Early start to winter
Accidents wreaked havoc throughout county
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December 8, 2022
Gordon Weeks
On Dec. 1, elementary school students and their parents wait for the school bus at the corner of Shelton Springs Road and Parsley Avenue. School starts were running two hours late because of snowfall.
It's autumn on the calendar but winter weather appeared with a week of steady snow and precipitation that knocked out power and forced school cancellations.
According to weather.gov, Shelton received 3.21 inches of precipitation from Nov. 29 to Tuesday. Belfair received 2.76 inches of precipitation, according to weather.com. A Facebook post by a Union resident showed 24 inches of snow piled up.
Two winter weather advisories were issued last week. The Mason County Sheriff's Office also reported snow-related accidents Dec. 2, including a collision on state Route 3 at milepost 9 by the Deer Cr...
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