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King County officials will work with islanders to update Vashon’s town and community plans this year

VIFR paramedic and firefighter Andy Johnson

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Stepping up at the stair climb

ashon Island Fire & Rescue paramedic and firefighter Andy Johnson was one of five members of Vashon’s fire…

Opinion

Healthy relationship education important in schools | EDITORIAL

Vashon’s DoVE Project identifies domestic violence as the island’s second most critical community issue.

Opinion

Long before Vashon Community Care, Goodwill Farm cared for population

In the 1940s, Vashon Island was a slow, 30-minute crossing from West Seattle on the old 1927 ferry…

Letters to the Editor

Public should be informed about Medic One transition

If $1 million and eight teachers were to be pulled from the Vashon School District, without due notice…

Letters to the Editor

Sanders is clear choice for president

Bernie Sanders is the clear choice for moving this country forward.

Letters to the Editor

We deserve the president we get

I can’t see that it matters much who is elected president in November.

Obituaries

Matthew Loren Godfrey

Matthew Loren Godfrey June 22, 1963 – March 3, 2016 Matthew Loren Godfrey was born June 22, 1963…

Sean Delargy takes control of the ball while being double teamed on Saturday.

Sports

Boys’ basketball ends the season with a loss to King’s at Regionals

On Saturday evening, the Vashon High School boys' varsity basketball team played its final game of the 2015-2016…

Painting by Jodi Brown at Hastings-Cone Gallery

Arts

March into galleries for a look at this month’s artwork on display

Island artist Wendra Lynne will hold a class called "Wine and Watercolors" from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday…

Gus Reeves and Camille Coldeen

Arts

Youth musician opens for Vashon acoustic duo

Singer-songwriters Gus Reeves and Camille Coldeen from the band Cherrywood Station will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday with…

Musicians and singers rehearse for Stabat Mater.

Arts

Islanders share an evening of sacred music

A group of talented island musicians will perform Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" and other sacred music at…

Opinion

Don’t let sensationalism about gun deaths replace facts

Mike Pankratz placed a letter to the editor that included the claim that 30,000 people were killed by…