KMAS Morning News — Wednesday, April 29, 2026

In today's headlines:Mason County commissioners continued the South Mason Fire and Rescue hearing on withdrawing Squaxin Island Tribe territory from Fire District 4 to Tuesday, May 12 at 9:15 a.m., giving both sides two more weeks to negotiate.Commissioners set a May 26 public hearing on a proposed wake-enhanced motorboat ordinance after complaints about shoreline damage on local lakes.North Mason School Board reviewed a major technology overhaul Monday night including IP cameras, a voice-over IP phone system, and network upgrades to support roughly 3,200 connected devices.Partly cloudy today with a high near 70, warming through the week to sunny skies and 85 degrees by Sunday.In local sports: The Mariners beat the Twins 7-1 in Minneapolis, with Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh each going 3-for-4, and there's an early Mariners game today with pregame at 9:30 on KMAS.Shelton boys soccer edged WF West 1-0 to improve to 3-8-1 overall, while North Mason boys soccer outlasted Kingston 5-4 behind a hat trick from Diego Ramos, with Kenan Bartofsky and Antonio Gaspar Gonzalez also scoring for the Bulldogs, now 4-8-1. In baseball, Shelton was held to one hit in an 11-1 loss at WF West — Silas Hoff had the lone hit and Carl Turnbow scored the run, leaving the High Climbers at 9-7. North Mason dropped a 6-1 home decision to Bainbridge, with Kingston Serbiakov driving in the Bulldogs' run and Reed Shoemaker going 2-for-3, dropping North Mason to 7-8.Today: Shelton girls golf hosts Black Hills at Alderbrook, track and field welcomes Black Hills and WF West to Shelton this afternoon, and WF West visits Shelton for baseball at 4:30, streaming live on Mason Web TV powered by HCC.Got a news tip? Email [email protected] or call 360-426-1030.For long-form interviews with local leaders and community voices, subscribe to KMAS Radio at kmas.transistor.fm.Listen live weekday mornings 6–10 AM on KMAS AM 1030 and FM 103.3 — the Voice of Mason County since 1962. Stream anytime at kmas.com.