Mason County News

Watch the September 19, 2017 Mason County Commission meeting. There are three ways to watch live at 9 AM: hcc.net/news, MasonWebTV.com or Mason County’s website: co.mason.wa.us. You can also watch on demand on hcc.net/news, MasonWebTV.com or Mason County’s website: co.mason.wa.us. Rebroadcasts on Hood Canal Communication’s local channel are Thursday at 6 PM, Saturday at 2 PM and Sunday at 9 AM.

Here is the meeting’s agenda: Continue reading Watch Mason County Commission →

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Mason County Public Works is closing Triton Head Drive Tuesday so the road crew can make repairs. The closure from U.S. Highway 101 to approximately milepost 0.30 starts at 6:30 AM. Motorist can detour using Webster Lane. Triton Head Drive should reopen by 4:30 PM.

The Port of Dewatto Commission is meeting Tuesday instead of Wednesday. The Port’s regular business meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday. According to a notice posted to the Port’s website Monday, the move a day earlier is “an attempt to have all the commissioners at the meeting.” The information was also posted at the Port’s campground, on the Port’s building and on the Port of Dewatto Facebook page. The Port of Dewatto Commission meeting starts at 6 PM.

The Port of Allyn Commission is now utilizing the services of MasonWebTV Powered by HCC to stream and record their business meetings. You can watch the Port of Allyn Commission’s September 18, 2017 special meeting here.

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Night owl drivers using State Route 3 in Mason County may want to consider rescheduling or delaying trips as a house will be moved down the highway about a mile late Friday night/early Saturday morning.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has given Nickel Bros USA a permit to move the 35-foot wide, 21 foot tall house from milepost 8.5 to milepost 7.5.

This is approximately between Agate Road and Mason Lake Road. During its journey, this oversized load will occupy both lanes of Highway 3 and travel at just 5 MPH. Continue reading Overnight House Move to Slow SR 3 in Mason County →

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The Mason County Association of REALTORS^® (MCAR), one of the County’s largest business organizations with its more than 100 members, presented $7,500 to South Sound YMCA CEO Kyle Cronk and several members of the South Sound Y Shelton Branch Advisory committee to aid in continued plans for the new area YMCA. The presentation was made at the Association’s General Membership meeting in Shelton on Friday, September 15.

The Realtors’ contribution is to assist with Phase Two of the project that was initiated last spring when the South Sound YMCA board voted unanimously to move forward on efforts to bring a Y facility to South Mason County. Phase II is the “Pre-design and Feasibility Study” to be conducted this fall that will specifically define the project scope and size. Continue reading REALTORS® Contribute to Mason County YMCA Project →

The Shelton City Commission has canceled its 6 PM business meeting Monday night and instead held a special meeting that started at 10:30 AM. On the meeting’s agenda was a consent agenda that included vouchers and meeting minutes. No other action was taken. However, the Commission did take public comment during which Marilyn Vogler asked the Commissioners to lower their salaries.

Here is the meeting’s agenda: Continue reading City Commission Holds Special Meeting Monday Morning →

UPDATE: Power restored at 7:29 PM Sunday to Mason PUD 3 customers affected by an outage that cut power to the Pioneer Substation north of Shelton. Linemen found damaged equipment on a high power transmission pole on Hwy 3 near Anthony Road. The pole supports 115,000 volt power lines that feed the substation. 6,231 customers were affected by the outage, which began at 4:00 PM and reported by the PUD’s Grid Monitoring system. The original time for restoration was 9:00 PM. Continue reading Update: Power Restored to Over 6,000 Mason PUD 3 Customers →

The Mary M. Knight football team picked up its first win of the season Saturday, 70 to 28 over Evergreen Lutheran, and MasonWebTV Powered by HCC’s Dedrick Allan was there.

Austin Fries once again provided the bulk of MMK’s offense scoring six touchdowns: on runs of 83 yards, 65 yards, 47 yards, 43 yards and 35 yards as well as taking a Zach Thompson pass 85 yards to the end zone. On the second play from scrimmage, Thompson turned a broken play into points scrambling for 89 yards and the Owls’ first TD. Continue reading MMK Football Picks Up First Win →

The following is a summary of road construction and maintenance scheduled on state highways around Mason County and adjoining areas from September 17, 2017 to September 23, 2017.

Night owl drivers using State Route 3 in Mason County may want to consider rescheduling or delaying trips overnight on Sept. 22th. A slow moving oversized load will travel southbound on SR 3 from milepost 8.5 to milepost 7.5, which is approximately between Agate Road and Mason Lake Road.

During the journey, the oversized load will occupy both lanes and travel at just 5 mph.

If possible, drivers are encouraged to consider delaying or rescheduling trips to help avoid delays. If you must go, allow plenty of extra time or use alternate routes.

Work Schedule: 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, to 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29 Continue reading Road Construction on State Highways 9/17/17 to 9/23/17 →