OLYMPIA – The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for snow and below freezing weather in the Puget Sound region beginning Saturday, December 25, and lasting through Saturday, January 1, 2022. In response, Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is issuing a "Hazardous Weather" advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts and offer a day-time warming center.

The Thurston County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. to accept public comment on proposed changes to Low Impact Development (LID) codes.

OLYMPIA – Calling all Thurston County Gardeners! The Application period for the 2022 WSU Master Gardener Volunteer Training is now open. This training is provided by the Washington State University (WSU) Thurston County Extension Master Gardener Program.

County engineers are working with consultants on a solution to a difficult problem under Country Club Road NW. A pipe, under the road at Green Cove Creek is blocking fish from returning to their spawning area.

OLYMPIA – Beginning Wednesday, December 8, the Thurston County Building and Development Center (BDC) is modifying operational hours due to unforeseen staffing circumstances. The BDC will operate under restricted hours for two weeks and expects to return to its regular operation hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday, December 20.

OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the county manager received and accepted the resignation of Schelli Slaughter, Director of Thurston County’s Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Department. Slaughter’s last day with the county will be January 3, 2022.