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🌱 How Yelm’s football team responded after Olympia’s record-breaking rushing performance
Also, don't miss Sumner Girls JV Volleyball @ Yelm on the Yelm Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Yelm's football team responded after Olympia's record-breaking rushing performance
- What the new Thurston Chronicle means for news coverage in Yelm
Also on today's calendar: SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ibrahima Diallo breaks Olympia single-game rushing record in rout of Yelm (yelmonline.com) — Yelm High School's football team fell 64-15 to Olympia after a power outage in town pushed the game to Saturday, when Olympia's Ibrahima Diallo set a school rushing record. Yelm still put up two touchdown passes and now looks to regroup before visiting Bethel on Friday night. 
• Thurston Chronicle launches as hyperlocal weekly newspaper (chronline.com) — Yelm readers will see even more Thurston County coverage as CT Publishing launches the new weekly Thurston Chronicle while keeping Nisqually Valley News in Yelm as the county's official paper of record. The expanded newsroom will share staff and deepen reporting on Yelm, Rainier, Roy, McKenna and the rest of Thurston County's communities.
📸 Around Yelm
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yelm
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★ Featured events ★
- Sumner Girls JV Volleyball @ Yelm →
Yelm High School, 1315 W Yelm Ave, Yelm
5:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors →
1315 Yelm Ave W, Yelm - Little Shop of Horrors →
Performing Arts Center at YHS, 1315 W Yelm Ave, Yelm
7:00 pm - SRO Theater Presents Little Shop of Horrors →
1315 Yelm Ave W, Yelm - Yelm CARE Event →
Yelm High School, Yelm
5:00 pm - Levy Listening Session
Lackamas Elementary School, 16240 Bald Hill Rd SE, Yelm
7:00 pm - Nightmare on Yelm Street 2026 →
Nisqually Valley Moose Lodge 1905, 1117 W Yelm Ave, Yelm
5:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
📣 Yelm Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball @ White Pass
Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
5:00 pm - RHS VB vs Napavine
Rainier Senior High School Rainier, WA 98576
5:45 pm - RHS VB @ Mossyrock
Rainier Senior High School Rainier, WA 98576
5:45 pm - Football @ Illwaco
Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
6:00 pm - Football @ Rainier VS Onalaska
Rainier Middle School Rainier, WA 98576
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey neighbors I have a weird request.
I'm in the running for both Seattle and Tacoma fire department. There is a strong emphasis on power tool knowledge and carpentry is even better. I… (Nextdoor Nisqually Pines) - Benjamin I have a nice sofa and coffee table if you are still looking for furniture.
Not asking for any money. Just free to someone who needs good furniture. (Nextdoor Lawrence Lake)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Yelm. Apply here.
- Flynn Group posted a job opening for Cook in Lacey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yelm here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rainier
- Thurston Chronicle launches as hyperlocal weekly newspaper (thurstonchronicle.com)
Lacey
- Police Blotter for Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 (thejoltnews.com)
Tumwater
- Ever Tried A Real Hawaiian Plate Lunch? These 7 Washington Spots Serve Huge Ones (newsbreak.com)
- In Focus: Tumwater welcomes autumn with annual Falls Fest (thurstonchronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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