Your Mason County news briefing for Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Your Mason County news briefing for Tuesday, April 21, 2026.In today's headlines:Mason County's Economic Development Council landed a USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program grant worth nearly $375,000 over three years to support expanding farmers markets in Shelton and Belfair.The EDC also secured a University of Washington grant fellow for a two-year position helping ports in Mason and Pacific counties with infrastructure planning and long-term sustainability.Fire Marshal Randy Collins previewed updates to Mason County's burn ordinance — the first rewrite since 1995 — with a public hearing tentatively set for May 26th.Showers today with about a tenth of an inch of rain and a high of 57, then morning showers Wednesday before low 70s arrive Thursday through the weekend.In local sports: The Seattle Mariners dropped a tough one at T-Mobile Park last night, falling to the Athletics 6-4 as Carlos Ortiz, Nick Kurtz, and Shea Langleyers went deep for Oakland and Calvin Legomina took the loss; Seattle drops to 10-14 and hosts the A's again tonight. North Mason softball shut out Cascade Christian 5-0 behind Fiona Youngberg, who pitched all seven innings and struck out 15. North Mason baseball held on for an 11-10 win over Cascade Christian to move to 6-5. Shelton softball fell to W.F. West 4-1 and drops to 8-4 overall, 4-3 in the Evergreen Conference. On today's schedule, North Mason softball hosts Sequim and North Mason baseball hosts Bremerton.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.