County rezones Johns Prairie residential property
There was quite a debate at the Mason County commissioners meeting last Tuesday about rezoning three parcels of property from residential to commercial. According to the briefing packet, New Hiawatha...
Park Street closing for construction
Park Street in Shelton will be closed from Sept. 21 until Oct. 1 as Granite Construction Co. of Olympia overlays asphalt from South Seventh Street to South First Street. For decades, Park Street was... Full story
Washington State Patrol celebrates 100-year anniversary
The Washington State Patrol celebrated their 100th anniversary Sept. 1, with a ceremony at the Capitol Campus in Olympia. The ceremony included WSP Assistant Chief Marc Lamoreaux speaking about the... Full story
COVID cases edging lower
Mason County recorded 149 cases of COVID-19 last week, decreasing once again from the previous week. As of Tuesday, there are six people hospitalized in Mason County with COVID-19 and one hospitalized outside of Mason County. There were two...
City surpluses three police cars
The Shelton City Council on Sept. 7 gave final approval to surplussing three police patrol cars. The council gave preliminary approval at its Aug. 17 meeting. All three vehicles are Crown Victorias, one model from 2004, the others from 2006 and...
Sewer system rate increases in 2022
Mason County commissioners approved a 3.4% rate increase for water and sewer systems owned and operated by Mason County in Rustlewood, Beards Cove and North Bay Case Inlet for 2022. According to a news release, the increase corresponds to the April...
Fifty-year spinach
Spinach is a ubiquitous green in our culture, and grocery stores have ruined it for me. It's fragile when bundled and intolerant of mishandling. When spoiling in a clamshell of mixed greens, it...
Commission web streaming contract extended
Mason County commissioners approved a contract extension with MasonWebTV for live streaming services of regular commission meetings and Board of Health meetings. According to the briefing packet, the original contract began in 2015 and the...
Clean Water District committee created
The Mason County commissioners approved the formalization of the Clean Water District Advisory Committee. According to the meeting packet, the committee will oversee the implementation of the clean water district, closure response plans and...
Commissioners approve housing needs assessment
The Mason County commissioners approved a proposal for a housing needs assessment to inform the housing chapter of the comprehensive plan. According to the packet, the county is looking for consultive services to perform a housing needs assessment...
Cedar High begins life at OC Shelton
What a difference a year makes for Cedar High School. The Shelton School District's newest school debuted last September with all 70 students in grades nine through 12 learning at home due to the...
Parade canceled
The surging number of COVID-19 cases in Mason County prompted the organizers of the Mason County Forest Festival to cancel the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade and fireworks slated for Saturday. "The biggest...
Nonprofit Briefs
Shelton Centennial Lions selling apples The Shelton Centennial Lions are selling 40-pound boxes of fresh Fuji apples for $40 each, with the proceeds going to public projects as health screenings for...
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Mason Health hosting Bikers for Babies Mason Health is hosting the second Bikers for Babies event this Saturday, Sept. 18. The Indian Motorcycle of Bremerton, Indian Motorcycle Riders Group #2047 and Brothers Powersports is hosting the event and...
Shelton church hosts Republican fundraiser
Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) and anti-tax activist and former gubernatorial candidate Tim Eyman are the keynote speakers at the Mason County Republicans' Reagan Day reception at 6...
County hiring temporary COVID positions
Mason County commissioners approved the hiring of temporary community services public health positions. The county is hiring a full-time temporary public health nurse to focus in COVID-19 response. According to the briefing packet, some of the...
Chamber awards open for nominations
The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Chamber's awards. The Chamber recognizes businesses, individuals and organizations through its annual awards. There are five categories open for nominations,... 
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Some guidance for letter-writers Editor, the Journal, I feel that prolific, long-winded, angry complainers have achieved a near monopoly in the Journal's letters to the editor. Newspapers rarely...
Long live the librarians
Banned Books Week starts at the end of September and National Librarian Day is coming up April 16, so how about we get a jump on being thankful for libraries and librarians. A library is one of the few indoor places in this nation where you can... Full story
Brian Louis Omdahl
Brian Louis Omdahl, left this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Brian was born February 5, 1977 in Oceanside, CA. His parents, Max and Vikki Omdahl, moved to Shelton, WA in 1979. He has lived in... Full story
Devon Barker-Cornell
Devon Matthew Barker-Cornell, born December 21st, 2001 to Heather Florek (Barker) and Leroy Cornell, passed away September 3rd, 2021. Devon was 19, and attended Shelton High School for his senior... Full story
Randolph "Randy" Brand
Randolph (Randy) Max Brand, 72, of Shelton, Washington passed away peacefully on September 1, 2021, at his homeafter succumbing to pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life potluck lunch will be held... Full story
David E. Howe
David E. Howe died at home September 1st, 2021. He was born May 24, 1934. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1951-1955 aboard the U.S.S. Stickell. He is survived by his wife and six children. A... Full story
Madeline Lillian Brown
Madeline Lillian Brown was born June 26, 1930, to Eli and Bella Wolden in Shelton, Washington. She was the ninth of ten children. Madeline lived most of her life in Shelton and passed away there on... Full story
Ruth Solberg
Ruth Solberg passed away at home on September 6, 2021, in Shelton, WA, at the age of 91. Ruth was born March 30, 1930, in Hamilton, North Dakota to Fred and Florence Switzer. In her early years, Ruth... Full story
Lalee Rae Churchill
Lalee Churchill, beloved wife of Charlie Churchill, born September 7, 1947, passed away on May 3, 2021, after a short stay in the Morton hospital. Charlie and Lalaee were happily married 22 years. Her full obituary will be printed in the Morton... Full story
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