camry through a fence on private property.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.