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Missing person alert issued for man last seen in Yelm wearing Civil War uniform

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) and KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Thomas Goodwin is described as weighing 190 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a Civil War reenactment uniform.
The headline split KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Missing person alert issued for man last seen in Yelm wearing Civil War uniform". KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "Man goes missing in Civil War reenactment uniform in Yelm".
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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Sep 7, 8:03 PM

Missing person alert issued for man last seen in Yelm wearing Civil War uniform

Thomas Goodwin is described as weighing 190 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a Civil War reenactment uniform.

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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Sep 7, 8:00 PM

Man goes missing in Civil War reenactment uniform in Yelm

A Yelm man went missing Saturday near a Northwest Civil War Council (NCWC) event and was last seen in civil war reenactment uniform.

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Sep 7, 8:00 PM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Sep 7, 8:03 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.