​On, Monday, April 19, Thurston County Commissioner Join Tye Menser had coffee with Bob Barnes, retired landscape architect and tree-planting advocate, to talk about Earth Day, climate change, teaching the next generation, and ways to help our planet.

On, Monday, March 22, Thurston County Commissioner Carolina Mejia hosted the first episode of the county's all new web series "Coffee With a Commissioner!" Commissioner Mejia spoke with Thurston County Economic Development Manager Jennica Machado about efforts to increase economic development and the impacts of COVID-19 on our local economy.