https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317209694.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/88fd924f-33bc-4d75-964c-69883a728f26/1_th.jpg Timberland kicks off levy discussion in Olympia Timberland Regional Library seeks a levy lid lift raising rates to 35 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317209694.html/video-embed 38 2026-09-12T11:55:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article317216258.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/692b8eae-a333-4b3b-8aff-55284f6063bf/1_th.jpg Work crews remake bus stop sidewalk in downtown Olympia Work crews remake a sidewalk at the southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Olympia on Thursday, Sept. 10-11, 2026. The work is part of an Intercity Transit project to improve 147 bus stops across Thurston County. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article317216258.html/video-embed 50 2026-09-11T23:57:28Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317195722.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/686b15a6-7700-48d1-9886-79ca84577fb6/1_th.jpg Downtown Olympia gets a new spice shop Olympia Spice Co. opened at 209 Fifth Ave. E., bringing 130 spices to downtown Olympia and focusing on small, regenerative farmers. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317195722.html/video-embed 24 2026-09-11T11:55:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317202694.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/567fbcbd-acc8-4902-b2a0-7e08b32f5256/1_th.jpg Tacoma man allegedly being found asleep with drugs in Lacey A Lacey police officer wakes up a 39-year-old Tacoma man moments before he allegedly flees from officers in a car with drugs and a gun on Aug. 29, 2026. The Lacey Police Department shared video of the incident to Facebook on Sept. 1. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317202694.html/video-embed 167 2026-09-11T00:43:48Z no