News
A landfill in the making? County health department is taking a look
The Seattle-King County Health Department is reviewing Glacier Northwest’s expansion plans on Maury Island to determine if the…
News
Gardner’s ‘final campaign’ is about life and death
Booth Gardner is pushing himself hard these days, much as he has most of his life.
News
School district may have to cut four staff positions for next year
The Vashon Island School District, facing a potential budget shortfall of more than $600,000, will likely have to…
News
Island musician leaves gift to schools
Peter Bruchas, friends recall, played a lyrical alto sax, an instrument he learned to love many years ago…
News
Food prices on Vashon: Rising fast and steadily
Vashon Thriftway received a letter from one of its baking companies last month saying its wholesale price of…
News
Healing a wound Vashon HouseHold cleans up a lingering eyesore
Vashon HouseHold is attempting to clean up what has long been one of the Island’s worst illegal dump…
Opinion
Welcoming another teen into our lives, and learning along the way
If my husband and I had considered the ramifications of inviting into our lives a 16-year-old exchange student…
News
Nelson tapped to head to Olympia
By LESLIE BROWN Staff Writer Sharon Nelson, banker turned community activist turned political aide, is about to add…
News
With water hard to find, District 19 asks Islanders to conserve
King County Water District 19’s new six-year plan calls for greater conservation and better use of its largest…
News
School board incumbents trounced in Tuesday’s election
Vashon Island’s school board will look very different next year as a result of Tuesday’s election. All three…