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    Fire district levy lift will be on August...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 26, 2023 1:30 am

    Vashon voters approved a similar six-year measure in 2017. It expires after this year.

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    Triangle Route restoration trials now pushed to May
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 19, 2023 1:30 am

    The wait for three-boat service to return just got longer. In other ferries news, the Walla Walla drama could delay the return of the Cathlamet to the Triangle Route, and islanders who use priority medical loading have experienced repeated rudeness at docks.

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    At long last, construction begins on Island Center...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 19, 2023 1:30 am

    The approximately $12 million project to build 40 income-qualified rental units first broke ground in December.

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    Teacher resigns, prior to end of investigation
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 12, 2023 1:30 am

    An attorney for the two separate high school graduates who accused the teacher of misconduct said the matter is not over.

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    Islander reaches out to help ease Vashon Post...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 12, 2023 1:30 am

    A problem that had reached a breaking point last year — a steady increase in package delivery to Vashon Post Office that had ballooned to close to 2,500 packages per day during the peak holiday season— has now been addressed in a significant way, thanks to islander Ericka Turnbull, who works for Amazon.

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    Vashon HouseHold adds to its portfolio of affordable...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 12, 2023 1:30 am

    This acquisition will preserve 12 units of affordable housing on the island.

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    Seattle Indian Health Board leader outlines broad vision...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 13, 2023 3:43 am

    In an interview, Seattle Indian Health Board President and CEO, Esther Lucero (Diné), discussed the timeline for the opening of the Health Board’s treatment center on Vashon and detailed more about the planned facility.

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    Islander to lead national environmental assessment
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 12, 2023 1:30 am

    Phil Levin professor of practice in environmental and forest sciences at the University of Washington and lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy in Washington state, has been named as director for the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment.

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    “Honor: People & Salmon,” an art show, hosts...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 6, 2023 1:30 am

    The exhibit, part of a larger partnership between environmental activists and artists, has notable ties to Vashon.

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    Take a stroll to see new art shows...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 5, 2023 1:30 am

    Art will be everywhere on Vashon on First Friday, and three of the exhibits are fundraisers for worthy island enterprises — Granny’s Attic Thrift Shop, the Vashon Food Bank, and the Vashon Bookmobile.

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    Maori cultural arts workshop offered to islanders
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 5, 2023 1:30 am

    The power of Indigenous tradition and wisdom will flow from the other side of the Pacific Rim to Vashon’s shores.

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    Storied island property has new owner
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 4, 2023 1:30 am

    The Seattle Indian Health Board has purchased the Vashon Community Care building for $11 million.

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    UPDATED | Islander arrested on human trafficking charges
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 1, 2023 6:56 pm

    According to a March 27 indictment, islander Jesus Ruiz-Hernandez, 44, brought three undocumented adults to the U.S., illegally harbored and transported them for financial gain, and forced two of them to work for him by harming them or threatening them with harm.

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