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Due to conflict over meeting times, cemetery board selects new member

Jake Jacobovitch, a well-known islander elected in November 2011 to serve on the three-member commission that oversees Vashon’s…

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Second female physician to leave health center

Dr. Laurel Kuehl, a medical doctor at the Vashon Health Center, will leave the practice later this month…

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Cookstove effort secures $4 million in financing

A Vashon company that has designed a cookstove that could stem smoke inhalation and deforestation in East Africa…

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Park district could lose funds if project continues to lag

A state official overseeing two public grants for the Vashon Park District’s fields complex north of town said…

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Sheffield Building changes ownership to stave off foreclosure

The Sheffield Building, a sprawling warehouse and office complex south of town, is no longer owned by Vashon…

Island Landmarks recently repainted the Mukai farmhouse and is in the process of reroofing it. The nonprofit also recently posted “no trespassing” signs around the site.

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Island Landmarks board member files lawsuit, says he’s been defamed

Saying he’s been defamed by a “dissident group” of islanders, the husband of the founder of Island Landmarks…

Ryan Krug was an avid runner and a member of the Vashon High School cross-country team.

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Vashon High School student killed in single-car accident

Ryan Krug, a 17-year-old honor student at Vashon High School who played tenor saxophone and ran cross-country, was…

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VMICC expresses concern over park district fees

The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council might have to pay the Vashon Park District for its use of McMurray…

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Rhododendron might be given away, state officials say

The Rhododendron, a 48-car ferry that for de-cades served the south end of Vashon Island, still has no…

Elaine Ott shakes John Hopkins' hand after she accepts the park district board's offer to become the new director of the agency. Next to her is Hilary Emmer.

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Vashon Park District board selects a new agency head

The Vashon Park District’s five commissioners selected Elaine Ott — a Vashon woman with an extensive background in…

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Park commissioners agree to negotiate kayak center sale

The Vashon Park District's board of commissioners agreed Tuesday night to negotiate the sale of the agency's kayak…

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Broken dryers, stolen clothes: Some fret over state of laundromat

A few weeks ago, only one of the eight dryers at Joy’s Village Cleaners was working, and those…

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Finalists vie for top position at park district

The Vashon Park District board has selected four finalists for the position of general manager and has invited…