Nisqually Valley News

1 week ago | yelmonline.com | Jacob Dimond

Prairie Days, Yelm’s most exciting week of the year, is closing in. Thanks to the efforts of the City of Yelm’s Parks and Recreation Department, the Yelm Lions Club and the Yelm Chamber of Commerce, there will be activities for residents of all ages to enjoy beginning on Thursday, June 12, and concluding on Sunday, June 15. “Our excitement level is at a 10,” Line Roy, Yelm’s communications and recreations coordinator, told the Nisqually Valley News.

1 week ago | yelmonline.com | Jacob Dimond

The Yelm High School softball program’s first year in the 4A South Puget Sound League has officially come to an end following two losses in the WIAA’s 2025 4A State Fastpitch Tournament on Friday, May 23, in Richland. Entering the tournament as the No. 16 seed, the Tornados had an uphill battle if the team’s state championship aspirations were to come true. In the opening round of the tournament, the Tornados faced top-seeded Skyview and were shut out 4-0 in an 11 a.m. matchup on Friday, May 23.

1 week ago | yelmonline.com | Dylan Reubenking

If Thurston County continues on its current financial trend without any adjustments, its general fund will run into the negative by 2027. That’s why the Board of County Commissioners sat down with County Manager Leonard Hernandez and Budget and Fiscal Manager Summer Miller last Wednesday to discuss pathways toward maintaining a balanced budget.

1 week ago | yelmonline.com | Jacob Dimond

Nearly 100 community members gathered to pay their respects to friends, family, loved ones and strangers who paid the ultimate sacrifice by dying while serving in the United States military during a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 26, at Yelm City Park. The City of Yelm, in collaboration with VFW Post 5580 and American Legion Joseph Redberg Hall, hosted the event outdoors at Yelm City Park. Mayor Joe DePinto, state Rep.

1 week ago | yelmonline.com | Jacob Dimond

For the first time in program history, Yelm High School’s powerlifting team hosted a signing day ceremony and celebrated three athletes — Mason Embrey, Triniti Hickman and Andrei Buban — who are all set to continue their lifting journey collegiately. Triniti Hickman, the first ever girl from YHS to sign to a college for powerlifting, will continue the sport at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee.