​OLYMPIA – The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public testimony on proposed updates to the Tumwater Joint Plan on Tuesday, September 28, at 3:00 p.m. in Building 1, Room 280 of the Thurston County Courthouse Complex, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW in Olympia. A video conference option will be available in addition to in-person attendance.

Overview of 2020 officer-involved shooting

OLYMPIA – Public Health and Social Services is reporting ten deaths due to COVID-19 in a 24-hour period from September 15 to 16 at Providence St. Peter Hospital (Providence) in Olympia, Washington. While final cause of death has not officially been reported, those that died were hospitalized with COVID-19 and were reported to be unvaccinated. This is Providence’s largest single-day death toll since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OLYMPIA – Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom at Lake Lawrence. The state advisory level for microcystins are 8.0 ug/L and the lab results show toxin levels of microcystins at the sample site at Lake Lawrence are 15 ug/L.

​OLYMPIA – All Thurston County offices and departments will briefly close on Thursday, September 16, at 1 p.m. for an evacuation emergency training drill. County employees will be asked to evacuate the buildings during the drill. The drill is expected to last 15-20 minutes.

​OLYMPIA – Join Thurston County Commissioner Tye Menser for a discussion about the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan! Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater worked with staff from the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) to craft a strategic framework for reducing climate polluting greenhouse gases while maintaining—and even improving—our quality of life.