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Lawmakers agree to lift the levy lid for school districts across the state
The state Legislature, in a move that will help Vashon’s cash-strapped school district, has agreed to lift school…
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Oil company, in wake of 2004 spill, agrees to clean up three sites on Vashon
ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay $588,000 to restore three ecologically important areas on Maury Island as part of…
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Vashon school district selects architecture firm to design new high school
The Vashon Island School District has selected an architectural firm with ties to the Island to begin preliminary…
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Riders turn out to pay tribute to Tom Stewart and his family
Nearly 40 Islanders took to the trails Sunday in a quiet show of respect for a man who…
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Vashon resident pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Just as jury selection was set to begin, former Islander Jon Kunkel on Wednesday pleaded guilty to second-degree…
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Vashon residents seek bigger role in library plan
Administrators with the King County Library System, gearing up for an ambitious remodel of Vashon’s small branch library,…
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Stretch of Vashon Highway to close for a month
A stretch of Vashon Highway just south of Burton will be closed for a month starting next week…
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Vashon food summit aims to change the way people buy and make their food
Cathy Fulton’s kitchen table looks out over a front yard that’s been given over to food raising. Chickens…
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Beloved pet sheep at Dilworth Loop farm is put down after a vicious dog attack
One of Annie Miksch’s sheep at her Dilworth Loop farm was euthanized after a dog slipped into her…
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Vashon homeowners see a 14 percent jump in their property tax bills
Vashon's homeowners saw a nearly 14 percent increase in their 2010 tax bills, even as property values dropped…
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King County still wrestling with Dockton Road’s future
No decisions have been made about the future of a stretch of Dockton Road that hugs Tramp Harbor,…
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Vashon house that was site of murder scene is reborn as trial begins
Most Islanders know the house well — a beige-colored split-level on 87th Ave. S.W., where a man was…
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Vashon’s school levy sails to an easy victory
Vashon Island School District's four-year operating levy appears to be passing easily, according to partial returns from the…