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Clarus Eye Centre in Lacey is celebrating 50 years serving the community, and hosted a fun community celebration including 96.9 KAYO Sticker Stop!

August 8th, 2018

Find the Kayo girls to win prizes!

July 13th, 2018

We had a contest on our Facebook and got so many goo entries we had to share them!

April 5th, 2018

On the last day of our annual toy drive, we traveled to the Tumwater TwinStar Credit Union for some festive fun and a live broadcast celebrating another successful year! Fourteen TwinStar branches in three counties participated in gathering toys for the

December 19th, 2017

96.9 KAYO's Michael Stein and the KAYO Girl Elves traveled to Aberdeen to promote our annual toy drive with TwinStar Credit Union!

December 19th, 2017

Festive fun was had by all! Photo's with Santa, face painting, sweet treats, caroling and 3D glasses, music & the 96.9 KAYO Girl Elf and toy donations for Santa's Castle @ JBLM - a recipe for Happy Holidays courtesy of the Olympia Mall, America's Credit

December 2nd, 2017

Rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm at the 40th Annual Olympia Toy Run Saturday. Thouands of riders brought new toys or donated cash all to support the Salvation Army Toy-n-Joy program!

December 2nd, 2017

Kicking off the Holiday's with an appearance Thanksgiving weekend at downtown annual Olympia's Holiday Parade. The KAYO Girl Elf made an appearance as did the Thurston County Posse Rodeo court and Robby with the Rutledge Cornmaze cow train. Special than

November 28th, 2017

KAYO helped celebrate the grand opening of the newest Nisqually Market in Fredrickson with 4 hours of Cheap Gas! Regular Gasoline was just 96.9 cents per gallon. Plus the market offered up tons of free samples from doughnuts, to Skipper's chowder, to fr

November 26th, 2017

KAYO Kid's Day @ the Rutledge Corn Maze had it all! Hundreds of families having fun, carving pumpkins, Spookily the Square Pumpkin storytime, playing games and getting lost in the Bountiful Byway maze. Special thanks to all our community sponsors!

October 6th, 2017

Shelton Tractor Supply Grand Opening!

September 28th, 2017

The perfect way to head into fall - the Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel took to the outdoors to host Neal McCoy, Clare Dunn and local fave Humptulips

August 28th, 2017

The first annual Customer Appreciation event finale happened in Oakville at the flagship store! Free hotdog BBQ, an appearance by Chester Cheetah, a KAYO Girl Sticker Stop and live broadcast brought in long time customers for a chance to win prizes! Ven

August 28th, 2017

The first annual Customer Appreciation Day was a huge success! A free hotdog BBQ, live broadcast and KAYO Girl Sticker Stop and TONS of prizes kept folks streaming in Friday afternoon. More than 100 hot dogs lunches were given away and as well as a $400

August 25th, 2017

We had great weather for our annual Kids adventure day and car show at Lacey Police Department. Cool cars, free hot dogs and plenty of things to see and do.

August 9th, 2017

The KAYO Girls share photos from their day at the 2017 Thurston County Fair. Did you see them? Did you have your picture taken with them?

August 8th, 2017

Family Fun Day 22, July 2017

July 25th, 2017

It wouldn't be July without Military Appreciation Day with our friends at The Landing @ Hawk's Prairie! Participating businesses center wide pulled out the stops to provide food, games, swag, prizes and more! We brought along the Rutledge Corn Maze cow

July 22nd, 2017

We doubled down on the annual Lakefair Parade this year! Christmas came early as we teamed with the Olympia Toy Run Coalition for a "Christmas in July" float as well as providing kids and KAYO Girls for the Rutledge Corn Maze Cow Train!

July 22nd, 2017

Kid's Day takes over Sylvester Park in downtown Olympia from 12N - 4p.m. each year during Lakefair. KAYO has teamed with Living Water Church for more than 5 years to present this free, annual event. Special thanks to Rutledge Corn Maze and their incredi

July 22nd, 2017

Freedom Fest is a two-day event held on base at JBLM. July 3rd we went out to celebrate the day with the service men and women of JBLM and their families. On July 4th, the base was opened to the general public for a day long festival culminating with So

July 22nd, 2017

Volunteers with Thurston County Search & Rescue team with TNT Fireworks for this annual fundraiser that makes up a major portion of their operating budget each year. This all volunteer group set up their booth in Dupont every year and this is the 2nd yea

July 22nd, 2017

It's all part of the Yelm Prairie Days celebration! We partner with the Church of Living Water and the Yelm Lions Club to create a free, fun event for the children of the community - bouncy houses, chalk art, interactive games, raffles, free rides on the

July 22nd, 2017

There's nothing better than a summer parade - especially when the local community turns out in force! This year, the parade moved from Thursday to Saturday morning and it was a beauty! KAYO was there with the Rutledge Corn Maze Cow Train and the KAYO Gi

July 22nd, 2017

The official start to the KAYO Summer of Fun begins with our annual live broadcast and KAYO Girl Sticker Stop at Pick-n-Pull in Olympia. Special event pricing, lots of prizes, music and a kick-off to the 3-day Memorial Day holiday makes it seem like summ

July 22nd, 2017

Each year, we invite listeners and advertisers to join us at historic Cheney Stadium in Tacoma for an evening of baseball, games, beverages, BBQ, prizes and fun! It's a great way to spend a warm, summer evening!

July 22nd, 2017

A day long drive to help support North Thurston School District students in need and their families happens each May at the Wal-Mart in Lacey, WA. We partner with the classified staff & students who volunteer annually! Cash, school supplies, books, back

July 22nd, 2017

Another KAYO Girl Sticker Stop happened at Line-X of Olympia, Inc. at the intersection of Capitol Boulevard and Trosper in Tumwater from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. Prize envelopes were stuffed with Tim McGraw & Faith Hill concert tickets, Tacoma Rainiers

July 22nd, 2017

Sticker Stop season is here! The 96.9 KAYO girls got some tractor time in between passing out prize envelopes and professionally applying our KAYO sticker to faithful listeners!

July 22nd, 2017

The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce hosts this annual event and the business community shows up in force at Yelm High School! Vendor booths highlighting everything for home, garden and family, food vendors, raffle items and a classic car show make it a wee

July 22nd, 2017

Who wouldn't want to test drive a Kubota tractor? J&I Power Equipment made it possible with a day long Open House & Customer Appreciation event at their Yelm location. Kubota reps were on hand to answer questions, everyone got a special Kubota branded g

July 22nd, 2017

CTime to get your "Honey Do" list "Honey Done"! The Olympia Master Builders host more than 100 local businesses and food vendors inside and out on the St. Martin's University campus. 96.9 KAYO and sister station, 95.3 KGY are proud to be the exclusive b

July 22nd, 2017

All things trucks and truck accessories! This event happens annually at the Fair and Events Center located at the WA. State Fairgrounds in Puyallup! 96.9 KAYO and the KAYO Girls are there each year broadcasting live with music, prizes and fun!

July 22nd, 2017

KAYO joined the fun at Northwest Harley-Davidson's 20th Big Bad Bike Show Saturday June 24th. This was the Biggest Big Bad Bike Show yet with 3 bands, hundreds of bikes, food, vendors and Bikini Bike Wash. Trophies were awarded in several categories.

July 6th, 2017

The KAYO Girls love helping at this annual event! On the final day of the rodeo weekend, doors open early for a fun, family event. All activities are free for the kids and volunteers man the booths and activity stations.

July 1st, 2017

Community support and sponsorship by TwinStar Credit Union make this annual event a celebration of giving! The children of more than 800 hundred families in need will each receive a toy, family game and book this year.

June 29th, 2017

This annual event is sponsored by TwinStar Credit Union, 96.9 KAYO and sister station 95.3 KGY. Each year, participating branches host a collection box and toys gathered benefit the Salvation Army Toy-n-Joy program.

June 29th, 2017

This annual event is sponsored by TwinStar Credit Union, 96.9 KAYO and sister station 95.3 KGY. Each year, participating branches host a collection box and toys gathered benefit the Salvation Army Toy-n-Joy program.

June 29th, 2017

A chilly night was no match for the holiday spirit at the Light Up the Holidays event! Strong coffee and hot chocolate kept families warm while carolers and 96.9 KAYO kept the music going. A surprise visit by Santa, free holiday glasses and pics on

June 29th, 2017

It's all about the kids! More than $152,000 in cash and toy donations was raised as thousands of bikes rolled into the Sears parking lot staging area. After checking out the vendor booths, loading up on hot coffee and socializing, riders take off for th

June 29th, 2017

Olympia welcomes their first Dick's Sporting Goods store and 96.9 KAYO was there to help spread the word!

June 29th, 2017

There's no better way to get in a holiday mood than attending the huge, annual Holiday Food & Gift show at the Tacoma Dome and the KAYO Girls found out firsthand!

June 29th, 2017

Treat bags, families carving pumpkins, halloween music, kid games and activities provided by community businesses and vendors highlight this annual tradition!

June 29th, 2017

Can't beat the Labor Day weekend deals or the fun we had handing out prize envelopes to more than 40 listeners who came by to get their KAYO sticker professionally applied to their car by the KAYO Girls!

June 29th, 2017

Brewfest features more than 40 Pacific Northwest craft breweries, wine, cider and spirits, life size KAYO Beer Pong, a popular stein holding competition, music, food & more!

June 28th, 2017

It's alway fun to head to the beach and this time we took along our sister station, Olympia's 95.3 KGY! If you love motorcycles, live bands, beer gardens and casino's - this annual event is for you!

June 28th, 2017

We're proud to help host this annual Military Appreciation Day as Cimmarusti Holdings and property tenants put on a free BBQ & event for current & retired military and families.

June 28th, 2017

Our annual day at Sylvester Park celebrates families and kids! The park is filled with free kid's activities and the KAYO bring prizes, tattoo's, hula hoops and the popular Rutledge Farm cow train!

June 28th, 2017

KAYO traveled to Wilkowski Park in Rainier, WA as part of the free community movie night! We passed out concert tickets by the handful and almost everyone took part as we hosted karaoke before the movie.

June 28th, 2017

This free, family event is part of Yelm's annual Prairie Days celebration. The new Yelm branch of the Church of Living Water organized tons of kids activities and KAYO invited the Rutledge Farm Cow Train!

June 28th, 2017