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Craig Griffith

Obituaries

Craig Griffith

Craig will be remembered for his love, laughter, and joy which he brought to those around him.

Janet L. Milligan

Obituaries

Janet L. Milligan

Jan was the recipient of many accolades relating to her public service.

A group of Vashon residents traveled to Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for the opening week of the 2025 state Legislative session to demand action around breaching the lower Snake River dams. Vashon Green School students and Backbone Campaign provided colorful banners and orca and salmon props as inspiration in these photos shared by Vashon Green School founder and director Dana Schuerholz.

Arts

Scene & Heard: Green School goes to Olympia

A group of Vashon residents traveled to Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for the opening week of the…

News

News Briefs | January 23 edition

Healthcare and legislature news

Jim Diers photo
These pine siskens were the most numerous type of birds that photographer and birder Jim Diers reported seeing during the Christmas Bird Count.

News

Island birders flock for annual count

Around 75 birders took to land and sea on and around Vashon on Dec. 28, scouring the island…

ganstagrass

Arts

Arts Briefs | January 23 edition

Whim W’him, Gangstagrass, the Maury Island Incident and more.

Mari Kanagy photo
Storyteller Eva Abram speaks to the crowd at Vashon Center for The Arts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025.

News

Artists invoke hope for MLK Day on Vashon

The event this year coincided with the presidential inauguration.

Alex Bruell photo
Water District 19 commission board president Seth Zuckerman poses for a photo outside the district's treatment plant on Beall Road and Bank Road the morning of January 21. In light of the Palisades Fire, the commission wants to ensure that District 19, the largest purveyor of water on Vashon, has access to enough water should the island face a large fire, and it has requested a fire resilience assessment from the King Conservation District.

News

Chance of catastrophic fire on Vashon is slim, but preparation is still important, experts say

Island groups are girding themselves for future flames.

News

Happenings | January 23 edition

Grow sweet potatoes, learn about Mobile Integrated Health and get free tax help

Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown. COURTESY PHOTO, state Office of the Attorney General

Northwest

Washington AG sues over Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Oregon, Arizona and Illinois joined the lawsuit; attorneys general from 18 other states also sue

Fire Weather Zone WA654: According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Vashon’s fire weather zone (WA654, center of map) has not had a Red Flag fire danger warning since 2016. You can monitor fire weather forecasts at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/NWSFireWX">tinyurl.com/NWSFireWX</a>. (Courtesy photo)

News

VashonBePrepared: Detailing Vashon’s special wildfire risk

And what you can do to prepare.

Opinion

Editorial: An adieu, and reminder to stay safe

Across the U.S., communities are asking: “What must we do to prepare for fires in our own front…

Courtesy photo
"Lucid" is the latest book by Cindy Hoyt.

Arts

Local author pens a dreamy novel

“Lucid” concerns the nocturnal world of fantasy itself.