[LIVE VIDEO] Watch the January 17, 2019 North Mason School Board meeting. MasonWebTV Powered by HCC provides a live video stream of the meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. The North Mason School Board meets on the third Thursday of each month.
Click here for the meeting’s agenda.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Skokomish River. The Flood Watch is effective from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night. Forecasters says periods of rain will get heavier in the Olympics Friday afternoon and night. The Skokomish could rise above the 16.5-foot flood stage Friday night or Saturday morning.
The Shelton boys’ basketball team flew by Yelm Wednesday 78 to 51.
The Highclimbers never trailed in the game building a 13-point first quarter lead. The ‘Climbers led by as many as 24 in the second quarter and were up 30 in the second half.
The Port of Allyn is holding an All-Ports meeting Thursday. Port Commissioners and staff from all the Ports in Mason County as well as the Port of Bremerton have been invited to the 6 PM meeting at the Port of Allyn. Officials will discuss what is happening at their respective Port and share information.
[LIVE VIDEO] Watch the Shelton boys’ basketball team host Yelm. The South Sound Conference game between the Highclimbers and the Tornados tips off in the Mini Dome at 7 PM. Dedrick Allan will start the Maple Glen Senior Living Pregame Show at 6:50 PM.
Shelton is 9-and-5 on the season, 5-and-3 in the SSC. Yelm is 1-and-13 overall, 0-and-8 in the conference.
Washington’s economy added 11,400 jobs in December and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for December was 4.3 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The December unemployment rate was unchanged from the revised November 2018 unemployment rate of 4.3 percent. The December figures are preliminary and are subject to revisions.
In Olympia, Governor Jay Inslee’s State of the State Address touched on climate change, mental health, saving orcas, education and affordable housing. However, as Republicans pointed out, the governor said nothing in the address about his three-point-seven-billion dollar tax increase plan to help pay for doing more. John Sattgast with Washington House Republicans reports from the state Capitol.
[VIDEO] The League of Women Voters of Mason County discussed Mason County’s budget Tuesday. The League recently completed a study of the County’s budget and compared the current budget to their study from 2010. The League members to complete the two studies are Michelle Bell, Lynda Links and Brenda Hirschi.
Mason County Commissioners Kevin Shutty, Randy Neatherlin and Sharon Trask, Mason County Treasurer Lisa Fraser and Mason County Auditor Paddy McGuire were on hand for the discussion along with the County’s Director of Support Services, Frank Pinter, the County’s Budget Manager, Jennifer Beierle, and members of the County’s Budget Advisory Committee as Mrs. Hirschi led the discussion.
