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Vashon school board agrees to float 3 building options

The Vashon Island School Board, determined to assess how much voters will pay for new or improved school…

Truman O’Brien

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Fitness centers express interest in Vashon’s K2 Commons plans

Owners of the Vashon Health Center and Allstar Fitness, a Seattle-based athletic club, have signed letters saying they’re…

Mike Cunningham surveys the scene while Lewis Roggenbuck works the backhoe.

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Old Minglement structure comes down

A piece of history quietly vanished from Vashon last week.

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School district appears close to resolving budget crisis

Vashon Island school officials, grappling with one of the district’s worst financial crises in years, said they believe…

Bob Rice stands next to his demolished bee hives

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Wildlife experts urge calm about Vashon-Maury bear

A black bear making its way across the southern reaches of Vashon and Maury Island has delighted residents,…

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Grumbles arise over proposed home near Quartermaster Harbor

Plans for a 4,600-square-foot home and garage on Quartermaster Harbor have stirred neighbors and housing activists on Vashon,…

Juniors at Vashon High School are troubled by the administration’s proposal to close the campus to seniors. From left to right is Sami Ressler

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Vashon High students fight to keep campus open

When he’s a senior next year, Chris Carter noted, many of his classmates will be old enough to…

James McCrackyn loves dogs so much that his parents joke that he was a dog in a previous life. Above

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Looking to a dog to change a boy’s life

There’s little question but that James McCrackyn, a 7-year-old Island boy, loves dogs.

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Stump-grinding operation on Cemetery Road violates county code

For the past decade, Frank Zellerhoff Jr. has been grinding stumps, roots and other land-clearing debris on his…

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Schools grapple with mounting budget crisis

The Vashon Island School District, buffeted by declining enrollment, a state funding formula that is wholly inadequate and…

Anthony O’Brien

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Island-made film vies for spot at Seattle film festival

tWatch it online and vote from home to help the film succeed.

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Free water safety classes to be offered to Island children this summer

King County, the Vashon Park District, the Vashon Aquatic Club and the USA Swimming Foundation are teaming up…

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Vashon youth is headed to National Convention

Nick Bordner, 17 and yet to cast his first vote, is headed to the National Democratic Convention in…