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I-5 Bridge Collapse The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, injuring an unknown number of people. Both the northbound and southbound portions of the bridge dropped into Read the Full Story
WA College Students Ask Congress For Stability Washington college students say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates. Read the Full Story
Little Known About Suspect In WA Ricin Case A 37-year-old who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the poison ricin is a registered sex offender Read the Full Story
No Pay Raise For Washington Governor This Year Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and most statewide elected officials and lawmakers won't get a pay raise this year, but judges will see a salary hike. The Washington Citizen's Read the Full Story

Seattle Council Panel Oks Marijuana Growing Zones

A Seattle City Council committee has approved zoning for large indoor marijuana farms in some industrial areas of the city. The zoning approved Wednesday

would allow growing operations the size of a football field to...

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PUD 3 Plans Outage

Mason County PUD 3 officials say there will be a planned power outage a week from today on May 30th.  Crews will upgrade some facilities along State Route 106. The affected areas will include

11181 east State Route 106...

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Special Candidate Filing Period June 4 - 6

A special three day candidate filing period will be held for the positions listed below as no candidates filed during the regular filing period.  The special three day filing

will occur at the Mason County Auditors...

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Groups Ask Big Picture Look At Coal Ports

Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the big picture - from mining in Wyoming to air pollution in China -

before allowing development of facilities to...

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2 Insurers Adjusting Plans To Cover WA Abortions

Two insurance companies who filed to compete in Washington state's health care exchange initially proposed not to provide abortion coverage. Stephanie Marquis with the

Washington state Office of the Insurance...

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SPORTS

Seahawks Make Roster Move

The Seattle Seahawks have signed wide receiver Justin Veltung, the team announced today.

Veltung, from nearby Puyallup, played 43 career games at the University of Idaho and collected 62 receptions for 901 yards with eight touchdowns and returned 80 kickoffs for 1,743 yards with two touchdowns in his career. He left Idaho as its all-time kickoff return leader (78) and kickoff return yardage...

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ENVIRONMENT

Governor Signs Wolf Management Legislation

Gov. Jay Inslee today signed legislation that will provide state wildlife managers more resources to prevent wolf-livestock conflict and expand criteria for compensation to livestock owners for wolf-related losses.

Senate Bill 5193, requested by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and prime-sponsored by Sen. John Smith, R-Colville, was supported by a broad cross-section of...

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RECREATION

Limited Trail Closures In Capitol State Forest During Timber Harvest

Timber harvests operations in Capitol State Forest will cause some temporary trail re-routes and closures near Straddleline until further notice. The North Rim motorized trail (near the North Rim #2, #3 split) has been re-routed onto a forest road. The Loki motorized trail has been closed at the KC line and the ORV park tie trail is closed.

The trail closures are in place for the safety of...

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Citizen Editorial

Recognition for First Responders

On April 1st a family tragedy brought me to Shelton where I had contact with personnel from numerous emergency response agencies; I would like to take this opportunity to recognize them and the community for putting together such a fine team: Fire – Lake Limerick Fire Chief was the 1st responder and set a calming and professional tone for...
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Community Calendar

Fri May 24 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM
Summer Soccer Registration
Fri May 24 @ 9:00AM - 07:00PM
Shelton Schools Student Art Show
Fri May 24 @ 6:00PM -
Country Dance
Sat May 25
Puget Sound Enduro Riders 2-Day Fun Run
Sat May 25 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM
Summer Soccer Registration

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