Editor's Chair

Since the first edition of the Shelton-Mason County Journal rolled off the press in 1886, three years before the state of Washington joined the union, the Journal has been dedicated to covering the news and events that affect the City of Shelton and Mason County at large.

From cover to cover, the newspaper our readers pick up is written by people who live in the area about things that happen here.

Whether it's the Shelton City Council, the Board of Mason County Commissioners, one of our numerous fire, school or port districts, or high school sports, our mission now - just as it was in 1886 - i...