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A Portland man who allegedly threatened to kill a Shelton woman in online postings is wanted for felony harassment. Judge Monty Cobb issued a warrant for Steven Ray Smith, 35, on Sept. 12 after the most recent alleged threat was posted on LinkedIn, a business and employment social media platform. An abuse and content enforcement employee at LinkedIn contacted police about “threats of violence and imminent danger,” according to a Shelton Police Department probable cause document. An account under the name “Dead Ninja,” posted numerous threats...
Murder suspect William Williams, 41, charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and drive-by shooting in connection with the death of Janus Afo on Sept. 28 in downtown Shelton, could face trail this week. A decision on the trial’s opening day was made after the Journal’s press time. Prosecutors filed a pretrial request, known as a motion in limine, Sept. 12 to limit evidence during the trial. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tyler Bickerton asked Judge Daniel Goodell to exclude certain references to Afo’s chara...
Connection Street Theatre hosts auditions for its show “A Christmas Story” at 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton. Anyone ages 8 to 80-plus is invited to audition. The show is staged De. 14, 15, 20,21 and 22. For an audition form and details about the rehearsal and performance schedule, go to www.keystonecenterartsandsci.com/acting-out....
The Squaxin Island Museum Library and Culture Center presents the Water Sounds Art Gala at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Skookum Creek Event Center at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton. The event includes silent and live auctions and traditional native food. For more information, call 360-432-3839....
The Hood Canal Lions Club returns to Hunter Farms to sell curly fries and hamburgers every weekend in October. This is the nonprofit group’s only fundraiser. The proceeds are used to fund sight and vision assistance, scholarships, a food bank, Mason County Forest festival, backpacks for kids and more. The offerings at Hunter Farms in October include a pumpkin patch, corn maze and hayrides....
Mason County boosts a stunning array of outdoor recreation offerings. But what's there to do when the days get colder, wetter and darker? Ashley and Travis Kemp created a new opportunity for indoor all-ages fun last week when they opened Royalty Billiards at 22090 U.S. Highway 101 in Potlatch, just north of the Mason PUD 1 headquarters. "We understand the locals and they are bored," Travis said. "We wanted a place where people can do things on a rainy day," Ashley said. The couple had been...
Mason County Public Health routinely inspects food establishments once or twice a year. Inspectors look for critical violations, which can lead to food contamination or foodborne illness, and noncritical violations, which don’t directly lead to foodborne illness but could hinder operation of the restaurant. Red Points are given for critical violations and blue points are given for noncritical violations. Below is a list of food establishments with their red and blue scores and a summary of critical violations, according to the county’s Jul...
The Journal of Record is produced using 911 call information Mason County Emergency Communications, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelton Police Department and tribal police provide. MACECOM does not provide the Shelton-Mason County Journal with specific details about each call. For more information about MACECOM, call 360-426-4441. SEPT. 8 Assault was reported on West State Route 108 in Shelton. Disorderly conduct was reported on North 3rd Street in Shelton. A DUI was reported on Ellinor Avenue in Shelton. Disorderly conduct was r...
North Mason School District’s announced this year’s attendance campaign, “Showing up together,” in a news release Sept. 9. “This campaign will run throughout the school year, to highlight how attendance is critical to student success and how we must all work together to make attendance a priority,” according to the district. “This year, we will focus on this theme of showing up for ourselves and showing up for each other,” Superintendent Dana Rosenbach said in a video message. “Video takeovers” will happen throughout the school year to talk...
Free smoke alarms at HUB The North Mason Regional Fire Authority will be giving free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the HUB Center for Seniors in Belfair. Residents can also request free smoke alarms and an in-home check of existing smoke alarms, including battery replacement at northmasonrfa.com or calling 360-275-6711. New hours for North Precinct The Mason County Sheriff’s North Precinct office, at 460 NE Old Belfair Highway, is changing office hours. The office will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed F...
Port of Grapeview commissioners voted to sunset the Case Inlet Fisheries Task Force at the regular meeting Tuesday, joining the Port of Allyn, that agreed to disband the group Sept. 9. The task force formed by joint resolution in 2021 as an advisory group for the two ports to study ways to increase salmon in Case Inlet. “The core objectives established by the resolution have been successfully achieved. The task force was established with a clear mandate and through the hard work and collaboration of its members these goals have been met,” Com...
Don’t expect any skyscrapers sprouting soon in downtown Shelton, but four-and five-story buildings might arise in the near future. The Shelton City Council on Sept. 3 gave preliminary approval to eliminating building height limits in almost all zones in hopes of encouraging affordable and multifamily housing and other development. No one spoke at the public hearing on the proposal. The council can make the move official with a vote at its meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Shelton Civic Center. If it passes, applicable building codes will still r...
Mason County commissioners and Union residents agree that pedestrian safety improvements may be needed along state Route 106 in downtown Union by the Hood Canal Marina. "Continued growth and pedestrian traffic within the community of Union warrants a look at safety improvement options and the installation of low-cost safety solutions. Suggested solutions from the community include: improved signage, a pedestrian actuated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and speed read-out signs," the...
The Shelton City Council on Sept. 3 gave preliminary approval to accepting a $200,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce for construction and design on the city's 2.5-mile crosstown trail. At the same meeting, the council gave preliminary approval to accepting a $275,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for construction design for phase 2 of the project, from Kneeland Park to the Oakland Bay Marina. Both measures can pass with a vote by the council at its meeting at 6...
The City of Shelton's wastewater treatment plant and water reclamation plant both received the Outstanding Performance Award for 2023 from the state Department of Ecology. The awards were presented to staff members Sept. 3 at the Shelton City Council meeting. A DOE representative told the council the award goes "to plants that have basically had a perfect year, that being there were no violations or anything like that on their permit." Brent Armstrong, the superintendent of public works,...
Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a “suspicious, unexploded device” in the 1000 block of West Star Lake Drive Aug. 31, Deputy Matt Colbenson told the Journal in an email. Police found the device near the roadway, he said, and it appeared to be a homemade explosive about 3 inches by 4 inches, wrapped in foil, with a partially burned fuse. The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad safely detonated the device, according to Colbenson. Members of the bomb squad include personnel from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac...
Projected enrollment and school year operating budget Shelton School District — 4,200 students, $81.8 million North Mason — 2,357 students, $44.5 million Southside — 200 students, $4.5 million Pioneer — 714 students, $16 million Mary M. Knight — 170 students, $19 million (includes Washington Connections Academy) Grapeview — 200 students, $4.2 million Hood Canal — 320 students, $8.4 million Dramatically increasing costs in insurance, special education and supplies created budget challenges for the seven school districts in Mason County. The S...
The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening gave preliminary approval to shopping cart ordinances designed to help prevent their theft and abandonment on streets, in the woods and in ravines. The council can make the new laws official with a vote at its Sept. 17 meeting. The laws would go in effect Jan. 1. An estimated 300 shopping carts are stolen from Shelton stores each year. No one spoke Tuesday at the public hearing on the proposal. The proposed requirements would not apply to any business...
About 200 people Friday participated in the ninth annual Mason County Overdose Awareness Walk & Resource Fair that began with a resource fair and speakers at Kneeland Park. The attendees, many carrying photos of loved ones lost to overdose, then marched through downtown Shelton. The Belfair Overdose Awareness Walk & Resource Fair was staged the next day. The events honored the memory of lives lost to overdose and provide hope to people who are struggling....
The Mason County Economic Development Council announces the Port of Shelton has been awarded a $200,000 Industrial Site Readiness Grant by the state Department of Commerce. The grant will fund wastewater engineering studies for the Port of Shelton’s development of Johns Prairie Industrial Park, a 400-acre industrial site northeast of the City of Shelton within the Shelton Urban Growth Area. “Expanding the sewer system at this business park represents more than mere infrastructure development; it symbolizes a catalyst for revitalization. By mov...
Fire District 12 commissioners appointed Nick Jones, who was the only elected member of the previous board, for the position 3 vacancy at the Aug. 28 regular meeting. Commissioner Dave Persell resigned at the Aug. 14 meeting. In May, Fire 12 lost its insurance coverage due to mismanagement, was declared a disaster area by the county and saw commissioners Kelli Walsworth and Cinda Compton, who were appointed by the previously recalled board in 2023, resign along with Jones. “We received a total whopping number of one application for this open p...
Two people suffered injuries in a propane explosion Aug. 22 at the Alderbrook Resort & Spa maintenance building. One person was critically injured and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the other person was treated and released by Mason General Hospital, Union Fire Chief Clint Volk told the Journal. “A very large underground propane tank” ignited by static possibly caused the explosion, though that is not confirmed, according to Volk. “The investigation is ongoing for the cause,” Volk said. Union Fire, along with Central...
