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Islanders say stormy weather means time to get set for winter
Last Friday as temperatures dipped toward freezing, Spring Beach residents donned their coats and headed to one neighbor’s…
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Island Center Forest sees record number of registered hunters
About 70 hunters registered at Island Center Forest during last month’s 21-day deer hunt, a record for the…
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Unable to settle, Mukai activists prepare for trial
The legal battle over the Mukai farmhouse continues, as the island group attempting to take control of the…
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Sunken tugboat emerges with a story
Thomas Donovan has always been fascinated by The Murph, an old Navy tugboat that sank in Quartermaster Harbor…
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Katie Konrad joins women’s health center
Katie Konrad, a nurse practitioner with a long history on the island, has joined the staff of the…
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Arts center supporters mark groundbreaking
As heavy rains fell on Saturday, islander Kay White, clad in a long, blue rain poncho, sunk a…
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Locals find success in a tricky island hunting scene
For years Phil Volker left the island to hunt deer, usually heading east of the mountains. But about…
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Fitzgibbon opposed by newcomer who wants state to fund private schools
Joe Fitzgibbon, who has represented Vashon in the state House or Representatives for four years, is challenged this…
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County says amendments dropped in 2012 were not ready for town plan
King County did not move forward on amendments submitted by Vashon’s Town Plan Committee in 2012 after the…
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State begins replacing contaminated yards
Mary Martin is getting a new yard. Last week, Martin looked out her kitchen window at a large…
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VAA to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new arts center
After years of planning and fundraising, Vashon Allied Arts (VAA) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its multi-million…
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Vashon’s first FM station goes live
On Monday morning there were cheers and tears as Voice of Vashon took to the airwaves on 101.9…
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Council hopes to update town plan, past changes found unsuccessful
Vashon’s community council is kicking off an ambitious effort to update the Vashon Town Plan, beginning with an…