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The drivers of each car involved in a head-on collision on Highway 3 were flown to Harborview Medical Center with injuries Friday evening. The crash occurred on Highway 3 in Mason County near Grapeview just before 8 p.m. A 1995 Jeep Wrangler driven by a 36-year-old Belfair man crossed the center line into the southbound lane, according to a report from Washington State Patrol, striking a Nissan sedan that was heading south. The Nissan was driven by a 37-year-old Belfair woman, with a 2-year-old boy as a passenger. The toddler was not injured.

LACEY, Wash. — Lacey fire units are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving a bus that left multiple people injured. Crews were dispatched to the 8600 block of Waldon Road SE at 12 p.m. after receiving reports of a three-vehicle crash. A car was rolled over with entrapment as a result of the crash.

Writers oppose Taylor Shellfish’s Oakland Bay floating aquaculture permit, call for principled leadership, and rant against America’s gun culture.

Mayor Cheryl Selby said the crosswalks may be only the second in the nation to depict the colors of the transgender flag.

Full-time jobs with cities in Thurston County include caring for animals, environmental services positions and working as a police officer.

The large region is highly residential and has been identified as more prosperous than other parts of the city.

The work begins Monday.

Court documents released Friday show the details leading up to the alleged arson of a former mushroom farm in Olympia by a 12-year-old girl on Thursday.

The Mason County Forest Festival will host the Men's Open Super Six and the Women's Featured Four logging competitions at Loop Field in Shelton, Washington. The men's competition will feature six events, and the women's competition will have four events.

Lacey City Council and Regional Housing Council member Carolyn Cox announced that the former Days Inn motel is set to welcome additional residents on June 19. Cox shared that the next round of occupants of the shelter would be people from homeless encampments along I-5, particularly Sleater-Kinney Road. "This is...

“Those are the areas we expected to see them in,” Carolyn Allen said.

The Mason County Forest Festival has been celebrating timber and second growth since 1945, and this year's theme is "Tall Timbers." The festival starts today in Shelton and runs through Sunday, with events including a carnival, Goldsborough Creek Run/Walk/Job, Firefighters Pancake Breakfast, Family and Pet Parade, Paul Bunyan Grand Parade, logging show, Rockin' the Forest concert, fireworks show, Shelton Car Show-Off, and Kiwanis Duck Race.

The City of Shelton staff has recommended removing or replacing up to nine trees, permanently removing three more, and adding five missing trees to the downtown corridor, mainly on West Railroad Avenue.

Shelton Cinemas' Summer Movie Mondays event is set to return on June 26, with the musical comedy "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile". The event, which was started in 2013 as a gift to the community, has only been paused once during the pandemic.

Spectators packed the Harborview Drive sidewalk on Saturday, June 3, a perfect day for a parade. The Maritime Gig Festival Grande Parade included 98 entries, running the gamut from bands to clubs to politicians in old cars. An appreciative crowd enjoyed the show and collected pounds of candy tossed from passing paraders.

On 06/01/23 at 3:50 p.m. in the 3900 block of Hogum Bay Rd NE, police arrested Chad M Smith, 38, on suspicion of 1) organized retail theft, 2) theft all other larceny and 3) first-degree trafficking in stolen property. Olympia Police Department. On 06/01/23 at 10:30 p.m. in the 1200...

Shelton senior Jacob Miller finished his high school running career placing fourth in the 3,200-meter race at the state 2A track and field championships held at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. He also placed sixth in the 1,600-meter race. Shelton senior Jaydon Blackburn placed 17th in the 3,200-meter race while Shelton junior Anthony Sanchelli finished seventh in the discus with a throw of 143 feet, 3 inches. In the girls' results, Shelton senior Olivia Henry finished sixth in the javelin and junior Lily Bennett finished 10th in the 3,200-meter race. North Mason senior Kezlie Thygesen finished sixth in the 3,200-meter race and 11th in the 1,600-meter race.

The city has received the application for the healing center, which will provide drug treatment and other health care.

The author explains his experience of taking over as editor of the Shelton-Mason County Journal in 2020, despite having no previous experience in the role. He credits the supportive owner and publisher for allowing him to grow into the role and learn from his mistakes. One area where he had to make significant growth was the opinion pages, where he collaborated with a seasoned editorial columnist to navigate the Letters to the Editor section.

Puget Sound hospital network Providence Swedish has acquired Olympia Obstetrics and Gynecology after the two groups had already been exploring ways to work collaboratively together, according to a