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For Vashon Sand & Gravel, the deal means it can keep operating
It’s a small part of the deal — the fact that Vashon Sand & Gravel gets a 10-year…
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Monday windstorm brings down trees, knocks out power
Thousands of Islanders lost power Monday after a windstorm with gusts up to 55 mph swept across the…
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County announces deal to purchase Glacier Northwest mine site for $36 million
Sharon Nelson, a state lawmaker who's been battling Glacier Northwest's expansion plans on Maury Island for more than…
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Building a stove, saving the planet
For the past few decades, a small group of men and women with an engineering bent and a…
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Nine candidates win seats on the community council board
Nearly 1,000 people voted for candidates for the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s board of directors, selecting the following…
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Vashon could lose some of its ferry service as state struggles to close budget gap
Washington State Ferries — faced with a mandate to shave $17 million from its budget — has proposed…
Arts
Vashon HouseHold charts a new course
Skip Luhr lives in a tiny apartment crammed with books, and from the looks of it, there’s not…
Arts
As development funds dry up, Vashon HouseHold becomes more creative
With the completion of Mukai Commons, Vashon HouseHold’s latest project, the affordable housing organization finds itself in an…
Arts
Halloween on Vashon: A spirited affair | SLIDESHOW
The streets of Vashon town were given over to spooks, ghouls, goblins and fairies who emerged en masse…
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Pirates ignite late in the season, head to state playoffs
A few weeks ago, fans were told, the Pirates fell out of the running for the state playoffs,…
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Fitzgibbon defeats Heavey in race for House seat
Joe Fitzgibbon appears to have handily defeated Mike Heavey for the House seat representing the 34th Legislative District,…
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Island man charged with four counts of theft for string of burglaries on Vashon
Islander Benjamin McNair was charged Wednesday with four counts of burglary for a string of break-ins on Vashon…
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Historic Mukai Farmhouse no longer slated to be sold at auction
Nearly $18,000 in back taxes have been paid on the Mukai Farmhouse and it's no longer for sale,…