Podcast Episode 3 · Oct. 22, 2026
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Episode 3 of the Sound Neighbors Podcast, \"Close to Home,\" came out Thursday, Oct. 22. Jean and Tyler cover the new 30 mph limit on north Johnson Point Road, the final Olympia school closure hearing and the Timberland library levy.
InformGuardrail repairs to close lanes on Boston Harbor Road NE starting Monday, Oct. 26Thurston County Public Works will begin guardrail repairs on Boston Harbor Road NE near 40th Avenue NE on Monday, Oct. 26. Drivers should expect lane closures while crews work.
InformState pulls 2,000 old reef tires from Eld Inlet, its third Thurston County cleanup after Burfoot Park and TolmieCrews for the state Department of Natural Resources raised about 2,000 tires from the seafloor off Frye Cove County Park starting Oct. 12. It follows removals of about 9,000 tires near Burfoot Park in 2025 and about 3,900 near Tolmie State Park in 2024. DNR will ask lawmakers for money to clear 10 more priority sites.
GovernmentFinal Olympia school closure hearing draws more than 200 to Madison Elementary; board votes Nov. 12More than 200 people turned out and 99 signed up to speak at the Oct. 19 hearing on closing Madison Elementary, the last of three hearings on the Olympia School District's plan to close Madison, LP Brown and McKenny. The board votes Nov. 12.How much do the printed business ad signs staked along local roadsides bother you?
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Oct 23 · Friday · 1:00 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE
Oct 23 · Friday · 6:30–7:30 p.m.
South Bay Elementary, 3845 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Olympia (listed on the school's calendar; no separate location given)
Oct 24 · Saturday · 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE
Oct 25 · Sunday · 10:00 a.m.–noon
Nisqually Reach Nature Center, 4949 D'Milluhr Rd NE, Olympia
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