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ChelsieTheBrave t1_j9p6ozb wrote

Reply to Is Shelton really as bad as the internet says? by Fideli91

No it's not bad. It's not like get shot in the street crime or get your car stolen. It was a very poor isolated area for a long time and had alot of tweakers. There is still some of that drug history there but for the most part it is growing rapidly and a nice town

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sneezerlee t1_j9p6lqv wrote

Reply to Is Shelton really as bad as the internet says? by Fideli91

Yes.

Cons: Literal convicts, The people aren’t very nice, it’s deeply racist, very few cultural events, isolated from major metropolitan areas, high rates of sex offenders, sad downtown, extreme car dependence, poor public transportation connectivity, high rates of property crime and violence.

Pros: close to pretty places

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Extractedpen15bone t1_j9p32h7 wrote

Reply to Is Shelton really as bad as the internet says? by Fideli91

It's not horrible, but weird shit happens there often.

The last couple months someone has been hurting outdoor pets. My sister's dog (who jumped the fence) seems to have been shot where the tail meets the rump, and my mother's cat came home with a broken leg. It's apparently happened to a few other people but I don't know the details.

Likely unrelated, someone's dog was lured onto another's property and shot at. He was arrested, I believe, and the pup made it out safe.

Two girls were just arrested a couple weeks ago for stabbing a guy

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Bamcfp t1_j9oxj2f wrote

Reply to Is Shelton really as bad as the internet says? by Fideli91

Depends on what part. Probably not though. Shelton is pretty country like most towns in Mason County. There are definitely some low income areas especially around the "in town" area. Never had my car broken into or anything though unlike belfair

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BlueGiraffeArms t1_j9ow63h wrote

Reply to Is Shelton really as bad as the internet says? by Fideli91

That hasn't been my experience at all in the last few years. Like any town/city, it does have some crime, but nowhere near on a scale like say Tacoma, etc. I think most people who live in Shelton want outsiders to believe that so they won't move there. 😉 It's a great area, nice smallish hometown feel, and people are generally pretty nice.

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SharpBeat t1_j9ntyxj wrote

Reply to Humptulips, WA Post Office by synthandsundry

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humptulips,_Washington

> The name Humptulips was the name of a band of the Chehalis tribe who lived in the area. The name comes from a local Native American language, meaning 'hard to pole', referring to the difficulty local Native Americans had poling their canoes along the Humptulips River.[3] According to other sources the word means 'chilly region'.[4] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]

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xbobbybo t1_j9ntxlw wrote

Reply to comment by ShawnParksPost in Washington State Department of Revenue launches new tax credit. The Working Families Tax Credit could give qualifying individuals up to $1,200. by crabcakes110

I applied when I did my taxes, it did it automatically. On feb 2 I got an email from the tax service that it was approved but on the refund site it still says “application status not available”

I emailed about it last week and they said to check at the end of next week (so that would be like today or tomorrow) - still nothing.

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