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Friday, July 18th, 2025

Restoring Earth Connection finished a five‑month project that measured and catalogued Olympia’s largest trees and announced winners such as a giant sequoia with a 31‑foot circumference and a group of coastal redwoods at 1701 4th Ave W. A walking map of these trees will be published on the organization's website in July and the group will update the results as new larger trees are found.

Friday, July 18th, 2025

The Fones Road project is taking longer than planned, and the city now expects overnight underground utility work to continue until mid-August—issues with unforeseen private facilities have delayed progress. Crews work from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday along Fones Road, and residents will be notified one day in advance of any temporary driveway closures.

Friday, July 18th, 2025

A discovered backstory of Mabel Fain, a wild West character who once helped a bank robber escape and later walked to Olympia while pregnant, reveals a life of daring and unexpected moves in our town's early days. Her tale—featuring burning down a farmhouse for insurance money and inspiring local landmark names—offers a rare glimpse into Olympia's past.