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Body pulled from water near Luana Beach identified as island man | Updated

The King County Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday identified the 59-year-old Vashon man pulled from the water off…

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Home’s deck burns on Ridge Road

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue firefighters work to clean up after a deck caught fire at a home…

Anneli Fogt/Staff PhotoLiam Rockwell waters plants in his greenhouse he built last year. He is one of the island’s newest and youngest farmers and will be selling his vegetables at the farmers market in May.

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After tough first year, young farmer takes lessons learned and finds his stride

*Editors Note: This story is the first in a series profiling new and young farmers on Vashon. Young…

Anneli Fogt/Staff PhotoLisa Morse of Fern Cove Natural Medicine has opened her office in town just north of Luna Bella’s. She specializes in treating gastrointestinal disorders and recently graduated with a doctorate from Bastyr University

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Islander opens new naturopathic medicine practice in Vashon town

Vashon's medical offerings are expanding, as a new naturopathic medicine practice has opened in town just north of…

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Ferry food change promises reliable galley hours, drops local businesses

After providing food services to the state ferry system for years, two local companies are being replaced by…

Juniper Rogneby stands outside her family’s 192-square-foot tiny house that is being used as a guest house.

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HOME & GARDEN: When a tiny house solves a big problem

Vashon’s volatile and expensive rental market is the undoing of many an island family who wishes to live…

Crews remove creosote-soaked pilings from Maury Island Aquatic Preserve.

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Crew cleans up aquatic preserve

A team of Conservation Corps members and officials from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources are continuing…

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Poor salmon return predictions cause some to worry about island numbers

Officials consider closing fishing off Washington’s coast

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School district officials, parents, teachers discuss strategic plan

Two and a half years ago, Vashon Island School District officials drafted a strategic plan to guide the…

Islanders on Wednesday night will have the opportunity to walk the route of the first flagged bike trail through Dockton Forest (marked in red on the map.)

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Public feedback encouraged for Dockton bike trail routes

After multiple public meetings in past months discussing the addition of mountain biking trails to Dockton Forest, work…

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School district announces Chautauqua’s new principal after public forum

After months of searching for a qualified administrator to be Chautauqua Elementary School’s principal, school district superintendent Michael…

Plum Forest Farm farmer Rob Peterson (center) washes carrots with farmhand Victoria (right) and farm intern Jane (left). VIGA is looking into building a food hub where local farmers could aggregate and prepare their products for sale off island.

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VIGA begins work on food hub

Vashon’s farming organization has begun the feasibility study for a proposed “food hub” to aggregate and prepare island…

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High school seeks volunteers from tech field to co-teach computer science courses

Program aims to bring tech professionals into classrooms