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Vashon’s community council will have to pay to use Courthouse Square
The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council is looking for a new place to hold its meetings after learning from…
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New county budget funds Vashon projects
King County’s newly approved budget contains $75,000 to facilitate the transfer of the county-owned Vashon pool to the…
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Vashon fire agency to pay less than expected in gender discrimination lawsuit
After a round of negotiations with its insurance pool, Vashon Island Fire & Rescue is expected to pay…
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Two Islanders file to fill Constantine’s seat on King County Council
Eleven King County residents — including two Vashon Islanders — have filed to take newly elected County Executive…
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Vashon movie house gets burglarized, loses critical equipment
Vashon Theatre was burglarized over the weekend, losing nearly $10,000 worth of equipment — including a projector and…
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Zen center hopes to purchase historic Mukai farmhouse and garden
After weeks of internal discussion, the Puget Sound Zen Center has decided it would like to buy the…
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Island family contends school district is failing to honor old easement
For decades, the Rosser family has lived next door to property owned by the Vashon Island School District…
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Vashon firefighters quickly quell blaze; Cemetery Road closed for an hour
A chimney fire on Cemetery Road just west of the McMurray Middle School was quickly quelled Friday morning…
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Vashon School District bans ‘grinding’ at school dances
Grinding, a nationwide dance style that many teens embrace and many parents find objectionable, will no longer take…
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School board to vet $47.7 million measure
The school district’s five board members are beginning to rally around a proposed $47.7 million bond measure that…
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Vashon’s two levies pass by wide margins
With more than 70 percent of the Island ballots tallied from the Nov. 3 mail-in election, Vashon's two…
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VYFS to take on Chautauqua child care program
Vashon Youth & Family Services, in a move that will lead the agency in a new direction, plans…
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Scientists to study nitrogen levels in Quartermaster Harbor
King County, the state Department of Ecology and the University of Washington are about to begin a four-year…