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Improving the city's Western Gateway on West Railroad Avenue and building two roundabouts on Wallace Kneeland Boulevard, are the top three priorities on the City of Shelton's proposed Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening hosted its first public hearing on the proposed plan. The council is scheduled to vote on the document at its July 19 meeting. No one from the public offered comments Tuesday. The city's code states that the plan is designed "to...
Most of the pandemic restrictions are gone and people have gone back to “normal” life, but COVID-19 is still prominent in the country and Mason County. Mason General Hospital and Mason Health still deal with the virus daily. So, what is the state of COVID in Mason County? “Alive and well,” Mason Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dean Gushee said. “It’s certainly still out there. Case counts have gone up. What’s a little harder now is at one time we were tracking cases, which are test positivi...
Mason County commissioners approved a correction officers retention bonus at a special commission meeting June 23. The county jail has had a problem with attracting and retaining employees in “law enforcement positions in general,” according to County Administrator Mark Neary. “We obviously have a 24/7 operation there very dependent on the population of inmates that we have and as we see individuals maybe getting out of law enforcement all together and wanting to identify other career paths...
WSDOT striping roads this weekend The state Department of Transportation crews from Tacoma will be striping roads this weekend. According to a Twitter post, the striping takes place annually and usually takes a day and a half to complete. Crews will begin striping Friday with an expected completion by Monday afternoon. Shelton has 36 miles of yellow and white road striping. Seven county vehicles replaced Mason County will receive seven new vehicles as part of replacement vehicle order requests from Enterprise in 2022 and 2023. According to the...
After the man asked his question, some folks snickered. The snickers came from many of the nearly 40 people assembled in the Mason County Commission Chambers last Wednesday for a county-sponsored session titled “Election Observer Training.” The man had asked Marie Stevenson, the county’s election superintendent, whether election workers could get away with, say, dumping ballots in the woods after retrieving them from one of the county’s election drop boxes. She said no and then spoke of the red...
Get to the point Editor, the Journal, Mass murders used to be locking people in churches, meeting halls and other buildings and setting them on fire. It still happens, but not usually in this country and not seen in the popular press. Seditionists used to use pitch forks, scythes, butcher knives, and other farm and household implements. They are only considered as seditionists or rebels due to the government of the time being the victors. If it were not for the “seditionists” of the Revolutionary War, the United States of America (US) wou...
This story is from the June 17, 1921, edition of the Journal. Shelton Prairie included what is now the Mountain View area. The racetrack was about where the Barkley Square mini mall is situated. A series of Indian horse races, arranged between owners from the Skokomish and Oakville reservations, brought a touch of old times to Shelton Prairie Sunday and attracted a considerable crowd to see the sport, now almost passed in this section. For some time past, each tribe has been claiming the best...
As the summer recreation season gets underway, the Port of Hoodsport is ensuring its park facilities are safe for visitors after the damage caused by last winter’s storms. Port of Hoodsport Commissioner Lori Kincannon told the Shelton-Mason County Journal how the port’s 80-acre trail park, which includes the 20-acre Hoodsport Hills Disc Golf course, is awaiting the removal of hazardous damaged trees, along with hundreds of trees that fell during winter storms. “After a forestation plan, and p...
Golf tournament helps Humane Society programs The Humane Society of Mason County hosts its second annual Putting Fore Pets” fundraising golf tournament Aug. 13 at LakeLand Village Golf Course in Allyn. The check-in for the four-person scramble format begins at 8:30 a.m., with the shotgun start at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $110 per person, and includes 18 holes of golf, cart and meal. Awards and raffle prizes immediately follow the tournament. The money raised helps support the Humane Society of Mason County’s programs. Details are available at...
June 30 and July 1 were some rough streaming viewing days for fans as the ninth episodes of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 1 and “Stranger Things” Season 4 bid final farewell to a pair of fan-favorite characters. As much as I miss them both, and as much as I’m trying not to spoil too much of either episode, I feel like other TV shows and movies could glean storytelling lessons from these two characters’ deaths. In two franchises dominated by their fictional histories and recurring c...
Pierce Parnell of Lacey won the advanced division at the Washington State Amateur Championships disc golf tournament at Shelton Springs disc golf course July 2-4. Parnell finished at 11-under, one shot better than Noah Phillips in second place. Bryan Roush won the Amateur Masters 40+ division at 1-over, two shots better than second place Deane Phillips. The Amateur Masters 50+ division was dominated by James Huestis, shooting 17-under for the three-round tournament. Jeffrey Arnold won the...
For people not on social media, I envy you. If you’re involved in Seattle sports Twitter, Facebook or Reddit, you have probably seen the highs and lows of a sports season as it happens. People reacting (and overreacting) to everything posted by media members, analytics websites, hot takes from national pundits, player or staff news and games. This could be about every sport in Seattle, but this time, I am referring specifically to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners season has been nothing n...
Republicans Patti Case, Travis Couture and Tiffany Sevruk, and Democrat Sandy Kaiser are competing in the Aug. 2 primary to replace Union resident Drew MacEwen in representing District 35, position 2 in the state Legislature. The top two vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. MacEwen is running for the state Senate in a bid to replace Tim Sheldon, who is retiring. Patti Case What are the biggest challenges facing Mason County? Mason County faces many issues brought on by...
Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask, a Republican, faces a challenge from fellow Republican Mark Carlson and Democrat Miguel Gutierrez, a first-term member of the Shelton City Council, in the Aug. 2 primary election. The top two vote getters advance to the Nov. 8 regular election in a bid for a four-year term representing Commissioner District 3. The ballots will be mailed July 12. The three candidates answered five questions sent by the Shelton-Mason County Journal. Sharon Trask What are...
Four people are on the Aug. 2 primary ballot competing to replace Linda Gott on the Mason PUD Commission representing District 1, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the Nov. 8 general election. Juli Tuson, Marty Crow, Randy Lewis and Brianna Sheetz are seeking a six-year term as the commissioner of District 1 on the three-member PUD 3 Commission. Gott, who is not seeking re-election, has served in that position since 1999. The ballots will be mailed July 12. The four candidates answered...
The Port of Allyn and Mason County resident Bradley Carey agreed to settle lawsuits June 9 concerning alleged violations of Washington’s Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act and related claims, according to port Operations Manager LeAnn Dennis, who released copies of the settlement agreement to the public June 23. According to the settlement, Carey had asserted claims related to the state acts and other statutory claims against the port and individuals. Carey served lawsuits to Port o...
Mary spoke of her trip coming up last week and we finally find out where she and Sam are headed. This week they went to the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada. They pitched a tent by a river in an auto camp for their stay. Sounds like a lot of fun to me. Friday, July 2, 1948 Went to Seattle and was out to the little house. The first renter had made off with the dishes, so it was pretty bare. Got some slacks and shirts at the Bon and killed a lot of time as I had but little to do. We ate dinner...
Todd Loren Heckert passed away peacefully at home with his daughter Amanda by his side, on June 27, 2022. He was 80 years old, just six weeks shy of his 81st birthday. Todd was born on August 14, 1941, in Pasadena, CA to George William Heckert and Irene Violet Heckert (Hockman). He was their only child. He is preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Sharon Marie Heckert (Rulon). He is survived by his three children, Tracy Marie Cookman, Warren George Heckert (Jennifer), Amanda Rose Eagle...
The Port of Dewatto continues to cope with vandalism at its Dewatto River Campground. The most recent incident of vandalism was “the carving of racist comments” on the campground’s trees, the port announced on its Facebook page June 8. The port had already devoted a portion of its commissioners’ May 11 meeting to sorting out the financial effects of an incident of vandalism that had occurred just days before. Dewatto River Campground Coordinator Joe Newman told commissioners that on May 8 someo...
Jerry was born July 10th 1936, in Conrad Montana. He was one of six siblings who later migrated to Bellingham Washington. He attended Western Washington University where he studied Civil Engineering and met his wife and traveling partner of 59 years of marriage until her passing in June of 2020. He is preceded in death by his wife Janet Copley Nunamaker, his father Joseph Palmer Nunamaker and mother Sylvia Ann (Pauli) Nunamaker of Bellingham WA. Brothers: Joseph and Kenneth Nunamaker; Sisters:...
A Celebration of Life to honor Corrie Brocx on Saturday, July 16th, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Shelton United Methodist Church - 1900 King Street in Shelton, WA. Followed by a gathering with snacks and appetizers....
Jacqueline S. (Jackie) Dagle, 77, of Lacey, Washington, passed peacefully July 3, 2022. Jackie was born December 16, 1944, in Bremerton, Washington to Ruth and Russell "Tex" Southerland. She grew up in Bremerton with her three older sisters, Wanda Tracy, Donna Southerland and Carol Rahm and her younger brother, Mike Southerland. She married William Dagle on October 16, 1965, at the Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bremerton. Together they moved to Shelton and had three children, Terri K....
A Celebration of Life gathering honoring Muriel Mullen will be held on Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at the Shelton United Methodist Church - 1900 King Street in Shelton, WA. Followed by a catered 'picnic theme' meal in the church's Central Hall....
