News
Church won’t let theft disrupt its mission
Two years ago, when a huge winter storm cut power to the Vashon Community Care Center, members of…
News
KCLS to reconsider keeping Vashon’s branch library at Ober Park
After an outpouring of opposition to the library's potential move out of Ober Park, the King County Library…
Opinion
Loving a dog as she embarks on a hard journey towards recovery
I’ve replayed the scene in my mind far too many times. Walking down a silent, snowy Bank Road…
News
Island panel urges state to maintain Vashon’s ferry service
The Island’s ferry advisory committee has sent a letter to the state urging officials to consider the economic…
News
How much will the bond cost? Islanders debate the issue
In the debate over whether to support an upcoming bond measure that will overhaul Vashon’s worn high school,…
News
King County fine too small in public records case, Supreme Court rules
In what some are already calling a significant victory for open government, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday…
News
Protesters take to the water, slow work at Glacier site
Several protesters in kayaks, canoes and other boats took to the waters off of Maury Island Tuesday and…
News
Hackett’s lawsuit against VIFR heads to trial today
Court documents suggest volunteer firefighter Lanora Hackett and two other female firefighters at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue…
News
Glacier halts work after weeks of political skirmishes
Glacier Northwest is scheduled to halt work today on its 305-foot barge-loading pier after the state denied its…
News
Off-Island students bring funds to district
The number of off-Island students has grown significantly in just the last few years, from 44 in the…
News
Library system to hold public gathering on K2 site
The decision to hold what KCLS is calling an “evening of conversation” next Wednesday night came after a…
News
Naturalist to share message of hope
A student recently burst into Kathleen Dean Moore’s office at Oregon State University having figured out the answer…
Arts
Where have all the grebes gone?
For years, Quartermaster Harbor has provided a winter refuge to the western grebe, an elegant, long-necked diver that…