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The Shelton-Mason County Journal encourages original letters to the editor of local interest. Diverse and varied opinions are welcome. We will not publish letters that are deemed libelous or scurrilous in nature. We reserve the right to reject any letter for any reason. When submitting a letter, please observe the following guidelines: Writers are limited to one original letter plus one rebuttal or counter-rebuttal per calendar month; Letters should be no more than 300 words; Letters will be edited for grammar, spelling, style, clarity and...
Shelton football Shelton lost a to W.F. West 62-0 in a nonleague football game Sept. 27 in Chehalis. Shelton (0-4) hosts Heritage at 7 p.m. on Friday in the first conference game of the season for the Highclimbers. Shelton girls soccer Shelton earned a 2-0 win against Hoquiam on Saturday in a nonleague game in Shelton. The Highclimbers lost to Centralia 6-2 on Sept. 26 in Shelton in a conference game. Shelton (3-3, 0-1) traveled to Black Hills on Tuesday for a league game. The Highclimbers will play against Tumwater at 7 p.m. today in a confere...
The Shelton High School volleyball team captured its second straight five-set win Tuesday at the Mini-Dome, defeating Black Hills 3-2 to improve to 2-0 in 2A Evergreen League play and 3-3 overall....
In an effort to further our role as a community voice and teacher, the Shelton-Mason County Journal is partnering with Tom Hallman Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who writes for The Oregonian in Portland, with a series of community voice stories that will occasionally appear in the Journal. Our first few stories will be from Hallman’s students, but it it’s our hope that as your read these stories, it will inspire our readers to write about their own life and submit those stories to the paper that we might print them and give...
A derelict vessel has been at the Port of Allyn and the owner owes $816 in moorage fees as of Sept. 20, according to Executive Director Travis Merrill's report presented at a special meeting Sept. 25. Since then, the owner has made "small payments," but has not paid off the debt, Merrill told the Herald. Vessel WN 1504 SA has phone numbers and email addresses "clearly listed on the vessel," Merrill wrote in his report, so the port was able to make contact. Merrill said he left messages throughou...
If freshmen start the school year with good grades and regular attendance, success will follow, North Mason High School Assistant Principal Steve Hackett said at the Sept. 23 monthly board meeting. “We all know the data for freshmen. It’s the biggest year. If that year can be successful, the rest of their high school — everything is set up really well,” Hackett said. North Mason wants to “get kids on the right track early,” he said. Last September, 24% of freshmen were failing one class. By June, the number dropped to 14%, according t...
